Fully Networked Command, Control, and Communications (FNC3) Universal Command & Control (UC2)
Abstract
The UC2 data-centric, machine-to-machine (M2M) messaging standard provides an efficient, evolvable, and broadly applicable interface that connects any sensor in any domain to any shooter. The FNC3 UC2 project addresses a Secretary of Defense priority for integrated communications and networking. By focusing on a DoD-wide standard for the information layer, the project seeks to enable independent development, separate from the technologies and capabilities within the other FNC3 layers. FNC3 U2 untangles the restrictive dependencies within the command-and-control communications stacks and increases legacy and future weapon systems’ flexibility, interoperability, and resiliency. Aligned with the Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) concept, UC2-conformant weapon systems will enable Warfighters to respond dynamically to unanticipated, asymmetric, and evolving threats. Further, the FNC3 UC2 project will provide Warfighters faster access to new capabilities while simplifying development and sustainment life cycles and lower operating and training costs. In FY 2022, the FNC3 UC2 project completed an integrated, Joint Service experimentation and demonstration activity set within a DoD testing range environment that assessed the interconnected performance of the UC2-adapted interfaces now resident within participating Service weapon systems. FNC3 U2 transitioned into the OUSD(R&E) Test Resources Management Center (TRMC) for further development.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 661fd75faaadbde808d97997f11e17bb