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Joint All-Domain Command and Control

Boeing is integrating the digital battlespace at the speed of now

Today’s emerging threats are coming from existing and rising actors, who are leveraging advances in commercial technology, electronic warfare and cyber capabilities to level the battlefield. We’re helping our defense customers shatter defense acquisition paradigms and forgo the complex, federated solutions of the past to stay ahead of these evolving threats.

The future fight will not be won by a singular new aircraft or weapon, but by brave men and women seamlessly connected to each other and machines like never before. Boeing is digitally developing the open systems that will make Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) a reality, as well as providing the next-gen capabilities that each of the services needs to fight and win together in the multi-domain battlespace.

From autonomy, artificial intelligence and machine learning to software-defined networking and sensor and data fusion, Boeing ensures that the Joint Force can dominate and win across all domains.

Creating the ABMS Network to Dominate the Decision Cycle

“Our ability to access data regardless of distance, regardless of geographic location, and with lightning speed is the backbone of our capacity to project combat power.” — U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown

Boeing is helping its customers bring the Internet of Military Things to the future fight. The company’s open systems architecture philosophy allows digitally advanced solutions to seamlessly plug in to the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) — connecting all sensors and warfighters with real-time actionable data to close the decision chain at the speed of mission success. An open, secure ABMS digital network environment is the backbone of JADC2, ultimately enabling the Joint Force to share this critical data across all the services and with allies to win in every domain.

ABMS Decision cycle

The Boeing ABMS Experience

Select the tabs above to discover how Boeing delivers data across multiple domains to enable the U.S. Air Force and its partners to dominate the decision cycle from threat detection to neutralization.

Focusing the multi-domain kill chain — ABMS through our lenses

Operator Platform Network

Leveraging Boeing’s Experience

  • DevSecOps/Open Architectures
  • Sensor integration (space, air, surface, ground)
  • Secure edge processing (machine to machine/AI)
  • High-speed, high-bandwidth, secure multi-domain communications
  • Networking (multi-waveform/cross-domain)
  • BMC2 mission systems
  • Networked weapons
  • Autonomy/attritables
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Phase 1

FIND

Integrating Multi-Domain Sensors to Detect the Target

Platforms: Multi-domain sensors from satellite, aircraft, and maritime autonomous vessels alert change detection agents of an incoming cruise missile. Boeing’s extensive sensor and multi-intelligence products and integration experience provide joint all-domain sensor and intelligence fusion.

Operators: Onboard predictive analytics engines determine several likely targets based on the cruise missile’s trajectory and other operational factors. Recommendations of most likely targets are quickly provided for human-on-the-loop confirmation.

Networks: Based on available bandwidth and current electromagnetic spectrum effects, automated network managers select the optimal means to communicate launch platform and missile launch detection to available blue force manned and unmanned assets. Cross-domain capabilities ensure the information is securely transmitted to necessary security enclaves. Boeing’s Communication as a Service and HardwareWall products provide the network flexibility that our Joint warfighters need.

Phase 1

Wideband Global SATCOM

Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS; Overhead Persistent Infrared) provides secure battle management and combat support communications and enables edge network processing to transmit critical information.

Phase 1

Airpower Teaming System

Airpower Teaming System (ATS) conducts air and surface searches while serving as data and communications relays into the overall ABMS network and providing edge network processing capability.

Phase 1

P-8A Poseidon

P-8A Poseidon, a multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft, supports a range of missions including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, ISR, and Search and Rescue. With its networking capabilities, P-8A can optimize data across the C2 network. Additionally, the Increment 3 capability upgrade significantly enhances mission effectiveness, with Wideband SATCOM, ASW SIGINT, increased computing power, and track management enhancements all contributing to a common operational picture.

Phase 1

Aurora Flight Sciences Orion UAS

Orion UAS serves as a long-endurance, medium-altitude ISR, communications, and data relay. Orion’s multi-day endurance allows “left of launch” station positioning to establish the network, integrating with Wave Glider and other assets.

