Podcasts about joint all domain command

The Army has entered the fifth year for its Project Convergence. That's the service's annual war fighting experiment that helps inform the Pentagon's vision Joint All Domain Command and Control system (JADC2). This year is a little different. There's a part B. In addition to testing new technologies and war fighting concepts in the California desert, the Army is putting them through their paces in the place they might actually be used someday, the western pacific. We get details from Federal News Network's Jared Serbu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Army has entered the fifth year for its Project Convergence. That's the service's annual war fighting experiment that helps inform the Pentagon's vision Joint All Domain Command and Control system (JADC2). This year is a little different. There's a part B. In addition to testing new technologies and war fighting concepts in the California desert, the Army is putting them through their paces in the place they might actually be used someday, the western pacific. We get details from Federal News Network's Jared Serbu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode Summary: Heather “Lucky” Penney and Col Patrick Williams explores one of the most important make-or-break factors in warfare: weather. Environmental conditions control when and how we employ military power…and what enemies can do to us. People tend to take weather assessments for granted, but that's a mistake. Collecting environmental data, analyzing it, and transforming it into actionable knowledge for an advantage at the tactical, operational and strategic levels is incredibly complex. Conflicts erupt at random locations around the globe, including data starved regions, plus concepts like Joint All Domain Command and Control are demanding even more from the Air Force's weather experts. Join us for a fascinating conversation with the leader responsible for the development of weather and space environmental doctrine, policies, plans, programs and standards in support of the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Space Force operations. Credits: Host: Heather “Lucky” Penney, Senior Resident Fellow, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Producer: Shane Thin  Executive Producer: Douglas Birkey Guest: Col Patrick Williams, Director of Weather, USAF Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Institute.Aerospace LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellstudies/ #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #Weather #MilitaryLeadership Thank you for your continued support!

The Joint Readiness Training Center is pleased to present the seventy-second episode to air on ‘The Crucible - The JRTC Experience.' Hosted by the Task Force Senior for the BDE Command & Control (BCT HQ), LTC Timothy Price on behalf of the Commander of Ops Group (COG). Today's guests are MG Patrick Ellis and Mr. Mark Kitz. MG Ellis is the Director of the Army's Network Cross-Functional Team. Mr. Kitz is the Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, & Communications-Tactical.   The Network Cross-Functional Team is an outgrowth of Army Futures Command, established in 2018 to tackle the Army's modernization requirements. It is one of eight original teams convened and works closely with the Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO-C3T). The Network Cross-Functional Team is a highly dynamic and responsive unit, integrating cross-domain network capabilities to relay mission-critical data and operational updates with the speed and precision required for Joint All-Domain Command and Control. Its ability to seamlessly connect multiple domains ensures that vital information reaches decision-makers in real-time, making it indispensable to JADC2.   In this episode we discuss some of the modernization efforts being made across the force for our command and control networks. Specifically we look at some of the ways that the new capabilities are being employed and some of the ways that we can improve it. Our Combat Training Centers allow units to not only employ new equipment and theories but to test them under duress against a free-thinking opposing force. NETCFT has taken Chief of Staff GEN Randy George's words to heart, “Soldiers need to shoot, move and communicate. Technology should facilitate those fundamentals, not encumber them.” This is especially true with the modernization efforts being made for our command posts to be survivable on the modern battlefield.   Part of S09 “Got Comms?” series.   For additional information and insights from this episode, please check-out our Instagram page @the_jrtc_crucible_podcast   Be sure to follow us on social media to keep up with the latest warfighting TTPs learned through the crucible that is the Joint Readiness Training Center.   Follow us by going to: https://linktr.ee/jrtc and then selecting your preferred podcast format.   Again, we'd like to thank our guests for participating. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and review us wherever you listen or watch your podcasts — and be sure to stay tuned for more in the near future.   “The Crucible – The JRTC Experience” is a product of the Joint Readiness Training Center.

The US and her allies are embracing the Multi-Domain Operations philosophy with the Joint All Domain Command and Control System is at the heart of this endeavour. Multi-Domain Operations, or MDO, focus on improving the pace and quality of decision-making at the expense of one's adversary. The goal is to navigate the famed OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide and Act) loop at a faster clip than your enemy. Get MDO right and you will always be proactive while your opponent is forced to be reactive. JADC2 The Joint All Domain Command and Control architecture, or JADC2, is the US Department of Defence's networking and computing project that will enable MDO. JADC2 will see the inter- and intra-force connection of all personnel, weapons, sensors, platforms, subsystems and capabilities at all levels of war. The undertaking is ambitious. Reports say that since 2022 the Pentagon has spent up to $2.6 billion on JADC2. A further $9 billion could be spent on the initiative before the end of the decade. In episode 15 of Armada's Radioflash! podcast we talk to Leslie Hulser, executive vice president, corporate strategy of Persistent Systems. We examine the status of JADC2, what this overarching effort has achieved to date, potential problems and shortcomings, and the work that still needs to be performed.

Title: Previewing the Second Emerging Technologies Conference with Under Secretary Heidi Shyu Description: What are the emerging technologies that will shape future national defense and how will they be fielded? Ahead of the upcoming Emerging Technologies Conference, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu joins to preview timely conference topics including government-industry partnerships to accelerate procurement pathways, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), contested logistics, and Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) interoperability. She shares how her professional background informs her current position and the initiatives her team is leading, including rapid prototyping and fielding of innovative technologies. Registration is now open for the second annual Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference! Please click here to learn more and register: www.ndiatechexpo.org

To infinity and beyond!

