In his first comments to lawmakers on the controversy, the Joint Chiefs Chairman said his moves in the final days of the Trump presidency were all routine.
The service wants to use sensors to "see" across the larger distances expected for future battles. And deeper sensing makes more data to process and understand.
Sgt. Daniel Perry's attorney has said the soldier was working for a ride-sharing company and acted in self-defense after a protester pointed a gun at him.
A initiative announced by the deputy secretary of defense will send technical data and AI experts to combatant commands to learn more about their needs for JADC2.