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Aug. 31, 2023
Air Force, Army Battle Labs work with DARPA on ASTARTE, new C2 capability

Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, also known as the U.S. Air Force’s ABMS Battle Lab, recently experimented with joint partners that helped evolve a new joint airspace management and joint fires capability.
April 20, 2023
AF Battle Lab supports cross-service airspace, fires management field experiment

The 805th CTS, also known as the Shadow Operations Center - Nellis, hosted Field Experiment 1 to increase efficiency in airspace management and joint fires integrations between Army and Air Force Tactical Command and Control units through automation of information flow between multiple disparate
Feb. 15, 2023
Air Force Battle Lab accelerates battle management for PACAF, ABMS CFT, ACC

The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s second ShOC-N Flag event instrumented battle management functions and processes, and operators interacting with software and data.
Sept. 3, 2022
Joint Battle Labs assess DARPA program, reduce joint-fires execution time

In partnership with the Army and Air Force, ASTARTE is a DARPA-sponsored program designed to enable efficient and effective airspace operations and deconfliction in a highly congested battlespace.
June 5, 2022
ShOC-N battle lab hosts distributed command and control event

The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center - Nellis is the U.S. Air Force’s premier battle lab supporting the development, advancement, and maturation of key technologies and capabilities designed to compress the kill-chain for joint and coalition warfighters.
May 9, 2022
DAF hosts congressional delegation for ABMS update, E-7 orientation

Department of the Air Force leaders hosted a congressional delegation at Nellis Air Force Base, May 6, for an update on the base’s Advanced Battle Management System initiatives and an orientation of the E-7 Wedgetail.
Sept. 15, 2021
VCSAF visits the SHOC-N Battlelab

Howard Hughes Operations is part of the 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or ShOC-N. ShOC-N is the Air Force’s primary Advanced Battle Management System Battlelab for experimentation and incubation of new command and control technologies and development of C2 tactics,
June 17, 2021
ShOC-N: Bringing ABMS future faster

As the Air Force and Department of Defense continually refine intra- and inter-service communication capabilities to retain strategic advantage in future conflict, Nellis Air Force Base’s Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or ShOC-N, is leading the way as the test bed for emerging technologies that

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