In this episode of the Post Mortem podcast, we dive deep into the impact of artificial intelligence in modern warfare with retired Colonel John Antal. With over 30 years of experience in the US Army and a prolific career as an author and software industry expert, COL Antal shares his insights into the future of warfare.   We explore the concept of decision dominance in the digital age, discussing the nuances of data & AI applications in military strategy, from 'man in the loop' to 'man out of the loop' systems. COL Antal breaks down the complexities of AI, explaining the progression from Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) to the potential of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the concept of Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI).   The conversation shifts to the practical implications of AI in military operations, highlighting the evolution from traditional kill chains to AI-enabled kill webs. We also touch on the lessons learned from recent wars, the Russian/Ukraine war, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Israel/Hamas war, and the importance of continuous adaptation in the face of rapidly advancing technologies.   This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and military strategy.   Bibliography Below are some of the resources used to prepare for this episode and mentioned in it : - Lessons of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, US Army Fires Conference, accessed January 2023, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLq4WJMl7Zc - John Antal presentation at the Manoeuvre Warfighter Conference (MWFC), accessed September 14, 2022, at https://youtu.be/EOrc4x-DlmI - Testimony of Christian Brose. To the House Armed Services Committee. Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation. The Future of War: Is the Pentagon Prepared to Deter and Defeat America's Adversaries. Feb. 2023. https://armedservices.house.gov/sites/republicans.armedservices.house.gov/files/Brose Written Testimony.pdf - ANTAL, J. (2023). Artificial Intelligence and the Accelerating Tempo of War. Retrieved Jan 7 2024, from https://www.schumer.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/John%20Antal%20-%20Statement.pdf US Senate AI Symposium. - Next War: Reimagining How We Fight, 2023, John F Antal, https://www.amazon.com/Next-War-Reimagining-How-Fight/dp/1636243355 - Aerorozvidka NGO, Unmanned aerial vehicles, situational awareness, cybersecurity https://aerorozvidka.ngo/ - Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict&oldid=1198631897 (last visited Jan. 28, 2024). - ‘The Gospel': how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza, The Guardian, Dec 1 2023, Retrieved Feb 2 2024, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/01/the-gospel-how-israel-uses-ai-to-select-bombing-targets - Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2), United States DoD, https://media.defense.gov/2022/Mar/17/2002958406/-1/-1/1/SUMMARY-OF-THE-JOINT-ALL-DOMAIN-COMMAND-AND-CONTROL-STRATEGY.PDF - Haut-Karabagh : dix enseignements d'un conflit qui nous concerne, Rapport d'information n° 754 (2020-2021), déposé le 7 juillet 2021, https://www.senat.fr/rap/r20-754/r20-754_mono.html#toc167 - Compte rendu Commission de la défense nationale et des forces armées, Audition, à huis clos, de M. le général d'armée Thierry Burkhard, chef d'état-major de l'armée de Terre sur l'actualisation de la LPM 2019-2025, page 14,  https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/15/comptes-rendus/cion_def/l15cion_def2021068_compte-rendu.pdf

Military matters lead the agenda for this latest in WT 360's series of Info Session episodes that bring together reporters from across the GovExec media team with our own Nick Wakeman and Ross Wilkers.Lauren Williams and Marcus Weisgerber of our partner publication Defense One jump in to share what they heard and wrote about at Sea-Air-Space, a Navy-focused trade show and one of a handful of the defense industry's largest conventions. The topics there represent key areas of interest for government contractors.The group also goes over the impacts of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse and other banking sector difficulties on the industry. Also up for debate are the emerging cybersecurity rules and practices for companies and where L3Harris Technologies' acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne stands. The JADC2 networking construct also gets discussed and how the military is moving on its integration of commercial cloud computing.Click here and go to page three to see the Defense Department's rendering of the Joint All-Domain Command-and-Control vision. It is exactly as complicated as we said it was.

The topic of Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) always brings up many different perspectives and ideas for its execution and implementation. Ken Miller talks with EW Writer and Analyst Dr. Thomas Withington about the latest developments of JADC2 and its implications for modern warfare. Dr. Withington is the newsletter editor for Armada International and shares his analysis of what JADC2 is working to accomplish. Ken and Dr. Withington compare how JADC2 would unfold against a strategic competitor like China versus an acute threat like Russia. They also discuss the need for improved inter-service collaboration, the importance of data standardization and risk-management approach when implementing AI and ML technologies, and JADC2's ability to improve decision-making on the battlefield.To learn more about today's topics or to stay updated on EMSO and EW developments, visit our homepage.

In the fourth of a six-part series on command and control, sponsored Ultra Intelligence & Communications, Maj. Gen. Dustin “Dusty” Schultz, USA, the director of strategic operations (G-3/5/7) at US Army headquarters, discusses the service's approach to realizing Joint All-Domain Command and Control, what needs to be connected and how, the balance between technology and new operational practices, when to stop experimenting and start executing, how cooperation among the military services and combatant commands like US Central Command's Scarlet Dragon effort to drive innovative approaches and technologies, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Deploying the Data Fabric for Multi-Domain Command and Control/JADC2: SPECIAL SPADE 2023 Edition of The Business of Government Hour. How can the Data Fabric help realize the vision of Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)? What are the key technological developments supporting multi-domain operations? How are the U.S., Canada, and allied countries collaborating to deliver […]

