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Another first from the USARPAC Concepts Team-- Paving the way for Army transformation and modernization. Congrats to Team USARPAC for leaning forward to change the game! It starts here... the "Go" square, the warfighter requirement, aka the cornerstone of the new USARPAC, Pacific Innovation and Persistent Experimentation Line Up (PIPELINE). Almost two years into its design, this new campaign is now a codified USARPAC process-- designed to accelerate new tech to the warfighter in months versus years. This new endeavor will allow the USARPAC Concepts team to leverage an 'ecosphere of innovators' across the industrial bases to rapidly accelerate new capabilities and concepts to the Pacific Army warfighter. - Persistent experimentation will enable tech maturation. - 'Early & often' warfighter touchpoints provide instantaneous vendor feedback and will help shape fielding & acquisition decisions - Leveraging the public/ private industries (through mission partners) helps to identify tech that can be dually used, and rapidly integrated to support commercial and Defense requirements - Warfighters, PMs, and requirement owners will have deeper visibility, beyond the large traditional Defense corporations .... Stay tuned. Follow for more! #OnwardandUpward #NOMORETECHVALLEYOFDEATH #MDO #PacificInnovation Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Mission Acceleration Center National Network Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office ISR Task Force U.S. Army DEVCOM C5ISR Center Army Futures Command ...and many more!

“The entire joint force, and with our U.K. and Australian teammates and allies, we were able to effectively move data for the first time in an Indo-Pacific scenario at a magnitude never seen before,” LTG Ross Coffman 🌏 Thanks to the efforts of multiple stakeholders, the Army was able to demonstrate the passing of magnitudes of data from various sensors spread across multiple layers to a variety of different Army, Joint, and multi-national commands. All of this in an effort to bolster #DecisionMaking at the speed and scale necessary to succeed in #MultiDomainOperations. 🛰 Although this initial win is not the end-state, this success highlights how #PersistentExperimentation can have significant payoffs for achieving national security objectives. However, it takes a team of dedicated individuals in coordination with the broader community of interest members to realize this end state and deliver relevant #Insights to commanders on the ground at greater speeds, scale, and relevancy. The Army ISR Task Force is proud to have contributed to these efforts and look forward to doing the hard work necessary to get these concepts and capabilities across the finish line and into the hands of the intel warfighter. PEO IEW&S | Army Futures Command | U.S. Army Joint Modernization Command | #ProjectConvergenceCapstone4 https://lnkd.in/esdezSHy

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For anyone who wants to know how #ai and #datadriven decisions will change warfighting, this article by Greg Little and some of our Army/USMC leaders is a great piece with vision and practical insights the change that's underway. To add my own insight, I still observe 3 camps of digital technologies have gained popularity in their own regard, but rarely have been stirred up, shaken together, and integrated as a whole... #AI, #DevSecOps, and #MBSE. The explosion of interest of LLMs/GenAI has effectively "operationalized" AI in people's lives that may have never used it before. An Artificial Neural Network or simply "greedy algorithms" were terms for mainly data scientists, but #LLMs are now common vernacular from teenagers to retirees. Without a doubt, AI and DevSecOps are quickly mingling and will make AI operational, accessible, and useful. Is #MBSE the remaining lone ranger in this tech trio? Perhaps too many associate it with a buzz word, a tried discipline that didn't deliver on its initial expectations, or a costly experiment of the DoD. This excellent article essentially describes the real purpose behind #MBSE without naming it directly - ontology. "Ontology, a term borrowed from philosophical discourse but increasingly relevant in information science, refers to a systematic framework that categorizes and organizes digital knowledge. It provides a structured way to represent relationships between different pieces of information, facilitating a common understanding and interoperability among various automated systems." One reason that #MBSE hasn't be as accepted is that too often, people associate it with tool vendors vs. the power of the #SysML foundational ontology, and we have not yet received cleared military-based ontologies in the form of SysML metamodels, libraries, and profiles. IMO, the best is still to come... the SysML Version 2 language will be finalized this year and it will look much more like source code (in its textual notation). Imagine a military data ontology that looks with JSON with an elegant Java-like notation that full defines the structure and interfaces of complex military systems, the behavioral workflows of warfighting, and the performance-based parametrics to gain optimized advantage... all traced to "little R" operational requirements. Am I too daring to think that #MBSE will join its counterparts, #AI and #DevSecOps to become the tech trio for future, data-driven warfighting? Please comment and let me know your thoughts.

