{"id":16769,"date":"2020-06-03T21:48:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T21:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:51:55","slug":"lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pair of Georgia lawmakers voiced consternation with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/c2-comms\/2020\/04\/20\/is-the-air-forces-advanced-battle-management-system-program-gearing-up-to-be-the-next-major-acquisition-failure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Air Force\u2019s Advanced Battle Management System<\/a>, criticizing the service Wednesday for being late to submit information about the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the fiscal 2020 defense authorization bill, lawmakers demanded that the Air Force submit a report on the ABMS program by June 1. That report \u2014 which was to include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/air\/2020\/05\/07\/air-force-rolls-out-advanced-battle-management-system-devices-in-covid-19-fight\/\" target=_blank>details about the technologies incorporated into the ABMS family of systems <\/a>and program requirements \u2014 has not been received, according to Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWithout this required documentation, Congress cannot perform its oversight role to ensure on-time, on-budget development of this critical weapon system,\u201d Perdue and Loeffler wrote in a letter to Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett, dated June 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe support the work of the Air Force as it equips its warfighters of tomorrow, and are proud that Robins Air Force Base will be home to these capabilities vital for success in future combat,\u201d the lawmakers added. \u201cAs ABMS plays a pivotal role in implementing the National Defense Strategy, we respectfully request the documentation required to be submitted to Congress as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perdue and Loeffler\u2019s letter comes just days after the Air Force awarded contracts \u2014 each with a ceiling value of $950 million \u2014 to 28 vendors for various technologies to enable the Joint All Domain Command and Control concept, or JADC2.<\/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\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks-battlefield-tech\/2020\/06\/02\/air-force-to-dole-out-nearly-1-billion-for-abms-development\/\" 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=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/191218-F-QF982-0076.JPG_fba0aa.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\">Air Force issues 28 contracts worth up to nearly $1 billion each for ABMS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">However, Air Force officials note that they have requested $3.3 billion to spend on ABMS over the next five years in the president&#039;s fiscal 2021 budget request.<\/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 Advanced Battle Management System is seen as the Air Force\u2019s primary vehicle for executing JADC2. The effort\u2019s goal is to seamlessly connect the military\u2019s sensors with shooters, regardless of which service owns and operates the equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force says ABMS will accomplish that aim by fielding a suite of new hardware and software that connects existing platforms, creates a cloud network of data, and uses machine learning to push data to the users that need it. However, the service has not solidified a list of traditional requirements and prefers to test new technologies in an ad hoc fashion as they are ready through experiments held periodically throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perdue and Loeffler have a parochial interest in ABMS, which was initially pitched by the Air Force as a replacement for its fleet of E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System airplanes, which provide ground surveillance and tracking information for all the military services. The current JSTARS inventory is based at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the Air Force had planned to replace the 17 JSTARS planes with a new fleet of modified commercial aircraft equipped with state-of-the-art sensors, the service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/07\/24\/jstars-recap-is-officially-dead\/\" target=_blank>opted in 2018 to cancel the replacement program<\/a> in favor of a family of networked systems known as ABMS, which was seen as more survivable in a war against Russia and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perdue, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, cautiously supported the Air Force plan. In exchange, the service agreed to base a portion of the ABMS mission at Robins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe air and space systems that will make up the Advanced Battle Management System will include a command center and associated supporting activities. The new network will also include some remotely piloted aircraft based out of Robins Air Force Base with sensor capabilities to collect and transmit information for the battlefield,\u201d read a June 2018 news release from Perdue\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the Air Force\u2019s conception of the ABMS program has become increasingly broad, with officials hesitant to identify the platforms that will become part of the system as well as what new assets will eventually replace the JSTARS based at Robins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perdue and Loeffler\u2019s letter could be a sign that Georgia lawmakers are becoming increasingly impatient. During a SASC hearing in March, Perdue asked Barrett to commit to sending reports related to ABMS that were requested in the fiscal 2019 defense authorization act but never received. Barrett responded that she could not make that promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am not confident that I could commit to it today. We\u2019ll evaluate it, and may I get back with you, even later today?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAbsolutely. If changes need to be made to the structure of oversight, now\u2019s the time,\u201d Perdue said. \u201cIt\u2019s really unacceptable that we don\u2019t get these reports on time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some members of Congress seem increasingly frustrated about the Advanced Battle Management System program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":32492,"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":8,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[7,8,160,36],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3384],"class_list":["post-16769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-air","category-congress","category-daily-news-roundup","category-newsletters"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"FQIPLJN5UJB5HI2PY7TIATWQDU","arc_canonical_url":"\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort - Defense News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Some members of Congress seem increasingly frustrated about the Advanced Battle Management System program.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Some members of Congress seem increasingly frustrated about the Advanced Battle Management System program.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defense News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-06-03T21:48:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T17:51:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Valerie Insinna\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Valerie Insinna\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2020-06-03T21:48:22+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T17:51:55+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 705,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/5989849.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Air Warfare\",\n\t                \"Congress\",\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort - Defense News\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/5989849.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2020-06-03T21:48:22+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T17:51:55+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Some members of Congress seem increasingly frustrated about the Advanced Battle Management System program.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/5989849.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/5989849.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/03\\\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Congress\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/congress\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"congress\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Defense News\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort - Defense News","description":"Some members of Congress seem increasingly frustrated about the Advanced Battle Management System program.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort","og_description":"Some members of Congress seem increasingly frustrated about the Advanced Battle Management System program.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/","og_site_name":"Defense News","article_published_time":"2020-06-03T21:48:22+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T17:51:55+00:00","author":"Valerie Insinna","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Valerie Insinna","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort","datePublished":"2020-06-03T21:48:22+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T17:51:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/"},"wordCount":705,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5989849.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Air Warfare","Congress","Daily News Roundup","Newsletters"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/","name":"Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort - Defense News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5989849.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2020-06-03T21:48:22+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T17:51:55+00:00","description":"Some members of Congress seem increasingly frustrated about the Advanced Battle Management System program.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5989849.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5989849.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/06\/03\/lawmakers-scold-air-force-over-lack-of-details-on-massive-battle-management-effort\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Congress","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/","ad_zone":"congress"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Lawmakers scold Air Force over lack of details on massive battle management effort"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","name":"Defense News","description":"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization","name":"Defense News","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","caption":"Defense News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Defense News","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5989849.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16769"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81010,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16769\/revisions\/81010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16769"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=16769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}