Pentagon Plans For Networked Warfare Will Falter Without Better Access Controls

The idea is simple: give all U.S. warfighters access to the same high-speed network so they can share vital information and select the optimum response to any threat.

That is the vision behind the Joint All-Domain Command and Control system, universally referred to in military circles as JADC2. It’s an idea that has been kicking around for decades, but now is becoming feasible thanks to the digital revolution.