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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
The Air Force continues to advance its efforts to modernize command and control systems through the development of a transformational model for decision advantage, which reveals opportunities to improve warfighters’ ability to make better decisions faster than their adversary. The transformational
The U.S. Senate recently confirmed the nomination for promotion of the leader of the Department of the Air Force’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (DAF PEO C3BM). Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey will promote to lieutenant general and be assigned as
The program executive officers at Hanscom Air Force Base discussed upcoming business opportunities and provided insights into their portfolios during the Hanscom Program Executive Offices Fall Update Oct. 31.
In a display of strategy and skill, Andrew Jeselson, a Cyber and Networks acquisition program manager here, represented the United States during the 34th NATO Chess Championship held in Greece from Oct. 15 to 20.
An Air Force aerial networking capability currently being developed by the Department of the Air Force’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management’s DAF BATTLE NETWORK was tested during Emerald Flag 24-3, in October.
Kessel Run’s senior materiel leader recently reenforced the criticality of its mission sets in delivering the DAF BATTLE NETWORK. As a new division in the Department of the Air Force’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, Kessel Run delivers resilient
The Department of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System Cross-Functional Team hosted the first software sprint experiment to examine software solutions for enhanced command and control in conjunction with the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, at the Howard Hughes Operations, or H2O,
Department of the Air Force Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management leadership discussed the criticality of collaborative work with the Advanced Battle Management System Cross Functional Team during the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber
A milestone for PEO C3BM.
The U.S. Senate recently confirmed the nomination of promotion for the leader of the Department of the Air Force’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (DAF PEO C3BM).
Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey discusses C3BM during LCID 2024.
Government leaders joined industry and academia for discussions on the Air Force’s state of readiness, the Secretary of the Air Force’s operational imperatives, and the future of the Advanced Battle Management System.
The Digital and Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, and Networks Directorates here are developing creative pathways and solutions to support Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall’s operational imperatives.
Air Force, industry, and academia leaders recently discussed the president’s budget request, the Secretary of the Air Force’s operational imperatives, and the service’s state of readiness.
Government, industry, and academia are coming together to discuss the Air Force’s state of readiness and other topics March 27-29 at the Marriot Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts.
A Hanscom senior official discussed enterprise systems, Joint-All Domain Command and Control, and other topics during a meeting with Hanscom-area business leaders at the end of last month.
The Department of the Air Force is establishing a new integrating program executive officer for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, which will have the authorities required to ensure integration of all C3BM related programs throughout the DAF.