How can the Data Fabric help realize the vision of Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)? What are the key technological developments supporting multi-domain operations? How are the U.S., Canada, and allied countries collaborating to deliver on the vision of joint all domain command and control? Join host Michael Keegan for a SPECIAL SPADE 2023 Edition of The Business of Government Hour  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How can the Data Fabric help realize the vision of Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)? What are the key technological developments supporting multi-domain operations? How are the U.S., Canada, and allied countries collaborating to deliver on the vision of joint all domain command and control? Join host Michael Keegan for a SPECIAL SPADE 2023 Edition of The Business of Government Hour 

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Joe Kochan, the executive director of the National Spectrum Consortium, and Dr. Christine Zhang, the chief research scientist at Peraton Labs, consortium board member and the chair of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers' annual MILCOM conference, discuss the role of consortium, the importance of 5G and 6G technologies in future military networks like the Joint All Domain Command and Control System, what to expect at the upcoming MILCOM conference and more; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the implications of anti-government demonstrations in China, update on Pentagon budget in a lame duck Congress, the outlook for continued US defense assistance to Ukraine, and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Episode Summary: In episode 102 of the Aerospace Advantage podcast, Want JADC2?: You're Going to Need Capabilities In Orbit, John Baum chats with Tim Ryan and Doug Birkey of the Mitchell Institute team about the essential role that capabilities in space will play in realizing the Department of Defense's vision for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2). Technologies in orbit possess the unique ability to gather vast quantities of data and move information at the speed, size, and range required for an effective JADC2 architecture. That means if you want a viable set of JADC2 capabilities, you had better invest in space. This architecture must be also be resilient and defendable.  This requires pursuing both passive and active defense features to include the rapid acceleration of offensive and defensive space warfighting concepts and capabilities. This is an incredibly complex topic, but we break it down to the key elements on this episode. Credits: Host: Lt Col (Ret.) John “Slick” Baum, Senior Fellow, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Producer: Shane Thin Executive Producer: Douglas Birkey Guest: Tim Ryan, Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Guest: Douglas Birkey, Executive Director, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Institute.Aerospace LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellstudies/ #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #JADC2 #Space Thank you for your continued support!

In the second of a six-part series on command and control, sponsored Ultra Intelligence & Communications, Bryan Clark, the director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Chris Dougherty of the Center for a New American Security, and Heather Penney of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, discuss the Pentagon's new Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy, whether the new approach will field capability at the speed of relevance, an update on each of the service's command and control efforts — the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System, the Army's Project Convergence, and the Navy's Project Overmatch — and how to best integrate these efforts, and move faster with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

In the first of a six-part series on command and control, sponsored Ultra Intelligence & Communications, Dr. David Pustai, the company's senior vice president and chief technology officer, discusses technological advances that will enable the realization of the Pentagon's top priority Joint All-Domain Command and Control program, the role of cognitive sciences in future battle networks, how automation will change decision making, trust and increasingly automated systems, how military culture and training have to change to take fullest advantage of enabling technological advances, how to interconnect existing and future systems into a resilient battle network, the role of the cloud and improving security and resilience in contested communications environments with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

The Department of Navy has more than a dozen reference architectures ranging from zero trust to cybersecurity to the Joint All Domain Command and Control or JADC2 program. The problem is very few people who are developing systems in these areas reads or understands these often complex and dry documents. In his weekly feature, the Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about how the Department of Navy is trying something new to drive standardization around application development.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Tom Mahnken, the president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, discusses how to prepare for a security environment where China, Russia, Iran and North Korea work together against the rules based order, lessons China is drawing from Russia's war on Ukraine and the international diplomatic-information-military-economic response to Moscow's aggression, his think tank's new China Strategic Choices tool and how it can shape better US and allied decision-making, lessons from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces agreement that are relevant today, the importance of a munitions strategy and properly resourcing weapons, the Biden administration's new approach to Joint All Domain Command and Control, and the Taiwan Policy Act with Defense & aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

It sure looks like the federal government is starting to recognize data is a strategic asset; managing that asset given today's pace of volume and complexity forces leaders to examine a more systematic approach to handling data.  Let's review in 2021 there was an Executive Order called the Federal Data Strategy.  That same year, the State Department deployed its data strategy.  The DoD developed the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JDAC2) to utilize data in today's contested environments.  The Chief Data Officers Council now lists 90 members.   Today's interview is with Rob Carey, the well-known expert who boasts twenty-five years of increasing management authority in the United States Navy.  He begins with an observation that focusing on the platform or the infrastructure will miss direct systems administrators.  Effectively securing the data over a hybrid cloud will allow one to optimize this data stream in a fast and secure manner. During the interview, Rob defines concepts like data lakes, data warehouses, and data lake houses. The focus is not to produce a tech glossary, the reason for the differentiation is to give federal leaders data-driven insights.  He argues that today's hybrid world must be bridged by a system that can leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence to classify and tag data in a fast-moving world. 

