Support Equipment

DIAMONDShield

Also known as
  • DiamondShield
  • DIAMONDShield™
  • Intuitive DIAMONDShield
  • DIAMONDShield Integrated Multi-Domain Operations
  • DIAMONDShield Multi-Domain Battlespace Management

DIAMONDShield is Lockheed Martin's fielded AI-assisted multi-domain battle-management and integrated air and missile defense command-and-control system. Its modular open architecture uses Link 16 and other standard protocols to connect sensors, weapons, legacy systems, and coalition command networks across air, land, sea, and space.

DIAMONDShield, Multi-domain battle management and command-and-control system, Support Equipment
Image source: DIAMONDShield Integrated Multi-Domain Operations
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
United States
Type
Multi-domain battle management and command-and-control system
Service note
2010s-present command-and-control software
Designed
2012
Produced
2012-present

Specifications

Primary role
Multi-domain battle management and integrated air and missile defense command and control
Fielding status
Lockheed Martin describes DIAMONDShield as operational and fielded
Architecture
Modular open systems architecture (OSA) for sensor-to-shooter integration
Interoperability
Fuses sensors, weapons, and legacy systems across air, land, sea, and space
Protocols
Uses Link 16 plus other standard U.S., NATO, military, and civilian data protocols
Decision support
AI analyzes command-and-control data and recommends responses to incoming threats
Data inputs
Can incorporate external military and civilian data sources such as missile-defense systems, radars, and air-traffic-control systems
Visualization
Provides map-based 2D, 3D, and 4D battle-space views
Tasking speed
Product-page example says AI-assisted air-operations planning can reduce air-tasking timelines from about 72 hours to hours or minutes
Systems Demonstrated Together

Lockheed Martin publicly tied DIAMONDShield to these multi-domain demonstration systems rather than documented combat use.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
Aegis Combat System, Shipboard integrated combat system, Naval SystemsAegis Combat SystemVirtualized combat-system node

Lockheed Martin said DIAMONDShield was paired with four Virtualized Aegis Weapon System nodes during Valiant Shield 2022.

Sources: Lockheed Martin Partners with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Successful Multi-Domain Experiments

M142 HIMARS, Wheeled multiple rocket launcher and tactical missile launcher, ArtilleryM142 HIMARSRocket launcher

The same Valiant Shield 2022 scenarios involved HIMARS alongside DIAMONDShield and the VAWS nodes.

Sources: Lockheed Martin Partners with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Successful Multi-Domain Experiments

PAC-3, Hit-to-kill Patriot interceptor missile, Air DefensePAC-3PAC-3 MSE interceptor

Lockheed Martin said PAC-3 MSE was part of the scenarios used to demonstrate DIAMONDShield command-and-control analysis; VAWS then routed targeting data and detailed orders to front-line assets.

Sources: Lockheed Martin Partners with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Successful Multi-Domain Experiments

Networked Command Role

DIAMONDShield is a command-and-control layer rather than a launcher, sensor, or interceptor. Its public record is strongest around fielded battle-management capability and exercise demonstrations that linked existing weapon and combat-system nodes.

Command function

The system synthesizes operational command-and-control data and recommends assets for incoming-threat response.

Open architecture

Lockheed Martin describes an OSA design intended to integrate tactical communications, sensors, weapons, and legacy systems.

Exercise boundary

Valiant Shield 2022 sources document experimentation and demonstrations with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, not confirmed combat employment.

Timeline

DIAMONDShield Key Events

  1. Lockheed Martin introduces DIAMONDShield

    Lockheed Martin launched DIAMONDShield as an advanced air and missile defense command-and-control system with map-based decision support and a service-oriented architecture.

    Sources: Lockheed Martin Introduces Advanced Air And Missile C2 System That Provides Commanding View Of The Battlespace

  2. Operational-system milestone

    Lockheed Martin said DIAMONDShield had matured from a prototype into an operational system and was being developed as the foundation of an integrated air and missile defense system for an international customer.

    Sources: Lockheed Martin Advances System That Links Capabilities Across Domains to Create a Unified Battlespace Picture

  3. Multi-domain exercise demonstration with VAWS

    Lockheed Martin said DIAMONDShield was paired with four Virtualized Aegis Weapon System nodes during Valiant Shield 2022, a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercise that included scenarios involving HIMARS and PAC-3 MSE.

    Sources: Lockheed Martin Partners with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Successful Multi-Domain Experiments

  4. Northern Edge JADC2 demonstration

    Lockheed Martin said its Joint Fires Network demonstration at Northern Edge 2023 paired DIAMONDShield BMC2 software with VAWS and integrated with F-35s to support rapid long-range fires.

    Sources: Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JADC2 Integrated Fires Capability at INDOPACOM Exercise Near Alaska

Media

DIAMONDShield Videos

DIAMONDShield Images

DIAMONDShield, Multi-domain battle management and command-and-control system, Support Equipment - view 1
Source: DIAMONDShield Integrated Multi-Domain Operations
DIAMONDShield, Multi-domain battle management and command-and-control system, Support Equipment - view 2
Source: DIAMONDShield Integrated Multi-Domain Operations
Related Weapon Systems
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Sources

DIAMONDShield Integrated Multi-Domain OperationsPublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Supports manufacturer background, multi-domain battle-management role, AI decision-support claims, modular open systems architecture, Link 16 interoperability, and image provenance for the official product-page images. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Lockheed Martin Introduces Advanced Air And Missile C2 System That Provides Commanding View Of The BattlespacePublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Supports the original DIAMONDShield launch description, map-based command-and-control framing, decision-support aids, 2D/3D/4D visualization, and service-oriented architecture. | Accessed: 2026-07-03DIAMONDShield Fact SheetPublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Supports C2-cycle automation, ISR and targeting functions, map-based joint planning, Link 16 and other data-link support, messaging protocols, role-based access, secure exchange, training, and delivery options. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Lockheed Martin Advances System That Links Capabilities Across Domains to Create a Unified Battlespace PicturePublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Supports the 2018 operational-maturity milestone, international-customer IAMD foundation claim, joint demonstration context, Link 16/Link 11 interoperability, and automated air mission planning claims. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Lockheed Martin Partners with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Successful Multi-Domain ExperimentsPublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Supports the Valiant Shield 2022 exercise context, pairing with four VAWS nodes, the HIMARS and PAC-3 MSE scenarios, and the experimental rather than combat-use framing for the demonstration. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JADC2 Integrated Fires Capability at INDOPACOM Exercise Near AlaskaPublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Supports Northern Edge 2023 exercise context, Joint Fires Network demonstration, DIAMONDShield BMC2 pairing with VAWS, F-35 integration, and operator training sessions. | Accessed: 2026-07-03