The Army's Project Convergence

Project Convergence is what the Army calls a campaign of learning, designed to further integrate the Army into the Joint Force. It is how the Army intends to play a role in Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), the Department of Defenses (DODs) plan to connect sensors and weapon systems from all the military services Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force as well as Special Operations Forces (SOF), into a single network which, theoretically, could prove faster and more effective in responding to threats from peer competitors. Designed around five core elements soldiers, weapons systems, command and control, information, and terrain Army Futures Command (AFC) plans to run Project Convergence on an annual basis. The Army intends to conduct experiments with technology, equipment, and solicit soldier feedback throughout the year, culminating in an annual exercise or demonstration. In basic terms, the Army reportedly wants to take the services big ideas for future warfare and test them in the real world. The Army wants to figure out what works and what needs fixing and figure that out as early as possible, when its much cheaper to make changes.