The fielding of Project Overmatch will arguably be the Navy’s most important work in 2023. The U.S. Army's Project Convergence this year featured U.K. and Australian forces, a first for the Joint All-Domain Command and Control experiment. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffery Valenzia dismissed the idea that the services aren’t closely collaborating on JADC2, calling it a "convenient argument." Raytheon and Palantir are developing competing prototypes for the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node, a key element of JADC2. The Redspice cyber program is set to receive about $6.3 billion over 10 years. The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, which reached full operations in June, is also working on JADC2 data integration. Project Maven is being divvied up amid a concerted Pentagon push to study, test and more effectively apply artificial intelligence. Some 300 technologies are being put to the test, including long-range fires, unmanned aerial systems, autonomous fighting vehicles and sensors. “We have to be inclusive,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said, “or we’re not going to be able to fight together.” Proposal aims at ramp up the U.S. defense industrial base and helping European allies arm up. Load More
