April 24, 2025 Aerial networking capability completes flight testing at Emerald Flag 25-1 A U.S. Air Force aerial networking capability recently completed flight testing here prior to exercise Emerald Flag 25-1 this month.The Department of the Air Force Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management partnered with industry, federally funded research
April 15, 2025 Air Force, Army shaping the future of C2, together The Air Force is demonstrating its commitment to joint warfighting capabilities, integrating airpower into a vast network of sensors and shooters during Project Convergence Capstone 5, a large-scale military modernization experiment held amidst the desolate California desert, the Shadow Operations
April 3, 2025 From keyboards to rucksacks: An Air Force acquisition officer’s journey through the Army Ranger Course Capt. Daniel Webber boasts a trait rarely associated with Air Force acquisitions officers – he’s lethal. Since 2015, of the 150 Airmen who started the Army’s Ranger Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, only 84 graduated and earned the right to wear the coveted Ranger Tab. Webber joined the microcosm of
March 27, 2025 Advanced Battle Management System: victory through distributed connectivity As sophisticated technology assumes greater prominence on the modern battlefield, ensuring force connectivity and managing complex information flows is becoming increasingly determinative of engagement outcomes. The Department of the Air Force’s answer to this networking challenge is the Advanced
March 13, 2025 C2ISR delivers decision advantage through data On the modern battlefield, decision advantage is the key to decisive victory or deterrence. For the Department of the Air Force, the ability to gain that edge can be summed up in one word – data. Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division’s senior materiel leader
March 5, 2025 Airspace Mission Planning Division delivers decision advantage Fighters in dogfights, bombers prosecuting targets, or tactical air drops in hostile environments – no matter the mission, on the modern battlefield data is fundamental to air superiority. At the cutting edge of this arena is the Airspace Mission Planning Division led by Col. Louis Duncan, its
March 3, 2025 TOC-L use at CJTF-HOA marks first ABMS operational deployment The Department of the Air Force’s BATTLE NETWORK met a new milestone recently when Airmen used the Tactical Operations Center-Light Major Release 1 protype capability as part of an operational deployment. Airmen from the 606th Air Control Squadron deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, with the TOC-L
Feb. 27, 2025 Department of the Air Force Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (DAF PEO C3BM) Overview The Data Challenge Military modernization in the digital age is as much about how best to process staggering amounts of information and raw data, as it is about fielding advanced kinetic weapons systems. Global cloud connectivity and sensor proliferation have driven an explosion in the volume of
Feb. 20, 2025 C3BM adopts Integrated Product Team construct to enhance collaboration, efficiency The Department of the Air Force’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management is enhancing its approach to delivering the DAF BATTLE NETWORK with the adoption of an Integrated Product Team construct. These changes, led by Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey, head of the
Feb. 10, 2025 ShOC-N Capstone, Human-Machine Teaming experimentation to optimize the kill chain The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, or ShOC-N, executed its bi-annual capstone event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.