Phase 1

B-1 and B-52 Bombers

The B-1’s APQ-164 passive electronically scanned array radar antenna is useful for finding truck-sized targets on land and sea. The B-52 Radar Modernization Program will field a derivative of the AN/APG-79 active electronically scanned array that will provide greater resolution. Additionally, current electro-optical targeting pods on both the B-1 and B-52 can provide positive identification of human-sized targets. SATCOM upgrades contemplated by the Air Force will provide wideband SATCOM ABMS connectivity worldwide. Both bombers have a record of finding targets in combat in a permissive threat environment.

Phase 1

Millennium Space Systems ALTAIR Satellite

A Millennium Space Systems ALTAIR Satellite detects surface combatants over the horizon and transmits this information to the ABMS network.

Phase 1

Airborne Early Warning & Control

An Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft conducts an air search. A combat-proven weapon system, it provides powerful multi-domain surveillance, communications, and networked battle management capabilities and interoperability that multiplies the effectiveness of joint forces.

Phase 1

Insitu Integrator ER UAS

An Insitu Integrator ER UAS conducts an extended surface search, providing edge network processing capability and serving as an information relay from Wave Glider to the ABMS network.

Phase 1

Liquid Robotics Wave Glider

The Wave Glider USV serves as a data and communications relay for the Insitu Integrator ER UAS and the Airpower Teaming System.

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Phase 2

FIX

Focused on Accurate Target Location

Platforms: Threat data is analyzed against stored data in the secure edge cloud which maintains synchronization with the larger data fabric maintained on strategic assets. Algorithms pinpoint both the launch platform and cruise missile locations.

Operators: Onboard autonomous correlation engines within Boeing’s data fusion product provide several likely identifications of the cruise missile and carrier battle group types. Recommendations are quickly provided for human-on-the-loop confirmation and selection.

Networks: Strategic networks provide the synchronization of theater-specific environment data to enable a current database of threats with prioritized routing of threat locations throughout the network. Boeing’s Directed Network Waveform on software-defined radios provide the low probability of intercept/low probability of detection communications needed in these contested environments.

Phase 2

Wideband Global SATCOM

Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS; Overhead Persistent Infrared) provides secure battle management and combat support communications and enables edge network processing to transmit critical information.

Phase 2

Airpower Teaming System

Airpower Teaming System (ATS) conducts air and surface searches while serving as data and communications relays into the overall ABMS network and providing edge network processing capability.

Phase 2

B-1 and B-52 Bombers

The B-1 and new B-52 radar systems and targeting pods provide accurate targeting information and laser designation in a customer’s kill chain. Both bombers can effectively locate targets in live combat operations for direct attack prosecution, and cooperative engagement, in a permissive threat environment.

Phase 2

P-8A Poseidon

P-8A, with its multi-sensor search capabilities, enhanced Increment 3 track management tools, and networked communications suite, has the ability to fix target location and share quality track data within the C2 network.

Phase 2

Liquid Robotics Wave Glider

The Wave Glider USV serves as a data and communications relay for the Insitu Integrator ER UAS and the Airpower Teaming System.

Phase 2

Airborne Early Warning & Control

An Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft conducts an air search. A combat-proven weapon system, it provides powerful multi-domain surveillance, communications, and networked battle management capabilities and interoperability that multiplies the effectiveness of joint forces.

Phase 2

Insitu Integrator ER UAS

An Insitu Integrator ER UAS conducts an extended surface search, providing edge network processing capability and serving as an information relay from Wave Glider to the ABMS network.

Phase 2

MQ-25A Stingray

MQ-25A Stingray enables unmanned in-flight refueling of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet, supporting the F/A-18’s data collection, ISR, and fighter/attack missions.

Phase 2

F-15EX

F-15EX aircraft fuse network-distributed location data to provide a common operational picture to direct a manned-unmanned team package providing air and surface search options.

Phase 2

DRT SIGINT

Shipborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities allow operators to exploit the electromagnetic energy spectrum to locate high-priority targets.

