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L3Harris Selected As Member of Air Force Advanced Battle Management System Digital Infrastructure Consortium

Highlights:

  • Will design, develop and deploy Advanced Battle Management System Digital Infrastructure
  • Defines design criteria to lay foundation to enable Air Force’s contribution to JADC2
  • Provides backbone for distributed battle management in multi-domain battlespace

MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Department of the Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office selected L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) as one of five industry partners chartered to design, develop and deploy the digital infrastructure that will enable advanced battle management and command-and-control capabilities for the Air Force and Space Force.

The newly formed Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Digital Infrastructure Consortium, comprising L3Harris and other competitively selected industry partners, will define requirements and standards to inform the development of the Air Force’s ABMS Digital Infrastructure to realize the DoD’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) vision.

“To embolden commanders with information and decision advantage, they need interoperability, which is a priority outcome for the collaborative consortium,” said Ross Niebergall, L3Harris Vice President and Chief Technical Officer.

The consortium will address the secure processing, resilient communications, data management and open-architecture design criteria that lays the foundation for enabling the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System.

Operationalizing the U.S. Air Force’s vision for JADC2, ABMS will provide the backbone for distributed battle management in a multi-domain battlespace, bringing advanced capabilities to, and creating a decision advantage over, peer threats for the Air Force and Space Force.

About L3Harris Technologies

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $17 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries. L3Harris.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Contacts

Jason Simpson
External Communications
Jason.Simpson01@L3Harris.com
603-400-9285

Paul Swiergosz
Corporate Media Relations
Paul.Swiergosz@L3Harris.com
321-724-3434

L3Harris Technologies

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Headquarters: Melbourne, Florida
CEO: Christopher Kubasik
Employees: ~47,000
Organization: PUB
Revenues: $21 billion (2024)

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Jason Simpson
External Communications
Jason.Simpson01@L3Harris.com
603-400-9285

Paul Swiergosz
Corporate Media Relations
Paul.Swiergosz@L3Harris.com
321-724-3434

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