Advanced Integrated Air Defense Systems, Anti-satellite, and computer network attack weapons can hold capabilities in air, space and cyber at risk and create Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2AD) quandaries. The goal of Multi-Domain Operations is to ensure the ability to integrate operations in multiple domains and create complex dilemmas for potential adversaries; success is dependent on the ability to harness information and conduct advanced command and control in all domains, simultaneously. Including advanced command and control (C2) capabilities to meet evolving threats, as the Air Force continues to leverage air, space and cyberspace operations, progressing from enhanced operational effects to truly synergistic effects.
The need for Multi-Domain Command and Control (MDC2) stems from the notion that conflict in the Digital Age will be characterized as multi-domain, multi-region, multi-component, and multi-nation. These characteristics will create operational seams for our forces that must be overcome in an operationally agile way. MDC2 represents the Air Force’s concept for how to mitigate the negative effects of these seams with operational agility and high velocity decision making.
Development of MDC2 is requires optimized C2 processes, assured communications networks to enable C2 in contested environments, C2 interoperability with joint, coalition and interagency forces and advanced technology (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, etc.) to enhance and accelerate C2 functions.
U.S. Air Force researchers are asking industry for new enabling technologies in fast attack planning on valuable and enemy moving targets that offer only a fleeting time window to carry out successful missions.
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