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Phase 3

TRACK

Focused on Monitoring the Target

Platforms: Collaboratively, AI-enabled battle management algorithms determine which multi-domain sensors are needed and available to track the missile and carrier battle group.

Operators: Either autonomously or with operator approval, multi-tiered resource management algorithms prioritize and assign tracking tasks for each target across the available sensors.

Networks: Location data from various sensors is correlated to improve the accuracy of the assets’ location. Updated location information of both adversary assets is prioritized and transmitted to relevant airborne and space-based defensive assets and command and control nodes. Boeing’s Decentralized Collaborative Planner, Independent Ranging Improvement Software (IRIS), and Multi-Tiered Resource Management tools on our Defense Mission Computing edge solutions analyze and task assets to continuously improve the track.

Phase 3

Wideband Global SATCOM

Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS; Overhead Persistent Infrared) provides secure battle management and combat support communications and enables edge network processing to transmit critical information.

Phase 3

Airpower Teaming System

Airpower Teaming System (ATS) conducts air and surface searches while serving as data and communications relays into the overall ABMS network and providing edge network processing capability.

Phase 3

B-1 and B-52 Bombers

The B-1 and new B-52 radar systems and targeting pods can monitor targets’ movement across the battlespace. Improved radar modes allow for moving-target tracking on land or sea, in an all-weather environment. In clear conditions, electro-optical targeting pods have proven effective in manual tracking of moving targets. Bombers have been used to track movement of small ships in counter-drug operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

Phase 3

KC-46A Pegasus

The KC-46A Pegasus extends the range of strike and ISR aircraft and creates a mini-internet along the tactical edge. KC-46A can process critical information-leveraging artificial intelligence, connect tactical aircraft, and expand C2—greatly increasing the warfighter’s ability to securely collect, share, and exploit data for an information advantage where it’s needed most.

Phase 3

Insitu Integrator ER UAS

An Insitu Integrator ER UAS conducts an extended surface search, providing edge network processing capability and serving as an information relay from Wave Glider to the ABMS network.

Phase 3

Airborne Early Warning & Control

An Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft provides multi-domain surveillance, communications, and networked battle management capabilities and interoperability that multiplies the effectiveness of joint forces.

Phase 3

F-15EX

F-15EX aircraft track and monitor close targets and relay data to the ABMS network.

Phase 3

MQ-25A Stingray

MQ-25A enables unmanned in-flight refueling of the F/A-18 Super Hornets, which are collecting and processing targeting data.

Phase 3

P-8A Poseidon

Tracking and holding adversaries at risk is at the very heart of the P-8A Poseidon. Multi-sensor surface target and subsurface target tracking tools combined with a robust communications and data sharing suite are what makes the P-8A the world’s premier maritime patrol aircraft. Track data sharing to the Joint Force across the C2 network is a critical node in maintaining multi-domain awareness.

Phase 3

DRT SIGINT

Shipborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities allow operators to exploit the electromagnetic energy spectrum to locate high-priority targets.

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Phase 4

TARGET

Focused on Firing Solutions for the Target

Platforms: Boeing’s Battle Management Optimization Services (BMOS) provides recommendations on weapon-target pairings based on asset location to target, weapon availability and performance against the target.

Operators: From those prioritized recommendations, decision-makers select the appropriate all-domain asset and weapon to release. A networked weapon is selected to engage due to its flexibility, availability, and the target’s high-value.

Networks: When selected, Boeing’s Communication as a Service rapidly disseminates the selected course of action across the joint all-domain network.

Phase 4

Wideband Global SATCOM

Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS; Overhead Persistent Infrared) supports target tracking. Combined with data and communications relay, WGS satellites help identify threats and share information.

Phase 4

Airpower Teaming System

Combining ISR and tactical early-warning systems with advanced artificial intelligence, the Airpower Teaming System (ATS) can track and target threats at AI speed and relay data across the overall network.