The registration list keeps growing…and so do the topics of conversation. The Army’s Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM 12), taking place May 29-30 in Philadelphia, is shaping up to provide industry partners with the opportunity to engage with Army leaders and technical experts on topics relevant to the Army’s future C5ISR needs. Recently added breakout sessions will focus on Unified Network Operations (UNO) contract strategy and Modern and Agile Software Cost Model supporting next-generation command and control. Other panels include: • “As a service” approaches • Range extension and aerial tier networking • Electromagnetic warfare and spectrum operations • Powering the future network Industry partners only must register at the Eventbrite link to attend; you will not be granted admission without registering and we do not have on-site registration capabilities. Government employees will be provided an internal registration link according to their leadership’s approval to attend. DON’T DELAY! Registration will fill up well before the early May cut-off due to capacity restrictions with the venue. In-person industry attendee: https://lnkd.in/ePATUHGK... Virtual industry attendee: https://lnkd.in/e9isPPJh... For detailed information go to SAM.gov at: https://lnkd.in/eDs-7xGY ASA(ALT) Army Futures Command U.S. Army DEVCOM C5ISR Center #TEM12 #ArmyNetwork #FutureArmy

Data workflows… Starts with who’s talking to whom (information exchanges’) Then their systems that each as a ‘role’ - contributor - editor : the human - machine portion of the reference architecture Then the configured element being the ports / protocols that machines use to exchange their information - the machine to machine …. The hidden exchange is the data as it is introduced / shared / changed … data exchanges Reference Architecture…… Mission Organization People Machines Systems Data

The U.S. military's wealth of experience is unparalleled. But how can they turn that experience into actionable insights for both humans and machines? A data-centric approach to warfare may hold the key. By integrating digital workflows and knowledge across its business and warfighting functions, the Department of Defense can capitalize on missed opportunities and transform its military experience into a machine-augmented, battle-tested force. As Ben Needles pointed out two years ago, digital knowledge is key to achieving this transformation. But it's not just about data and AI without context of outcomes. Over the years, many people have focused on improving mission workflows, and their influence has helped refine our narrative. The U.S. military's ability to harness its experience is what our adversaries fear the most. Let's move from PowerPoint to power moves and ensure that new technology is deployed at the speed of relevance! Thank you Bakari Dale, Joe OCallaghan, and Zach Riley for collaborating on this piece! Incredible thought leaders and doers in this space. We learned a lot about the importance of digital workflows and knowledge in the context of warfighting from many folks over the years. Thank you to (might have missed a few, I am sorry!): Madeline Zimmerman Shyam Sankar Akash J. David Spirk Leonel Garciga Matt Strohmeyer John Waterston Jock Padgett Jared S. Dan Hake Daniel LeventryJoseph Larson MajGen David Maxwell Rachael M.Jacqueline Tame Justin Fanelli Luis E. Velazquez Artem Sherbinin 🇺🇦 Schuyler Moore Bob Unger Matt Strickland, DML, TS/SCI Dion English Jane Overslaugh Rathbun Ron Boxall Chris Scrapper Christine Rodriguez, SES Alfred H. Joe McDade Shannon Boykin David Wiltse Liz Wehr Charleen L. Marco Temaner Dan Folliard #DoD #Military

How does the Network Modernization Experiment (NetModX) bridge the gap between potential capabilities and achievable outcomes in the Army's C5ISR technologies? Moving from lab-based capabilities to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the Network Modernization Experiment (NetModX) tests disruptive C5ISR technologies in real operational conditions. Led by the Army's C5ISR Center, NetModX promotes collaboration among experts, cross-functional teams, industry partners, and Army programs. Its goal is to translate theoretical potential into practical achievements, informing network modernization and stakeholder decision-making. #Army #networks #modernization #c5isr

Interesting article on the need for decision science in the Navy! AEPs are one source for decision makers, providing robust scientific investigation during research, development, and acquisition of training and fleet systems. Our small cadre of ~30 active duty officers is critical in helping inform Navy Aviation and Medicine leaders but as the Navy streamlines and incorporates more data and technology into processes, it will become imperative to ingrain AEPs and other similar disciplines across the Fleet! #usnaeps #navyaep #navalaviation #navymedicine #science https://lnkd.in/gtQbiV6W

During Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) 10 (almost a year ago), the CSA outlined four baseline requirements that warfighters would need from their future command and control (C2) systems. The four baseline characterics or requirements of the future C2 system include: 1) simplicity 2) intuitiveness 3) low signature 4) continuous iteration These baseline characterics are still valid today. We have made progress and there is so much more work to be done. Industry should keep these requirements in mind when suggesting solutions. As a reminder, I post this article from AUSA titled "COMMAND AND CONTROL IN A DIGITAL AGE: THE U.S. ARMY’S BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE BATTLEFIELD" TEM 10 was productive. I led a panel about the Zero Trust Security Architecture. The Army provided and issued contracting opportunities. We need to keep the momentum going. #army #defenseindustry #commandandcontrol