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Military service members assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss, Texas, and 729th Air Control Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct warfare operations at the Tactical Operations Center-Light (TOC-L) on Oct. 14, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 experimentation at March Air Reserve Base, California. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brenda Salgado)

Air Force looks to scale up C2 prototyping, experimentation efforts

"All of the major C2 breakthroughs that we’ve had in the last five years are almost all a direct result of things that happened through either an…
A rendering of what someone using the new Project Overmatch capability known as Maven would look like. A unified tactical display that provides insight on vessels across the world, the Maven program overlays real-time ship readiness and sustainment data right at the user’s fingertips by utilizing artificial intelligence. It was created by Project Overmatch and Palantir in collaboration. (Image found on DVIDS as stock photo courtesy of Palantir)

Marine Corps names leadership for Project Dynamis amid push for new AI capabilities

Col. Arlon Smith was tapped to direct the project.
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron and U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron fly in formation above U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships in the Pacific Ocean in support of Valiant Shield 2024, June 7, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keegan Putman)

Air Force standing up integrated program office for Joint Fires Network on Oct. 1

The move comes after the Air Force was named as the executive agent for the Joint Fires Network last year.
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An air battle manager participants in the 805th Combat Training Squadron’s second Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming wargame in July 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debora Henley.)

Air Force experimenting with AI microservices during new battle management wargame series

"We’re physically … stressing the battle managers into making decisions, and then having companies observe what they’re doing and then trying to develop microservices that improve the…
U.S. Air Force air battle managers participate in the Department of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System Cross-Functional Team first Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming, or DASH, experiment, recently held at the Howard Hughes Operations, or H2O, Center in Las Vegas, Nev., April 8, 2025. This two-week event brought together operational warfighters and industry and Shadow Operations Center-Nellis software developers to prototype microservices aimed at accelerating and improving decision-making in high-tempo battle management scenarios framed by the Transformational Model. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Air Force putting AI-based model for battle management decisions through its paces

The Air Force's Transformational Model for Decision Advantage is serving as the foundation for a number of ongoing experiments focused on supporting the Pentagon's broader Combined Joint…
U.S. airmen participate in the Tactical Operations Center-Light experiment at the 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, Capstone 24A experimentation event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 28, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)

How the Air Force is experimenting with AI-enabled tech for battle management

The 805th Combat Training Squadron is testing new technologies to assess their applicability for tactical command and control.
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 752nd Operations Support Squadron set up equipment at Project Convergence Capstone 4 experimentation at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 21, 2024. (DOD courtesy photo)

Project Convergence headed to Indo-Pacific Command in April

As part of the Project Convergence Capstone 5 exercise, forces will leave capabilities behind for operational use in the Indo-Pacific.
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