All Domain Convergence Advanced Technology

PE 0603041A: All Domain Convergence Advanced Technology is a program element within the Army's Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) budget, specifically under Advanced Technology Development. The primary goal of this program is to develop, mature, and demonstrate technologies that support the Army's campaign of learning in operational environments. The focus is on improving speed of response, scalability, interoperability, and range of engagement. Technologies delivered under this program are intended to enable sensor-to-shooter applications from tactical to strategic levels, supporting Army experimentation events and the Department of Defense's Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) initiative. The research leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to enhance threat recognition, decision-making, and autonomous capabilities, aligning with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority areas and the Army Modernization Strategy.

CM2: Collaborative Convergence Advanced Tech Development is the largest line item within PE 0603041A, focusing on developing and integrating persistent experimentation technologies and the supporting architecture. This project utilizes adaptive data fusion and task allocation algorithms to advance AI-based decision support agents. Objectives include developing advanced methods for mission-oriented data processing, scalable architecture solutions for tactical data collection, movement, and modeling, and accelerating technologies to achieve sensor-to-shooter dominance. The work is conducted by the Analysis Center, C5ISR Center, Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), and Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC), and complements related research in All Domain Convergence Applied Research.

Within CM2, several key efforts are underway. The Joint Systems Integration initiative integrates tactical network and C5ISR technologies in Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) laboratory experiments, focusing on system-of-systems integration and operational performance evaluation. The Analytics for Convergence Technology Integration effort validates the maturity of battlefield integration across Army assets, providing cyber threat representations and mitigation recommendations, and qualifying technologies for use in denied, degraded, intermittent, or limited electromagnetic environments. The Convergence Ground and Aviation Platform Integration and Systems and Platform Integration efforts focus on integrating ground and aviation assets, maturing unmanned systems, and demonstrating improved air-ground cooperative human-machine operations. The goal is to increase lethality, survivability, and situational awareness in contested environments.

CM8: Convergence Battlefield Integration is a smaller line item that aims to integrate and demonstrate technologies such as aided target detection, autonomous tactical behaviors, AI-enabled decision support agents, and advanced data management in Multi-Domain Operations field experiments. The project's objective is to reduce sensor-to-shooter timelines and evaluate operational performance in representative scenarios. A notable effort under this line is Coordinated Lethality Advanced Development, which investigates commercial off-the-shelf items for their potential to enhance lethality across domains, supporting rapid technology adoption and integration.

DA4: All Domain Convergence Engineering & Architectures provides critical engineering and architecture support for all Army modernization priorities related to convergence. The main objective is to develop mature system and system-of-systems architectures that enable objective, data-driven analyses of new Army technologies. This includes the creation of digital engineering products to facilitate rapid and repeated digital assessments prior to full-scale field tests, such as Project Convergence. The Engineering for Architectures effort focuses on systems engineering and codesigning systems in a digital environment, producing models, simulations, and software engineering products to support senior leader decision-making and integration across Army modernization efforts.

The FY 2026 budget request for PE 0603041A reflects a reduction compared to previous years, primarily due to realignments to other program elements focused on advanced manufacturing, human-machine integration, and high-tempo data-driven decision tools. These adjustments are intended to optimize the workforce and align resources with evolving priorities, in compliance with government efficiency initiatives. The program remains consistent with DoD and Army modernization strategies, emphasizing persistent experimentation, rapid technology maturation, and integration across all domains.