Rear Adm. Doug Small

Report to Congress on Army’s ‘Project Convergence’

The following June 2, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, The Army’s Project Convergence.

From the report

What Is the Army’s Project Convergence? 

Project Convergence is what the Army calls a “campaign of learning,” designed to further integrate the Army into the Joint Force. It is how the Army intends to play a role in Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) plan to connect sensors and weapon systems from all the military services—Air...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/03/report-to-congress-on-armys-project-convergence

Panel: Pentagon Needs to be Clearer On Goals for JADC2

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Pentagon and military services need to make clear to industry, allies and partners what exactly they are striving for when they call for Joint All Domain Command and Control in future conflicts, a senior business executive and defense analyst said Tuesday.

Margaret Calomino, senior director of strategy at L3Harris, said “industry is working with as many as possible” [in the services] to understand what is going to be a “joint standard.” “We need to...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/06/panel-pentagon-needs-to-be-clearer-on-goals-for-jadc2

Navy to Field Early ‘Project Overmatch’ Battle Network on Theodore Roosevelt CSG in 2023

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) transits the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 18, 2020. US Navy Photo

The Navy envisions a future fleet with manned and unmanned ships, submarines and aircraft operating in a dispersed manner and collecting a ton of data to fill in a common operating picture – which operational commanders could then use to, if ever needed, have the best sensor platform send targeting data to the best shooter to attack an enemy. That entire vision, though, would require a robust network that...

Services Looking for ‘Synergy’ in JADC2 Efforts

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The Army, Navy and Air Force are on the same page as they pursue initiatives meant to feed into the Pentagon’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control effort, the director of naval intelligence said Friday.

During a virtual event co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the U.S. Naval Institute, Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler, the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare, N2/N6, said the services are seeking synergy in working to connect various...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/13/services-looking-for-synergy-in-jadc2-efforts