Joint C2 Capability Development and Intergration
Abstract
Primary objective is development, oversight, and execution of the DoD C2 Strategic and Implementation Plan objectives. Incremental delivery of "born joint" capabilities are synchronized through the C2 Capability Portfolio Management (CPM) process, 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 the C2 portfolio, identifies emerging capability gaps, and formulates recommendations to address those gaps through CPM processes. To hasten delivery of C2 capabilities across the full spectrum of warfare, the C2 CPM process examined Joint Test and Evaluation (T&E) requirements necessary to support a more efficient acquisition process. The CPM process formulated a Net Enabled Universal Joint Task (NE-UJT) Working Group to refine the quantitative aspects of the Net Ready Key Performance Parameters (NR-KPP) as C2 attributes measurable through T&E. Staff members serving CPM processes participated in exercises including Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX), Empire Challenge, and Bold Quest to identify C2 attributes that were or could have been collected to support joint C2 operational assessments. These T&E support efforts spawned the Joint Systems Integration/Interoperability Laboratory (JSIIL) for evaluation of operational and tactical C2 capabilities both fielded and under development. The primary outputs and efficiencies pursued through the C2 CPM effort 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 portfolio 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, 2012
- Source ID
- f075a081f93b1607ecd3dd5b73af47c0