A shakeup could be coming for how the Department of Defense manages its Joint All-Domain Command and Control efforts. The Pentagon is also starting to turn to academia to help boost its research, development, test and evaluation efforts. Todd Harrison, senior vice president and head of research at Meta Aerospace, discusses the current state of DOD's research and engineering efforts and greater uncertainty throughout the industrial base. Mark Kitz, program executive officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (IEW&S) at the U.S. Army, gives DefenseScoop reporter Mark Pomerleau some insight into what is in IEW&S' portfolio. The DefenseScoop Podcast is available every week. If you want to hear more of the latest from the Department of Defense, subscribe to The DefenseScoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The Mitchell Institute invites you to listen to our virtual Aerospace Nation with Brig Gen Jeffery D. Valenzia, Department of the Air Force Advance Battle Management System Cross Functional Team Lead and Brig Gen John M. Olson, USSF JADC2/ABMS Lead, Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations and the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the Department of the Air Force. They discuss their perspectives on how to achieve the Air Force's vision for “operationally-optimized” ABMS/JADC2. This session marks the first in a series that will explore Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall's Operational Imperatives.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, a new internal data-sharing platform at the CDC. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will drive a four-pronged agenda in its approach to federal cybersecurity. Suzanne Spaulding, senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former Department of Homeland Security undersecretary for cyber and infrastructure, discusses the progress government has made on cybersecurity. Computing at the edge is one of the most important capabilities the Defense Department says it needs from its Joint All-Domain Command and Control effort. Army Chief Information Officer Raj Iyer says at ACT-IAC's Emerging Technology and Innovation Conference that computing at the edge is happening now, thanks in part to Army's Project Convergence effort. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, new tools for federal agencies to improve skill-based hiring processes. The Office of Personnel Management's new Federal Workforce Priorities Report includes four primary priorities and four enabling priorities. Mika Cross, federal workplace expert, outlines the holistic approach OPM is taking to thinking strategically about empowering the federal workforce. The Navy is building an unmanned fleet to complement its crewed fleet. Janice Haith, strategic client director for Department of the Navy at Oracle and former deputy chief information officer of the Navy, discusses the technologies and planning behind the hybrid fleet. The Army's contribution to Joint All-Domain Command and Control Project Convergence will include a “wolfpack.” Col. Chad Chasteen, director of operations for Future Vertical Lift at Army Futures Command, explains what the “wolfpack” is and what else the Army learned from EDGE22. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The Association of Old Crows (AOC) wants to make our podcasts the best they can be. To help us succeed, we'd like to hear your thoughts. Please take just a few minutes to complete our 2022 listener survey, because your opinion is very important to us. Thank you!In this episode of From the Crows' Nest, host Ken Miller revisits Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and sits down with Bryan Clark and Dan Patt from the Hudson Institute to discuss their new report, “One Size Fits None: Overhauling JADC2 to Prioritize the Warfighter and Exploit Adversaries Weaknesses.” Ken, Bryan and Dan talk about the need to think differently about JADC2, an ambitious and potentially costly vision that may miss the mark when it comes to its primary customer – the warfighter. As technology changes at the tactical edge, the Defense Department must change the way it conducts business and implements potentially game-changing capabilities for the joint forces.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the fifth generation of a key military cyber training program is under development. The Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) operation will get a new leader at the Department of Defense, Lt. Gen. Mary O'Brien. Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan (USAF-ret.), former director of DOD's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and former leader of Project Maven, discusses the role of the JADC2 leader in coordinating all the pieces of the operation across the department. Okta Federal Chief Security Officer Sean Frazier discusses how organizations need to keep their cybersecurity posture flexible and agile even as employees begin returning to the office. This interview is underwritten by Okta. Rear Adm. Michael Ryan, commander of Coast Guard Cyber Command, discusses the threat landscape facing USCG today, explains how they are reducing cyber risk and outlines the three lines of effort in the Coast Guard Cyber Strategic Outlook. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On this episode of the JADC2 Report, sponsored by L3Harris, Sean Stackley, a former assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition who is now the president of L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems segment, discusses the Pentagon's approach to fielding its top priority Joint All Domain Command and Control system with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, a new tool for cyber hiring is released by the Office of Personnel Management. A new model may be coming for spectrum. John Zangardi, president and CEO of Redhorse Corporation and former Department of Homeland Security chief information officer, explains the importance of dynamic spectrum sharing and what the future of spectrum looks like for DHS and the Pentagon. The Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) effort at the Department of Defense has a new implementation plan and it will get a new leader. MG Peter Gallagher (USA, ret.)/SVP of technology & solutions at CACI and former director of the Army Futures Command Network Cross-Functional Team, discusses the most important next steps for JADC2. The Department of State says it's using the cloud to move capabilities closer to users. Brian Merrick, director of cloud programs at the State Department, tells Scoop News Group's Wyatt Kash that moving to the cloud has been a big step in aligning technology to mission. This interview is part of FedScoop's Cloud-Driven Innovation in Federal Government video campaign, underwritten by AWS. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including an announcement that Ukraine's defense ministry has begun to use Clearview AI's facial recognition technology and that Clearview AI has not offered the technology to Russia [1:10]. In similar news, WIRED provides an overview of a topic mentioned in the previous podcast – using open-source information and facial recognition technology to identify Russian soldiers [2:46]. The Department of Defense announces its classified Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) implementation plan, and also provides an unclassified strategy [3:24]. Stanford University Human-Centered AI (HAI) releases its 2022 AI Index Report, with over 200 pages of information and trends related to AI [5:03]. In research, DeepMind, Oxford, and Athens University present Ithaca, a deep neural network for restoring ancient Greek texts, while including both geographic and chronological attribution; they designed the system to work *with* ancient historians, and the combination achieves a lower error rate (18.3%) than either alone [10:24]. NIST continues refining its taxonomy for identifying and managing bias in AI, to include systemic bias, human bias, and statistical/computational bias [13:51]. Authors Pavel Brazdil, Jan N. van Rijn, Carlos Soares, and Joaquin Vanschoren, Springer-Verlag makes Metalearning available for download, which provides a comprehensive introduction to metalearning and automated machine learning [15:28]. And finally, CNA's Dr. Anya Fink joins Andy and Dave for a discussion about the uses of disinformation in the Ukraine-Russian conflict [17:15]. https://www.cna.org/CAAI/audio-video  

