Chapter Hosts Leidos Tech Talk

The chapter recently hosted a Tech Talk, sponsored by Leidos, focused on Integrating the Fight: Delivering Theater-Wide Effects Across Domains. The session brought together leaders from across government and industry to examine how forces can effectively operate in the Indo-Pacific's uniquely challenging environment-defined by vast distances, contested infrastructure, and denied, degraded, intermittent and limited (DDIL) conditions. Panelists highlighted that modern operations demand more than advanced individual capabilities; they require resilient, integrated systems that connect networks, platforms and partners across all domains. Key discussion areas included enabling decision-making at the tactical edge, ensuring assured command and control in disrupted environments and accelerating coalition interoperability to achieve decision advantage.

A central takeaway from the discussion was that the challenge is no longer the availability of technology, but the alignment required to employ it effectively. Speakers emphasized the importance of clearly defined decision authorities, improved data accessibility across classification boundaries and a shared understanding of operational constructs such as Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) beyond the joint level. Industry was encouraged to bring proven, mission-ready capabilities and to focus on integration within real operational environments rather than standalone innovation. The event reinforced AFCEA's role as a critical convening force-bringing together operators, technologists and partners to move beyond discussion and toward practical, mission-focused solutions that enhance readiness and effectiveness across the Indo-Pacific.

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