Nearly 100 companies have been awarded contracts for the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) project. This shows that the Department of Defense (DoD) is attempting to build the commercial ecosystem necessary to build and maintain JADC2, observes GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

William Davies, Associate Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The complexity of the system, which is a DoD wide data management system, requires both physical and virtual infrastructure and will need a diverse number of companies and contracts to fulfil. The JADC2 is a program designed to give the US a technological advantage over its adversaries and speed up both the collection and distribution of information.”

These contracts will provide opportunities for companies in a variety of sectors, with the Air Force seeking to develop technology including AI, Cloud and 5G in order to link systems across domains with technology companies best suited for winning contracts. Whilst the DoD is in charge of JADC2 program, the Army is contributing through Project Overmatch, the Navy through Project Convergence and the Air Force through the Advanced Battle Management System (AMBS). Having all its armed forced interlinked like this would provide a significant data advantage over comparative forces. These is due to the fact that JADC2 is a true cross service effort which requires contributions and planning from each force.

Davies continues: “The project is extremely complex, and the DoD is issuing more contracts in order to facilitate its development and provide companies with the tools necessary to maintain and update the system once it’s running. The contracts included some indefinite delivery and multiple award contracts which will provide companies with ongoing work, and whilst work is scheduled to be completed by mid-2025 there will be contracts beyond this to maintain the system.”