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the soon-to-be-released fiscal 2023 budget request will align defense funding towards Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). Federal Chief Information Officer and Chair of the Technology Modernization Fund Board Clare Martorana joins the podcast to discuss the latest round of TMF awards to the Postal Regulatory Commission and the Selective Service System, changes underway at the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer and what she's seen after one year as Federal CIO. Arlette Hart, master solution architect at Leidos and former chief information security officer at the FBI, breaks down the challenges government agencies face with implementing the customer experience and cybersecurity pieces of the president's management agenda. This interview is underwritten by Leidos. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The Pentagon has been talking about its vision for Joint All-Domain Command and Control for years. Now there's a plan to make it real. The formal implementation plan is still classified, but Defense officials say they're ready to get to work on JADC2's five separate lines of effort. And funding requests to start building discrete elements of the architecture will make their first appearance in next year's budget. Federal News Network's Jared Serbu has details.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the House of Representatives passes an omnibus bill to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year. Two bills to change acquisition at the Department of Homeland Security are on their way to the floor of the House of Representatives. Former Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Homeland Security Soraya Correa discusses the impact these two bills would have on DHS acquisition processes. Agencies will comply with a Secure Software Development Framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology starting immediately. Mark Forman, executive vice president at Dynamic Integrated Services and former E-Gov Administrator, explains his takeaways from the framework and the progress in setting standards for secure software in commercial industry working with government. The Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System will be that service's piece of the Joint All Domain Command and Control system that supports warfighters in every environment with data. At ITModTalks, Air Force Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer Brig. Gen. John Olson explains his role in supporting these initiatives. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Two major Defense Department information technology initiatives took major steps this week. The Fourth Estate Network Consolidation, involving most of DoD outside of the armed services themselves, has awarded a big contract to modernize its underlying network. Plus on the armed services side, DoD is putting the initial pieces in place to create the backbone of the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) Project. For more on these two efforts, Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller and Deputy Editor Jared Serbu joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Rear Adm. Steve Moorhouse, RN, the Royal Navy's director of force generation, discusses takeaways from the record-setting maiden seven-month UK Carrier Strike Group 21 deployment centered around HMS Queen Elizabeth last year, US-UK naval cooperation worldwide, improving logistical capabilities in the Indo-Pacific, vital importance of coalition interoperability as the United States embraces the Joint All-Domain Command and Control System, increasing UK naval capabilities, role of seapower in future conflict and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

It's become nearly cliché in Defense circles, that the near military peers of the United States are more than near. We're all neck-in-neck. Discussions of getting back to U.S. superiority all include the need for a more digital approach, a digital transformation. At the center of that discussion you find the Defense Department's vision for a new network known as Joint All-Domain Command and Control, known as JADC2. My next guest has some ideas for JADC2. He's the former deputy Air Force chief information officer, now a managing director at Accenture Federal Services, Bill Marion.

The Mitchell Institute invites you to listen to our virtual rollout for our newest policy paper, The Backbone of JADC2: Satellite Communications for Information Age Warfare by Gen Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (Ret.), Mitchell Institute's Explorer Chair for Space Warfighting Studies and Lukas Autenried, Senior Analyst at the Mitchell Institute's Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence (MI-SPACE). Defense experts fundamentally agree that Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) will prove critical in future military operations. To put it simply, information and decision superiority will spell the difference between victory and defeat. Satellite communications will serve as the backbone for this vision. Gen Chilton and Autenried will be joined by Stephen Forbes, Blackjack program manager at DARPA, and Dr. David Voss, Director of the Spectrum Warfare Center of Excellence at the Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), to discuss this important topic. Blackjack is a joint DARPA/SSC/AFRL program that is helping pioneer next generation space constellations and SWAC is responsible for developing future force design guidance for the Space Force, including for its SATCOM enterprise.   READ THE PAPER HERE: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/the-backbone-of-jadc2-satellite-communications-for-information-age-warfare/ Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Institute.Aerospace LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themitchellinstituteforaero/?hl=en #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #Space Thank you for your continued support!

