The U.S. JADC2 Doctrine and Data-Centric Warfare

The United States has placed the concept of data-centric warfare at the heart of its military modernization strategy, with the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) doctrine as its primary framework. JADC2 reflects the recognition that future conflicts will not be decided solely by the number of ships, aircraft, or tanks deployed, but by the speed and accuracy with which forces can perceive, process, and exploit information across multiple domains. The objective is to create a resilient, continuous architecture that unifies sensors, weapons, and decision-makers, enabling faster and more precise operations. In this vision, the battlefield is no longer a set of separate environments—land, air, sea, space, and cyber—but an interconnected operational space in which data flows seamlessly and must be orchestrated in real time. Superiority will depend less on possessing advanced platforms than on mastering the information environment, compressing decision cycles, and integrating joint capabilities in ways adversaries cannot replicate.