Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)

Abstract

What Is JADC2? Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) is the Department of Defense's (DOD's) concept to connect sensors from all of the military services - Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force - into a single network. Traditionally, each of the military services developed its own tactical network that was incompatible with those of other services (i.e., Army networks were unable to interface with Navy or Air Force networks). DOD officials have argued that future conflicts may require decisions to be made within hours, minutes, or potentially seconds compared with the current multiday process to analyze the operating environment and issue commands. They have also stated that the Department's existing command and control architecture is insufficient to meet the demands of the National Defense Strategy (NDS). Congress may be interested in the concept because it is being used to develop many high-profile procurement programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 21, 2022
Accession Number
AD1157645

Entities

People

  • John R. Hoehn

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Battle Management
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Network Security
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Environment
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Radar
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space