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, a former Obama administration tech policy leader joins the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Artificial intelligence will be a key component of the military's Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) according to Brig. Gen. John Olson. Bill Marion, managing director at Accenture Federal Services and former Air Force deputy chief information officer, explains why the success of JADC2 depends on a “living systems approach.” “Trusting the elephant” will be an important element of success for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, according to Col. Samuel Glover. Col. Glover explains what he means to Francis at a recent Association For Federal Information Resources Management event. The Department of Justice says its biggest IT transformation project in 2022 will be implementing zero trust architecture. DOJ CIO Melinda Rogers says the cybersecurity executive order from the Biden Administration is jumpstarting that implementation. This interview is part of FedScoop's “Zero Trust Begins With Smarter Password Protection” series, sponsored by Keeper Security. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On this week's Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Col. Dean “Data” Clothier, USAF Ret., the director of Joint Cyber Campaigns & Survivability at the Cyber and Information Solutions unit of Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems sector, discusses the Log4j vulnerability, lessons from past vulnerabilities that have accelerated response times, how to craft a Joint All Domain Command and Control architecture that is secure and resilient, technology and culture change and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the JADC2 Report, sponsored by L3Harris, Bryan Clark, a retired US Navy commander and submariner who is now the director of the Center for Defence Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute think tank, discusses the Navy's evolving approach to Joint All Domain Command and Control, the importance of bottom up experimentation, how JADC2 connects to the National Defense Strategy and the Global Force Posture Review, 5G and the future of military connectivity, why including synthetic training environments are key to future battle networks, and how to accelerate the fielding of the Pentagon's No. 1 modernization priority with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, a new working group for the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) Cross-Functional Team (CFT). Karen Britton, vice president for communications and marketing and chief digital officer at LMI and former Executive Office of the President chief information officer, discusses how the federal government could benefit from creating a digital services academy. Chris Mihm, adjunct professor of public administration at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and former managing director for strategic issues at GAO, explains the difference between the president's management agenda vision released last week by the Biden-Harris Administration and what will eventually be in the final PMA. Programming Note: The next episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast will be released Monday, November 29. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, a draft of the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) new implementation plan is awaiting approval from Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. Maj. Gen. John Ferrari (USA, ret.), nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, explains how the proposed pay raise for members of the military in the 2022 defense budget may turn out to be a pay cut. U.S. Navy Chief Data Officer Thomas Sasala and Juliana Vida, group vice president at Splunk and former Navy deputy chief information officer joins Scoop News Group Senior Vice President for Content Strategy Wyatt Kash to discuss the advances made to data sharing at the Department of Defense. David Mussington, executive assistant director for infrastructure security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, talks about the intersection of physical security and cybersecurity across the federal government. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Department of Agriculture's Robotic Process Automation Branch is looking to grow its number of automations in FY2022. Dan Chenok from the IBM Center for The Business of Government says comments from Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana and General Services Administration Administrator Robin Carnahan shows the process of delivering citizen services is changing across federal government. Creating a joint program executive office or a lead combatant command may be key to the success of Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2), according to Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Maj. Gen. Garrett Yee, assistant to the director at the Defense Information Systems Agency, joins the podcast to discuss the new reorganization going on a DISA to create a more “flat” organization. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses his latest report on how the Pentagon should execute its leading modernization priority — The Joint All Domain Command and Control system — and Heidi Grant, the outgoing director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the first civilian to hold the job, discusses lessons from more than three decades of government service, why America remains the full-spectrum strategic partner of choice, and shaping future security cooperation in a competitive era with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Hypersonic weapons critical to future warfare Gillian Bussey, director of the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office, details recent progress the Defense Department has made on hypersonics technology and its applications for warfighters Ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion of federal services Kimberlyn Leary, senior equity fellow at the Office of Management and Budget and senior vice president at the Urban Institute, explains how two executive orders are embedding equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility into federal agency processes Ensuring interoperability for DoD's JADC2 program Nick Sinai, former deputy chief technology officer at the White House, explains the importance of interoperability in defense systems, recent investments in this area and priorities for Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)

Airman Magazine interviews Brig. Gen. Jeffery D. Valenzia on how development of the Advanced Battle Management System will facilitate Joint All-Domain Command and Control for U.S. military commanders and our allies.

In this episode of The Weekly Defence Podcast we bring you highlights from the floor of AUSA 2021 in Washington DC.Newsround [02:20] The Shephard news team unpicks some of the stories from this week, including the impending Swedish procurement of the GlobalEye aircraft; a new milestone in Project Selborne for the UK Royal Navy; and the end of the training process for the Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano which seals the beginning of new operations using the aircraft.AUSA news [05:13]Special guest (and Shephard contributor) David Isby joins the panel to discuss some of the top stories and themes from this year's AUSA event.Air domain news [10:00] David and Tim Martin take a look at the progress and the challenges ahead for both industry and the DoD under the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme which includes two rotorcraft initiatives – FLRAA and FARA.Digital Battlespace- JADC2 [17:30] The Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) programme is developed by the DoD to connect sensors from all US military services into a single network. One of the initiatives to break through silos is Project Convergence. David and Flavia Camargos Pereira discuss a few updates on this matter. Training – [25:21] The US Army has stalled its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), putting at risk the future of the ten-year, $22 billion programme. Trevor Nash looks at the reasons for the DoD decision and its potential long-term impact. Land [30:13] Flavia Camargos Pereira reports on the OMFV programme for the US Army, as some of the contenders showcased their solutions while others were coy.Interview – Renk Group [36:00] After Renk Group acquired the Combat Propulsion Systems (CPS) business of L3Harris in March 2021, the firm has now created a new subsidiary, Renk America, which made its debut at the AUSA 2021. Ben Vogel is on the line with Susanna Wiegand, CEO of Renk Group. Industry Voice – EOS [52:23] Tony Skinner speaks to Philip Coker, CEO of EOS Defense Systems USA, to find out more about the capabilities of the two recently designed systems and what the company want to achieve by interacting with the community at AUSA 2021.This episode was produced by Noemi Distefano. Music and mix by Fred Prest. 

On this episode of the Technology Report, sponsored by General Motors Defense, Dr. Victoria Coleman, a Silicon Valley veteran who was a former director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency who in April became the US Air Force's 37th chief scientist, discusses her priorities, potentially breakthrough technology areas to focus on, accelerating technology development and adoption, how to successfully execute the Joint All-Domain Command and Control System, why the Air Force needs a chief technology officer, ways to avoid wasting resources to reinvent existing technologies, more quickly harnessing available commercial technologies for military applications, and nurturing better technology and engineering talent in the Air Force with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the Joint All-Domain Command and Control Report, sponsored by L3Harris, on the first day of the Air Force Association's Air Space Cyber conference and trade show, Lt. Gen. Clint “Q” Hinote, USAF, the deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration and requirements, discusses the mounting threat posed by China, the future of air power, the Air Force's long-range strategy to impose costs on adversaries, accelerating change, preparing to surprise adversaries and minimizing being surprised by them; and Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula, USAF Ret., the dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies discusses key takeaways from the first day of the AFA show including addresses by Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and USAF Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, USAF, with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