Phase 4

B-1 and B-52 Bombers

Bombers can take advantage of their forward position in the battlespace, long loiter time, and global SATCOM, as well as local line-of-sight connectivity, to allow their multi-station crew positions to act as part of a distributed C2 network. When supported by ABMS technology, bomber crews could plan potential multi-domain, networked targeting courses of action using local or regional assets. The bombers’ range, speed, and endurance provide flexibility to an ABMS construct to feature dispersed C2 nodes for survivability and connectivity.

Phase 4

KC-46A Pegasus

The KC-46A Pegasus extends the range of strike and ISR aircraft and creates a mini-internet along the tactical edge. KC-46A processes targeting-information-leveraging artificial intelligence, connects tactical aircraft, and expands C2—greatly increasing the warfighter’s ability to securely collect, share, and exploit data for an information advantage where it’s needed most.

Phase 4

Insitu Integrator ER UAS

Insitu Integrator ER UAS increases the surface search parameters and relays information to the network. With ISR and edge network processing capabilities, the Integrator greatly increases situational awareness.

Phase 4

Airborne Early Warning & Control

An Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft enables multi-domain surveillance, communications, and networked battle management. Its mission processing capability provides real-time analytics for targeting.

Phase 4

P-8A Poseidon

The P-8A Poseidon combines a full complement of radio frequency communications via Link 11 and 16 with in-flight analytics to support coordination of operations. Carrying a state-of-the-art acoustics sensor suite, sonobuoys, electronic support measures (ESM), and inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR), P-8A tracks surface and underwater threats.

Phase 4

MQ-25A Stingray

MQ-25A Stingray enables unmanned in-flight refueling of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet, supporting the F/A-18’s data collection, ISR, and fighter/attack missions.

Phase 4

F-15EX

F-15EX aircraft provide close-target tracking and monitoring. With its significant payload capacity, the F-15-EX securely delivers edge processing and C2 capabilities to identify threats and engage potential adversaries.

Phase 4

Aurora Flight Sciences Orion UAS

The Orion long-endurance, heavy-lift, multi-mission persistence aircraft can function as a data relay across the network. Its ability to carry over 1,000 pounds of communication components delivers a virtual network operations center in the sky.

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Phase 5

ENGAGE

Networked Weapons Engagement

Platforms: Jeppesen’s Mission Planning Services, using BMOS, determine the optimal route of path for the attacking asset to approach the target, mindful of additional threats in the battlespace.

Operators: Release windows are calculated and intuitively presented to support a final consent by the operator. The weapon is released.

Networks: Inflight, the network continuously provides target tracking information to the weapon. The weapon’s seeker provides real-time sensor data back to the network. The weapon can be aborted if the target environment changes. The launch is tracked and communicated across the network allowing other all-domain assets to deconflict their operations from the launched weapon.

Phase 5

Wideband Global SATCOM

Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS; Overhead Persistent Infrared) provides secure battle management and combat support communications and enables edge network processing to transmit critical information to engage targets.

Phase 5

Airpower Teaming System

The Airpower Teaming System (ATS) improves air and surface search, supports target tracking and edge network processing, and acts as a data relay into the overall network.

Phase 5

B-1 and B-52 Bombers

The bombers’ global range, speed, and endurance provide advantages in maneuver-to-engagement parameters, whether close-in direct attack or long-range standoff strike. The bombers’ payload offers options for large-scale use of small networked weapons in an affordable mass construct or a smaller number of larger networked weapons such as the new hypersonic missiles.

Phase 5

Aurora Flight Sciences Orion UAS

Orion’s ability to remain airborne for days makes it uniquely capable of maintaining and supporting continuous airborne engagements, with improved communications and data relay of time-critical targeting and C2 data.

Phase 5

Airborne Early Warning & Control

An Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft helps identify threats and opportunities. Combining multi-domain surveillance, communications, and networked battle management capabilities with interoperability, it enables warfighters to see farther, communicate more effectively, and make faster and more informed decisions to achieve mission objectives.

Phase 5

P-8A Poseidon

P-8A Poseidon processes networked C2 data, uses its integrated sensor suite to track and target threats, and neutralizes submarine and surface launch platforms.

