Fully Networked Command, Control, and Communications (FNC3) Universal Command & Control (UC2)
Abstract
The FNC3 UC2 project addresses the Secretary of Defense priority for integrated communications and networking. UC2 will provide an interface that enables future commanders to dynamically connect any sensor in any domain to any shooter. By focusing on a DoD-wide standard for the data layer of machine-to-machine (M2M) Command and Control (C2), the project will develop and demonstrate an efficient, evolvable, and broadly applicable standard to increase the interoperability, flexibility, and resiliency of FNC3 systems. Aligned with the Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) concept, UC2 compliant systems will dynamically respond by forming new systems and system combinations to address unanticipated, asymmetric, and evolving threats. The FNC3 UC2 project will provide warfighters faster access to new capabilities, while simplifying development and sustainment lifecycles, and lower operating and training costs. In FY 2020, the FNC3 UC2 project, in coordination with the Joint Staff, Services, Defense Agencies, and Combatant Commands, completed development of the baseline UC2 standard language and began initial planning and preparation for a FY 2021 demonstration. In coordination with the Executive Agent of the Joint Counter small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Office, C-sUAS was selected as the initial capability area to demonstrate the utility of UC2 compliant systems. As stated in Section 164 of the FY 2021 NDAA, C-sUAS requires the flexibility to continuously integrate different types of sensors and mitigation solutions to adapt to the different demands of particular military installations, physical geographies, and threat profiles. In FY 2021, the FNC3 UC2 project transitions to PE 0603338D8Z Defense Modernization and Prototyping for further development.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- ffd547a26d78ab199a337aa651c5810b