Joint C2 Capability Development and Integration
Abstract
Primary objective is development, oversight, and execution of the DoD C2 Strategic and Implementation Plan objectives. Incremental delivery of "born joint" capabilities are integrated and synchronized across the Department’s requirements, resources and acquisition processes, enhancing the joint war fighting capabilities of the combatant commanders. The JI&I program, in coordination with the Defense acquisition enterprise, assesses the effectiveness of C2 capabilities, identifies emerging capability gaps, and formulates recommendations to address those gaps via the Joint Staff. To hasten delivery of C2 capabilities across the full spectrum of warfare, Joint Test and Evaluation (T&E) requirements were assessed to formulate a Net Enabled Universal Joint Task (NE-UJT) Working Group, which is refining the quantitative aspects of the Net Ready Key Performance Parameters (NR-KPP); C2 attributes measurable through T&E. JI&I personnel participated in exercises including Joint Task Force Exercises (JTFEX), Empire Challenge, and Bold Quest to identify and collect C2 attributes suitable to support joint C2 operational assessments. These T&E support efforts spawned the C4I Partnership (C4IP) for evaluation of operational and tactical C2 capabilities both fielded and under development. The primary outputs and efficiencies pursued through Joint C2 Capability Development and Integration efforts funded by the JI&I program element include: 1) Improved, integrated, interoperable, and networked joint force; 2) Reduction in duplicative C2 systems/programs across the DoD portfolio; 3) Improved decisions and recommendations regarding investment strategies and development efforts; and, 4) Associated benefits to warfighter efficiency and effectiveness. Specific tasks undertaken in support of these results include: - Documenting and validating needs for Cooperative Target Identification to enhance combat effectiveness, reduce fratricide, increase availability of close air support for troops under fire, provide more effective coordination of air assets, increase weapon accuracy and support time sensitive targeting; - Documenting Authoritative Data Sources (ADS) with “secure transparency” timelines to provide a common data reference set for C2 interoperability; - Developing Data Standards with breadth of application through Integrating architectures; - Coordinating strategies to transition from legacy, platform-centric systems to a net-enabled environment focused on plug-and play interoperability and application-independent data flow.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- db86dde99cf25a4078ebb2d3a5dc1f8f