Phase 5

F-15EX

F-15EX aircraft launch collaborative weapons against multiple targets while passing weapons C2 to ground and sea forces for late-stage detonation determination and data relay.

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Phase 6

ASSESS

Post-Engagement Assessment

Platforms: The effects of the attack are evaluated using cloud-based tools, intelligence from the network, and information gathered at the engagement location.

Operators: Boeing’s BMOS tasks all-domain assets to provide updated video and sensor information from the engagement location based on their location and available sensors.

Networks: Boeing’s CaaS prioritizes the battle damage assessment video and sensor data amongst other high-priority network data traffic to ensure continuity of theater operations and follow-on decisions. Data from the engagement is transmitted to the cloud to support future machine learning activities for the warfighter’s autonomous agents.

Phase 6

Millennium Space Systems ALTAIR Satellite

Millennium Space Systems ALTAIR Satellite continues ISR monitoring of surface combatants. ALTAIR transmits sensor data for improved C2 edge processing and transmission to the network.

Phase 6

Airpower Teaming System

Airpower Teaming System (ATS) supports post-engagement assessments with a complement of sensors performing edge processing and relaying data across the network.

Phase 6

B-1 and B-52 Bombers

The same attributes that allow bombers to find, fix, and track targets (radars and targeting pods) make them candidates for feeding post-engagement assessment information to ABMS. Additionally, bombers can take advantage of their forward position in the battlespace, long loiter time, and global SATCOM, as well as local line-of-sight connectivity, to allow their multi-station crew positions to use ABMS technology to process assessment data as part of a distributed C2 network.

Phase 6

KC-46A Pegasus

The KC-46A Pegasus serves as a data and communications relay across the network—from the tactical edge to the cloud.

Phase 6

Insitu Integrator ER UAS

Insitu Integrator ER UAS conducts surface ISR over an extended area. Integrator relays information and video via line-of-sight connectivity or satellite to the network.

Phase 6

Airborne Early Warning & Control

An Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft conducts an air search. Combining multi-domain surveillance, communications, and networked battle management capabilities with interoperability, it helps process critical data throughout all phases of threat engagement.

Phase 6

P-8A Poseidon

P-8A Poseidon conducts post-attack surface and subsurface assessments. With its size, power, and storage capacity, the P-8A delivers significant processing and networking capabilities.

Phase 6

MQ-25A Stingray

MQ-25A Stingray provides extended-range refueling to support F/A-18 post-attack assessments.

Phase 6

F-15EX

F-15EX performs post-attack assessments and brings data processing and network relay solutions to the tactical edge.

Phase 6

Aurora Flight Sciences Orion UAS

With the ability to remain in the engagement areas, Orion’s long-duration sensor sweeps along with self-contained communication and data relays across the network to make immediate battle damage assessments. This near-real-time feedback will drive the real-time targeting cycle.

Enabling Decision Dominance for the Army and Joint Force

“In the face of determined adversaries and accelerating technological advances, we must transform today to meet tomorrow’s challenges. Future conflicts will manifest at longer range, across all domains, and at much greater speed, both physical and cognitive.

This bold transformation will provide the Joint Force with the range, speed, and convergence of cutting edge technologies that will be needed to provide future decision dominance and overmatch required to win the next fight.”  — U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville

From Future Vertical Lift to Long Range Precision Fires; to Integrated Air and Missile Defense; to advanced waveforms, assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing, and multi-mission, multi-function sensors; Boeing is accelerating, scaling, and integrating innovative capabilities for the Joint Force – and it starts with building those systems better.

Learn how Boeing is using the latest technologies to support the Army’s modernization priorities.

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Creating Overmatch Capabilities for the Integrated, All-Domain Navy

“The goal is to enable a Navy that swarms the sea, delivering synchronized lethal and nonlethal effects from near and far, every axis, and every domain. Specifically, we will develop the networks, infrastructure, data architecture, tools, and analytics that support the operational and developmental environment that will enable our sustained maritime dominance.” — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday

The freedom of the seas and balance of power are being contested in waters around the globe. Propelled by advances in modern technology, rivaling forces are rapidly modernizing their fleets and growing their naval capabilities. To counter these threats and stem the tide of aggression, Boeing is committed to providing overmatch capabilities for the integrated, all-domain Navy of today and tomorrow, enabling Distributed Maritime Operations and ensuring the advantage at sea.