The US and its allies are today focused on multi-domain operations, also known as Joint All-Domain Command and Control.  In simple terms, the concept calls for platforms and systems across land, sea, air, space and cyber to increasingly interact and support one another.  Artificial intelligence will be vital for this future, collecting and manipulating vast amounts of data to make the information useful for military personnel.   But what will this mean for the combat environment, and what tangible benefits will it bring?  Welcome to episode two of the AI on the Battlefield podcast.  In this episode, we consider just what are the practical opportunities and challenges of AI on the battlefield?The technology could transform the military environment, hugely easing the burden on human personnel.  But it's only an advantage when operators can quickly analyse and share the right data to the right person at the right time. And, the same disruptive AI/ML technologies being pursued by the US and its allies could become an advantage for adversary nations such as China – if they get there first. 

Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) will be the unifying capability that brings the military ecosystem together -- from its multi-domain warfighting capability to a transformation in its acquisition system – to enhance deterrence in great power competition. Approved by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in May 2021, JADC2 will touch nearly everything the Army does. AUSA's Dan Roper interviews COL Andre' B. Abadie, PhD, who leads Army Futures Command initiatives on the Network, Artificial Intelligence and Cyber supporting Project Convergence and JADC2. Tune in to learn more about JADC2's potential impact on military operations. Guest: COL Andre' (Dre') B. Abadie, PhD, Solutions Architect (Networks-AI-Cyber), Project Convergence & JADC2, United States Army Futures Command Host: COL (Ret) Dan Roper, AUSA's National Security Studies Director   Resources:   U.S. Army Futures Command Web: https://www.armyfuturescommand.com/ Project Convergence: https://armyfuturescommand.com/convergence/   Recommendations for future topics are welcome via email at podcast@ausa.org.

The role of the FTC in vertical mergers Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle (USAF, Ret.), president and chief executive officer of the National Defense Industrial Association, explains why vertical mergers are important for encouraging innovation and competing with China The importance of data for Naval Information Forces Rear Adm. Gene Price, vice commander of Naval Information Forces, explains the role of NAVIFOR and the importance of information warfare to the military Reviewing the key elements to define DoD battle networks Todd Harrison, director of defense budget analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, discusses his idea for a framework for communicating about the military's Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners and Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discuss Joint All Domain Command and Control issues that DoD must resolve to improve future battle force connectivity — including Harrison's new report “Battle Networks and the Future Force” — hypersonic weapons, the Senate's ongoing infrastructure deliberations and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

The Navy, along with the other armed forces, has been working to modernize its data and communications networks under a DoD plan known as the Joint All-Domain Command and Control System. The Navy's part of JADC2 is a project called Project Overmatch. It's actually further along in development than JADC2 itself. For a progress report, at the SeaAirSpace conference, Federal Drive with Tom Temin caught up with the acting director of the Navy's digital warfare office, Kelly McCool.

Joint All-Domain Command and Control is the Defense Department's project, known as JADC2, aims for a single enterprise network to which all of the armed services can plug in. For a progress report from the contractor point of view, at the SeaAirSpace conference, Federal Drive with Tom Temin caught up with the chief technology officer at Northrop Grumman Scott Stapp.

USA's investment in high-tech weapons and military artificial intelligence is rapidly accelerating, as Microsoft and Amazon enter the top ranks of corrupt military profiteers. The people are completely left out of the conversation as our governments devote billions of dollars to the grotesque science of mass murder, and our familiar tech giants betray our trust. Jan Weinberg of Show Up America joins Marc Eliot Stein to talk about Project JEDI, Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2), killer robots, “Black Mirror”, facial recognition, surveillance clouds, autonomous nuclear weapons triggers, the Senate Armed Services committee and the need for greater investigative journalism on this topic. Musical excerpt: “American Idiot” by Green Day.

Photo: .Artificial intelligence for the coming data-driven war.   Русский:  Кибермозг @Batchelorshow #GuestPodcast: Four Star Forum with Gen. David L. Goldfein, USAF (ret.), former chief of staff of the United States Air Force. @FRoseDC Goal is deterrence; if that fails engage in the next war.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Goldfein https://anchor.fm/francis-rose The Biden administration will release its National Defense Strategy in 2022, along with a series of other strategy documents that detail the war—or wars—the defense department is preparing for, and expecting to fight. One of the leaders who focused on the wars of the future during his time in uniform is Gen. David Goldfein (USAF ret.). He was the 21st Chief of Staff of the Air Force (2016-2020). The Space Force, and the concepts behind Joint All Domain Command and Control, took hold under his tenure. Gen. Goldfein discusses what the data-driven fight of the future will look like. Gen. Goldfein also draws on his time in command in Afghanistan to assess the exit of the military from that country. "Rapid Innovation Requires Risk"

The Biden administration will release its National defense strategy in 2022, along with a series of other strategy documents that detail the war - or wars - the defense department is preparing for, and expecting to fight. One of the leaders that focused on the wars of the future during his time in uniform is Gen. David Goldfein (USAF ret.). He was the 21st Chief of Staff of the Air Force (2016-2020). The Space Force, and the concepts behind Joint All Domain Command and Control, took hold under his tenure. Gen. Goldfein discusses what the data-driven fight of the future will look like. Gen. Goldfein also draws on his time in command in Afghanistan to assess the exit of the military from that country.

