Return of CJADC2: DOD officially moves ahead with ‘combined’ JADC2 in a rebrand focusing on partners – Breaking Defense

Return of CJADC2: DOD officially moves ahead with ‘combined’ JADC2 in a rebrand focusing on partners

“The point of the Defense Department’s Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) effort is to connect “sensors to shooters” throughout the future battlespace, but an official said today that “going forward,” the acronym to look out for is “CJADC2,” reflecting a renewed emphasis on “combined” efforts with international partners as well as different military commands.

“The ‘combined’ is to highlight that we’re going to start out with these capabilities by being interoperable from the beginning,” Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien, director of C4 and cyber and chief information officer, J6 of the Joint Staff, said today at the Potomac Officers Club 4th Annual CIO Summit. O’Brien suggested JADC2 needed to be effective globally, whether leveraged by different US combatant commands or foreign allies…”

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Source: Return of CJADC2: DoD officially moves ahead with ‘combined’ JADC2 in a rebrand focusing on partners. By Jaspreet Gill, May 15, 2023. Breaking Defense.