The U.S. Air Force kicked off its Advanced Battle Management System more than four years ago as a vague but ambitious effort to move command and control away from an air-frame and connect all of its sensors with shooters to speed up decision-making. Since then, the service has thrown money at experiments and faced criticism from Congress that there has not been enough oversight or a tangible goal. In the past few months, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has sought to refocus the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) on defining its goals and delivering operational capability. The program is set to deliver a command-and-control capability while a new unit oversees creative ways to bring more companies into the fold.
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