On the first monthly JADC2 Report, sponsored by L3Harris, Cdr. Bryan Clark, USN Ret., the director of the Center for Defence Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute, Chris Dougherty, a senior fellow in the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, and Todd Harrison, the director of both Defense Budget Analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discuss the vital importance of Joint All Domain Command and Control, the right way to interconnect the joint force and integrated legacy and future capabilities, challenges and impediments that must be overcome and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

In this episode, we continue our series on the role of Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) in Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). Host Ken Miller sits down with Jim Conroy of Northrop Grumman Corporation for an industry perspective on delivering capabilities that meet JADC2 requirements for speed, compatibility and commonality. Then, Ken is joined by Mr. Patrick Flood, Senior National Security Policy Advisor for Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), a staff lead for the congressional Electromagnetic Warfare Working Group (EWWG).To learn more about today's topics or to stay updated on EMSO and EW developments, visit our homepage.The AOC thanks Northrop Grumman Corporation for sponsoring this episode.

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry in its Policy Paper series, Command and Control Imperatives for the 21st Century: The Next Areas of Growth for ABMS and JADC2, by Doug Birkey, Executive Director of the Mitchell Institute. The Air Force is at a major juncture in the development of command and control (C2) capabilities. Under the aegis of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) programs, the Air Force is pushing ahead with efforts to modernize its C2 architecture by capitalizing on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Faced with the heightened threat environment created by America's adversaries, these investments are critical to the Air Force's ability to operate and win in future conflicts. To maximize the advantages yielded by new technologies, the Air Force must develop a tiered strategy for modernizing its C2 capabilities, one in which the human professional remains at the core. This virtual rollout of the Mitchell Institute's new policy paper, Command and Control Imperatives for the 21st Century: The Next Areas of Growth for ABMS and JADC2, explores how the Air Force can pursue a holistic risk mitigation approach to C2ISR that blends innovation, operationally mature systems, and backup redundancies. Maj Gen (Ret.) Larry Stutzriem, Director of Research of the Mitchell Institute, leads a discussion with author Doug Birkey and Air Force Air Battle Managers Col Nelson “Bigfoot” Rouleau and Maj Alex “Big Bobby” Wallis.  

JADC2 is a vision to connect all military sensors into a single network. It is designed to give a situational awareness picture across every area of responsibility  for Combatant Command leaders and senior Department of Defense officials. But the question is, how will these various systems and activities across all military services come together in a compatible network? In this episode, we speak with Mr. Steven “Tango” Tourangeau, Dean of the new Reginald Victor Jones Institute on Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations.Ken and Tango discuss the challenge of fusing sensor data across weapons systems, the role of electromagnetic spectrum operations as the “backbone” of the JADC2 mission, and how artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) are changing discussion on the line between intelligence and operations. To learn more about today's topics or to stay updated on EMSO and EW developments, visit our homepage.AOC thanks Northrop Grumman Corporation for sponsoring this episode.

The Mitchell Institute hosts Gen Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, Commander of Air Mobility Command, on Aerospace Nation. As the Air Force transitions to an era of global competition, the ability to rapidly project and sustain the Joint Force is more critical than ever. Gen Van Ovost, currently nominated to command U.S. Transportation Command, discusses how Air Mobility Command is rethinking the role of Rapid Global Mobility in the battlespace, contributing to the Joint All Domain Command and Control concept of operations, and responding to changes in the global security environment.

In this episode of The Weekly Defence Podcast, we discuss the virtual I/ITSEC exhibition with our Military Training Editor, and following the Sandia National Laboratories test which saw a mock B-61-12 weapons drop from an F-35A, we talk to the  director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists for an expert insight on this new capability.Newsround (00:51)In Russia, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov confirmed on 7 December that ‘proactive' work is underway on a powered exoskeleton, although the Russian MoD has not yet defined its specific requirements.In the US, efforts continue to place Joint All Domain Command and Control firmly in the Pentagon's long-term acquisition plans.The US Air Force created a new avenue for prototype Advanced Battle Management System projects to be adopted into the DoD's formal procurement portfolio.Still in the US, Taiwan has been given the green light to receive  mobile communications equipment under the Foreign Military Sales programme. In France, the next generation aircraft carrier (PANG) programme was formally approved by President Emanuel Macron on 8 December.News in FocusNews Editor Ben Vogel highlights a report on how the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region  might affect future defence procurement. UCAVs and loitering munitions are becoming a more attractive prospect, but operators of MBTs face protection problems.In news from Europe, Air Editor Tim Martin discusses what's new for the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS programme. Substantial development progress is underway after key approval from air force leaders.Land Reporter Flavia Camargos Pereira talks about the recent developments for the US Army Soldier Protection System programme. She looks at some features of the programme and discusses where it stands today. Deep Dive: Insight into military simulation and training (21:05)Ben Vogel is on the line with Military Training Editor Trevor Nash to discuss some of the main technologies and new systems in training and simulation, including takeaways from the virtual I/ITSEC show.Interview: Federation of American Scientists  (35:23)Tim Martin speaks to Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, about the recent test carried out by Sandia National Laboratories which saw a mock B-61-12 weapons drop from an F-35A. Does this mean any air force operating the F-35 will have a nuclear capability?Industry Voice (58:15) Creative Director Tony Skinner speaks to Josh Melin, Product Line Director at Honeywell Connected Enterprise Aerospace, about the requirements and opportunities surrounding the Military Base of the Future. What is the role that digital solutions play when it comes to military logistics and maintenance operations?