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Pentagon ‘Weeks Away’ From Completing JADC2 Implementation Plan

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, September 10th, 2021

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Pentagon ‘Weeks Away’ From Completing JADC2 Implementation Plan

Brig. Gen. Charles "Rob" Parker, the Joint Staff J6 Deputy Director, attends the first JADC2 Data Summit, hosted by the Joint Staff J6 and held at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Jan. 26, 2021.

The Pentagon is “weeks away” from completing its implementation plan for the new Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy, a lead official said on Wednesday. Army Brig. Gen. Rob Parker, the J6 deputy director and head of the JADC2 Cross-Functional Team, said the plan will detail backbone technology capabilities to drive the new concept and how initiatives such as Navy’s Project Overmatch, the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System and the Army’s Project Convergence are furthering implementation efforts.…

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