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Key to enabling this is a joint network focused on integrating sensors, processors, command nodes and effectors in a chain. \u201cWe don\u2019t have that today,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It currently takes 10-15 days for the U.S. and its partners to integrate networks ahead of an exercise, Jones said. The U.S. military wants to be able to integrate networks within four to six hours. \u201cI would still think that\u2019s several years away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Project Convergence this year has six learning objectives, Jones said. The first is to establish an integrated air and missile defense network. The second is to employ combined arms fires to penetrate and defeat enemy assets in enemy-controlled territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The third is to conduct combined joint operations to achieve a position of \u201crelative advantage,\u201d Jones said, which can involve several approaches, such as gaining a physical position, achieving a psychological effect or deceiving an enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fourth goal is to inform a realistic \u201cMission Partner Environment\u201d network, which brings together disparate networks of allies and partners that can\u2019t normally communicate, \u201cbecause we know that we have to fight with partners at every turn,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fifth objective is for the joint force to sustain itself, \u201cso we try to integrate how do we do that in both a distributed manner and a contested manner,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The final objective is to identify the authorities and policies that prevent the U.S. armed services from operating together \u2014 an important goal, Jones said, because \u201cwe\u2019ve made policy decisions under an environment that didn\u2019t envision this joint combined arms application of our capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, he added, \u201dto establish the network that we\u2019re getting ready to do, we have nine interservice agreements just to even connect the overarching architecture. I\u2019m not saying pass data, I\u2019m saying the architecture. That\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Project Convergence 22 will take place at some new locations to better reflect distances the joint force would encounter in the Indo-Pacific area of operations. The regional scenario will tie together Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and San Clemente Island in California, as well as a location in Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A European theater scenario will play out at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin and the Navy\u2019s electronic warfare range at China Lake \u2014 both in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tech headed to the test<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Jones said there are more than 200 different technologies undergoing assessments for this year\u2019s event. And he\u2019s reviewing at least 24 different technologies to determine if any existing programs should be adjusted, if requirements should be solidified or if the technology should be divested because it won\u2019t work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the sensors the Army is incorporating into the experiment is the High Altitude Detection and Exploitation System, or HADES. The sensor is currently aboard a manned aircraft, \u201cbut that\u2019s probably not where it\u2019ll stay,\u201d Jones said. It will perform some target acquisition and electronic warfare effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The service is also using an unnamed system that conducts so-called deep sensing; space sensors will also play a role. However, Jones declined to name the participating systems. A next-generation synthetic aperture radar \u2014 a commercial product \u2014 will help differentiate threats on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To process data from sensors, the Army will use a replica of the TITAN ground station <\/b>\u2014 or Tactical Intel Targeting Assessment Node \u2014 which is still under development. TITAN ingests data and turns it into actionable information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The target-pairing system Firestorm will also return for this year\u2019s event, as will SHOT \u2014 the Synchronized High Op-tempo Targeting system \u2014 which helps generate targeting messages to send out via a command-and-control node.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C2 nodes coming to Project Convergence 22 include the Integrated Battle Command System, which connects sensors and shooters on the battlefield and plays a central role in integrated air and missile defense. Also attending is a solar glider to create an aerial tier network relay for digital messaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Army is bringing back the tactical data fabric, still under development, called Rainmaker. This year, it will combine with LEAP, or Lower Echelon Analytic Platform, which will help move processed data from one node to another to get it to an effector, Jones said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Effectors in play at the event will include Army Special Operations Command\u2019s Hero-120 loitering precision munition as well as a replica version of the service\u2019s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon system, still in development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Robotic combat vehicles will also return as well as several electronic warfare platforms, including the Terrestrial Layer System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Army is using a light support vessel \u2014 an Army watercraft meant to simulate the future Maneuver Support Vessel (Light), which is not yet built \u2014 to assess sustainment capabilities in a Pacific scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And an electric Joint Light Tactical Vehicle will participate in the experiment to help evaluate the Army\u2019s climate strategy goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year\u2019s Project Convergence will also evaluate a new technology for medics in the field called BATDOK \u2014 or Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit. It\u2019s an app that allows medics to deal with trauma cases before they reach a doctor or surgeon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A medic can plug in vitals and injury statistics, and the system will generate step-by-step procedures to follow. The app will also track the care already administered so surgeons and doctors are prepared to pick up where care left off in the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Plus, find out what’s new this year at the annual exercise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":116958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":16,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[7,29,16,36],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3286],"class_list":["post-35660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-battlefield-tech","category-home","category-it-networks","category-it-networks-battlefield-tech"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"TWFIZ4KHSBCO5K2X5M4LZPE5JE","arc_canonical_url":"\/training-sim\/2022\/10\/10\/project-convergence-exercise-has-new-gateway-to-test-emerging-tech\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43_secondaryconvergence.jpg.jpg\")