{"id":31913,"date":"2022-05-12T18:49:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T18:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/12\/project-convergence-22-aims-to-have-best-positioned-force-shoot-first\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:21:04","slug":"project-convergence-22-aims-to-have-best-positioned-force-shoot-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2022\/05\/12\/project-convergence-22-aims-to-have-best-positioned-force-shoot-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Convergence 22 aims to have best-positioned force shoot first"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHILADELPHIA \u2014 The U.S. Army will pursue sophisticated data-sharing capabilities at this year\u2019s Project Convergence demonstration that officials said will enable the best-positioned military asset to take immediate action, regardless national affiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re never going to fight as just a joint organization,\u201d Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey, director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/smr\/conference\/2022\/04\/20\/us-army-working-closely-with-allies-amid-push-to-upgrade-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Network Cross-Functional Team<\/a>, said May 10 on the sidelines of a summit with contractors and potential suppliers. \u201cWe\u2019re going to always have our coalition partners. So we want the effects to be: If they\u2019re in the best area to shoot, we want them to shoot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now in its third year, Project Convergence seeks to integrate artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomy to improve battlefield situational awareness, connect sensors with shooters and accelerate decision-making. For the first time this fall, it will involve international participation, with Australia and the U.K. actively taking part while Canada and others observe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The international collaboration, which may also include New Zealand, comes as the Pentagon pursues what\u2019s known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks\/2022\/03\/21\/pentagon-officials-say-the-the-human-element-is-key-to-jadc2s-success\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joint All-Domain Command and Control<\/a>, or JADC2, the ability to exchange information across air, land, sea, cyber and space and tie together once-incompatible or siloed systems. The demonstration is a critical next-step, Rey said, and builds upon the successes of previous experimentation and analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, we\u2019re going to learn a lot of lessons here,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms\/2022\/05\/11\/war-in-ukraine-reinforces-need-for-us-army-network-upgrades-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">he said<\/a>. \u201cAnd it\u2019s not only just data. We\u2019re talking about sensor data off of our mission systems to ensure we can share it not only with our joint partners, but also share it with our coalition partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project Convergence is the Army\u2019s contribution to JADC2, like the Air Force\u2019s Advanced Battle Management System and the Navy\u2019s Project Overmatch. This year\u2019s tests will stretch across the U.S., including the National Training Center at Fort Irwin and the Navy\u2019s Electronic Warfare Range at China Lake, both in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upcoming demonstration of cutting-edge tech will focus on both the Indo-Pacific and European theaters. Russian and Chinese threats colored the exercises, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2022\/03\/29\/project-convergence-2022-will-focus-on-both-indo-pacific-and-european-scenarios\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense News reported<\/a> in March. Russia began massing materiel on its border with Ukraine as Project Convergence 21 wrapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019ve got the right sensor through the right command-and-control node getting to the right shooter to be able to facilitate that kill chain, and you\u2019re getting information to decision makers,\u201d said Army Maj. Gen. Robert Collins, the program executive officer for command, control and communications-tactical, at the two-day summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A heavy emphasis on data and integration, beyond basic cooperation, already exists heading into Project Convergence 22, Army Chief Information Officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/home\/2022\/05\/10\/why-the-army-cio-wants-data-upgrades-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raj Iyer said May 9<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know we have the best weapon system platforms in the world,\u201d he said. \u201cBut, truly, for us to establish strategic deterrence in the future, and if we have to win decisively in large-scale combat operations, that\u2019s going to only happen through decision dominance.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo for us to achieve decision <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/02\/28\/amid-fears-of-russian-air-dominance-us-to-send-anti-aircraft-stingers-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">dominance<\/a>,\u201d Iyer said, \u201cit\u2019s all about the data.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe\u2019re never going to fight as just a joint organization,\u201d Army Brig. 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