JANUARY 2026AEROSPACEDEFENSEREVIEW.COM8In My OpinionHOW WE'RE TAKING JOINT ALL DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL (JADC2) FROM CONCEPT TO REALITYBy Maria Demaree, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business and Digital Transformation & CIO, Lockheed Martin Space [NYSE: LMT]Three main functions underpin JADC2: the ability to Sense a threat; make sense of that threat; and decisively adjudicate actions against it. Nearly a year ago the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Dr. Kathleen Hicks, signed the Department's JADC2 implementation plan, formalizing the DoD's imperative to bolster the informational and decisional advantages of our Joint Force Commanders by way of JADC2. Fast-forward a year later, and here is a sneak peek at how Lockheed Martin Space is answering our nation's call to action.`Sense'We have successfully engineered a mid-size satellite bus -- the LM 400 (currently undergoing final testing) -- that is scheduled to launch later this year. The LM 400 is arguably one of the most versatile mid-sized satellites ever produced and is capable of remote sensing, satellite communications, imaging and advanced radar. The LM 400 is already under several contracts, most recently being named as one of the satellite buses supporting the U.S. Space Force's planned Missile Track Custody program in medium earth orbit. The LM 400 reduces non-recurring engineering, which in turn will speed up production timelines and increase the capacity for faster on-orbit delivery. As a result, we can enable greater proliferation efforts, which translates into enhanced resiliency and more robust sensing capabilities that can operate in Low Earth, Medium Earth and High Earth Orbits. Also worth mentioning, the LM 400 conforms to Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) standards Maria Demaree
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