{"id":33388,"date":"2023-09-12T13:43:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/12\/us-air-force-prioritizing-cloud-based-command-and-control\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:40:13","slug":"us-air-force-prioritizing-cloud-based-command-and-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms-battlefield-tech\/2023\/09\/12\/us-air-force-prioritizing-cloud-based-command-and-control\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Force prioritizing cloud-based command and control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. \u2014 The U.S. Air Force is prioritizing the delivery of cloud-based command-and-control networks to forces across the globe, and is preparing to follow through even under federal spending that falls short of a full budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The so-called CBC2 effort is closely tied to the service\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms\/2023\/09\/11\/here-are-metrics-used-to-measure-us-air-force-networking-success\/\" target=\"_blank\">Advanced Battle Management System<\/a>, or ABMS, itself a portion of the Pentagon\u2019s larger connect-everything-everywhere campaign now known as Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Northern Command, North American Aerospace Defense Command and Pacific Air Forces, the air component of Indo-Pacific Command, were slated to be the first organizations to receive the program, which melds information from hundreds of radar feeds and lets users tap into machine-fueled analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe CBC2 plan that we have right now is one we intend to preserve, despite a slowdown with regards to getting budget when and where we need it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/09\/19\/battle-management-reforms-prove-daunting-general-to-oversee-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brig. 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Luke Cropsey<\/a>, the integrating program executive officer for command, control, communications and battle management, told reporters Sept. 11 on the sidelines of the Air, Space and Cyber Conference at National Harbor in Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really about prioritization, right?\u201d he said. \u201cHow far can you get with the dollar you have available?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/artificial-intelligence\/2023\/09\/06\/sluggish-deployment-of-emerging-tech-hampers-us-military-officials-say\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1292192586.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Sluggish deployment of emerging tech hampers US military, officials say<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon rolled out its largest-ever innovation and modernization budget earlier this year, requesting $145 billion from Congress for fiscal 2024.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force in January tapped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/industry\/2022\/12\/05\/pentagons-jadc2-synergy-plan-to-drive-growth-at-saic-ceo-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Science Applications International Corporation<\/a> to orchestrate CBC2 software. The deal was worth up to $112 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talk of a short-term spending bill \u2014 or even a partial government shutdown \u2014 is heating up as the last weeks of fiscal 2023 tick away. While a continuing resolution maintains the funding rates of the previous year\u2019s appropriations and ducks a full-blown stoppage, it also jeopardizes the start of new projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the House are expected in the coming days to vote on an $826 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/09\/11\/gop-defense-budgets-abortion-diversity-limits-draw-biden-veto-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense Department budget<\/a> for fiscal 2024. 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