Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) Opportunities on the Horizon

Abstract

Joint All-domain Command and Control (JADC2) is an enormous effort in information sharing—sense, make sense, and act—to empower joint force commanders in warfighting. This effort will take advantage of materiel and non-materiel solutions as well as modify existing policies, authorities, organizational constructs, and operational procedures. The goal of JADC2 is to empower the U.S. military to join forces to seize, maintain, protect, gain information and knowledge, and maintain decision advantage and superiority. There are several challenges and questions raised by experts in DoD including but not limited to: the need for the portfolio management of JADC2-related efforts, the decision-making authority structure within JADC2, affordability and specific budget allocation, and technical maturity of the proposed technologies as well as optimal technical system design and lifecycle management. This Paper looks at JADC2 through an academic/scientific lens to identify multiple opportunities in which academic institutions in various domains (engineering, sciences, and social sciences) can contribute to creating a state-of-the-art, Joint All-Domain Command, and Control system.