The Pentagon’s IT agency wants to bridge network gaps in the Pacific

The Defense Information Systems Agency is working to close coalition-network gaps in the Pacific as US Indo-Pacific Command moves toward faster data sharing with partners. A recently deployed Pacific mission partner network consolidates previously separate national connections, with exercises showing improved coordination and fewer systems for personnel to switch between. Remaining work includes common identity management, data standards and zero-trust security as DISA transitions toward a data-centric environment. The objective is a flexible information-sharing architecture that can accommodate partners with differing technical capabilities and coalition arrangements, rather than relying on rigid networks built separately for each country.