From both topside and below deck, to the carrier deck and beyond, Boeing has a long, proven history of providing and integrating solutions to support carrier air wing capabilities, maritime navigation, shipboard communications and network systems, ISR, and Anti-Submarine Warfare.

Learn how Boeing is using the power of autonomy to further expand and extend the Navy’s reach

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Enabling the Joint Force Through Advanced Technologies

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Autonomy

The future of defense autonomy is here. Boeing is developing autonomous capabilities that will enable the connected, distributed battlespace of the future, exponentially increasing warfighters' ability to project force.

The ability to stay on mission longer, cover more area and provide more actionable information can mean the difference between detecting the adversary first or being detected, which is why we design our autonomous systems to fly farther, swim farther and dive deeper for longer periods of time — expanding human capabilities beyond today's limits.

We are combining our broad aerospace knowledge with cutting-edge autonomous technology to deliver the value of those integrated capabilities to the warfighter.

From delivering an autonomous aerial refueling capability, an autonomous loyal wingman force multiplier capability for global customers and class-leading unmanned undersea capabilities to delivering persistent, real-time data, we are helping our defense customers advance the integration of autonomy into their operations safely and reliably across all domains.

Open architecture solutions

Open mission systems architecture

Winning the future fight requires erasing the lines between systems, combat units and individual warfighters. Interoperability is key to making JADC2 more than the sum of its parts.

Boeing is the all-domain industry partner with the most digitally advanced and open-architecture solutions to enable every phase of the JADC2 ecosystem. Our expertise integrating platform-agnostic capabilities across domains allows every sensor to be connected to every shooter in the ABMS digital network environment, delivering coordinated kinetic and non-kinetic effects exactly where and when they're needed.

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Software-Defined networking

On the 21st century battlefield, connectivity is key to leveraging sensors at the tactical edge, enabling data sharing and ultimately closing the customer's kill chain through better, faster decisions.

As a leader in multi-domain operations today, Boeing has decades of experience empowering warfighters with reliable communications and integrating new, cutting-edge capabilities.

Boeing's ability to support software-defined networks across all domains will ensure data continuity, mitigate adversaries' ability to interfere or intercept transmissions, and enable a reliable concept of operations for the Internet of Military Things.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

In the future fight, decisions need to happen at machine speeds — and in the competition for information superiority, the team with the best technology wins. Boeing's open-systems environment not only ensures access to the best technology, it helps ensure that the insights derived by artificial intelligence and analytics algorithms can be shared seamlessly as actionable data with decision-makers. This connected technology ecosystem allows the modern warfighter to collect, process and share critical information for better, faster decisions than ever before.

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Sensor and Data Fusion

Winning the future fight means dominating the battle on a digital level, and Boeing's end-to-end ecosystem of open-systems solutions enables decision-makers to seamlessly collect, process and share data with those who need it most.

As the industry leader across all domains — from subsurface to space and cyber to the electromagnetic spectrum — Boeing has decades of experience integrating sensors, optimizing data sharing and empowering our defense customers to make better decisions faster.

Our open-systems environment, combined with advanced modular platforms, helps rapidly integrate the optimal sensor arrays and equipment to manage, process and share data whenever it's needed, wherever it's needed.

Joint All-Domain Operations Products

AH-64 Apache
Airborne Early Warning & Control
Airpower Teaming System
Aurora Flight Sciences Orion UAS
B-1B Lancer
B-52
DEFIANT X
DRT SIGINT
F-15EX
Insitu Integrator ER UAS
KC-46A Pegasus
Liquid Robotics Wave Glider
Millennium Space Systems ALTAIR Satellite
MQ-25A Stingray
P-8A Poseidon
T-7A Red Hawk
Wideband Global SATCOM

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