A House proposal to add $400 million to the Pentagon's Joint Fires Network marks a sharp escalation in support for a system the Defense Department views as central to future high-end warfare. The Joint Fires Network, or JFN, is an ambitious effort to knit together the sensors, weapons and decision-making tools of the U.S. military and its partners. The system is designed to speed up the identification and engagement of targets, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, where long distances, contested communications...
