{"id":49757,"date":"2023-05-24T16:10:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T16:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/24\/lockheed-paces-jadc2-information-sharing-at-northern-edge\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:30:26","slug":"lockheed-paces-jadc2-information-sharing-at-northern-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2023\/05\/24\/lockheed-paces-jadc2-information-sharing-at-northern-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed paces JADC2 information-sharing at Northern Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Lockheed Martin, the world\u2019s largest defense contractor by revenue, said its products were used in an exercise near Alaska to consistently share military information across services and environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The testing during Northern Edge, a biennial experiment put on by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command<\/a>, marked the first time \u201ctrue\u201d synchronization was demonstrated at such scale, the company said, hinting at its implications for the Defense Department\u2019s connect-everything-everywhere campaign known as Joint All-Domain Command and Control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The department is pursuing JADC2 \u2014 to the tune of billions of dollars \u2014 to maintain an edge on China and Russia, seen as the most significant national security threats. Among Lockheed\u2019s offerings is the Diamondshield battle management software, which incorporates automation for planning, battlefield assessment and tasking at a far quicker clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defense officials say the ability to share timely and accurate information<\/a>, regardless of source, location or file size, is critical to besting tech-savvy forces. Right now, data and databases are walled off, with communication between camps at risk of mistranslation or fumbled delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\t