What concept seeks to connect sensors and shooters to provide faster and better battlefield decisions?

• A. JADC2
• B. Joint Operations Planning
• C. Annual Threat Assessment
• D. ABMS

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is the ability to quickly link sensing assets with firing systems to speed up decision-making on the battlefield. The Advanced Battle Management System is the Air Force’s program that stitches together sensors across domains—air, space, cyberspace, and more—with shooters and decision-makers in near real-time. By creating a common data fabric, standardized interfaces, and shared situational awareness, ABMS shortens the time from sensing a target to engaging it, while improving accuracy and coordination.

This sits within the broader goal of joint all-domain command and control, but ABMS is the concrete implementation that makes sensor-to-shooter connectivity possible within that framework. Other options describe planning, assessment, or the overarching concept rather than the practical system that directly enables fast, integrated decision-making.