A US House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member is calling for better US Army involvement in development of the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) future advanced command-and-control (C2) technologies such as those being created for the air service’s Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS).
“My concern is that when we have multidomain C2 that is going to be used, if the air force is going to develop it and the army is going to use it, then the army needs to be included in the development of the platform,” Representative Austin Scott of Georgia told Jane’s on 13 March.
Members of the US Air Force’s 6th Special Operations Squadron use a tablet to upload co-ordinates during an exercise showcasing the capabilities of the Advanced Battle Management System at Duke Field, Florida, on 17 December 2019. (US Air Force)
The USAF is developing the ABMS to be the service’s internet of things (IoT) combat concept that will allow platforms from around the world to communicate with each other. The ABMS portfolio develops the digital infrastructure and tools required for the joint force to provide operationally relevant and fieldable capabilities in support of the National Defense Strategy (NDS).
ABMS addresses gaps in interoperability and information sharing for air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The ABMS lines of effort accelerate the development, integration, transition, and fielding of technologies that enable JADC2.
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