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Can The US Army Transform Without A New Approach to Warfare?

When did the Army come to believe that acquiring new stuff fast equals modernization?

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Q&A: Gen. Mike Murray On JADC2, Project Convergence, & Future War EXCLUSIVE

"It comes down to data standards and it comes down to architecture. How does the Air Force architecture integrate with the Army architecture and with the Navy architecture? What are those crossover points?"

Land Warfare

Faster, Tougher, Smarter: Army’s Future Armored Force EXCLUSIVE

Adding robot scouts and replacing vintage vehicles – the M113, the M2 Bradley, and potentially even the M1 Abrams – will make heavy brigades much more mobile, lethal, and aware of threats, Maj. Gen. Richard Ross Coffman says.

Land Warfare

Army Won’t Repeat Mistakes of FCS: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE

“There are a lot of differences between the FCS experience and the path we're on,” the Army Futures Command chief told us. This time, he said, “I don't think there is hubris. I think there's actually humility.”

Air Warfare

‘Land Forces Are Hard To Kill’: Army Chief Unveils Pacific Strategy

A new strategy paper from Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville says forward-deployed Army forces will survive inside Chinese missile strikes and fatally disrupt the PLA's plans.

Land Warfare

Army’s New Aim Is ‘Decision Dominance’

“Decision dominance … is the ability for a commander to sense, understand, decide, act, and assess faster and more effectively than any adversary,” said Army Futures Command chief Gen. John “Mike” Murray.

Air Warfare

Michigan: Arsenal of Democracy for dangerous times

Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.

Land Warfare

Let Your Robots Off The Leash – Or Lose: AI Experts

In DARPA-Army experiments, soldiers tried to micromanage their drones and ground robots, slowing their reaction times and restricting their tactics. Can AIs earn troops’ trust?

Land Warfare

Learn By Losing: Give AI To OPFOR First

The best way to show US troops the power of new technology like artificial intelligence, one general said, is to let them suffer defeat at its hands — in training exercises.

Air Warfare

Low, Fast, Networked & Lethal: Future Army Airpower

Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville and other top Army pilots say these new technologies, tactics, & training will keep aircraft alive against high-tech foes like Russia and China.

Land Warfare

Army Seeks Electric Scout By 2025

The Light Reconnaissance Vehicle, an off-road truck to scout ahead of airborne and light infantry units, could lead the Army’s move to electric motors. But electrifying heavy cargo trucks, let alone tanks, could take decades.

Air Warfare

Marine F-35s Share Targeting Data With Army: Project Convergence

The Army’s future-warfare exercise overcame a host of technical glitches to link systems ranging from NRO and NGA spy satellites to Marine Corps fighter jets.

Air Warfare

Army Invites Air Force ABMS To Big Network Test: Project Convergence

This fall’s experiment will study how the Army’s own weapons can share target data, Gen. Murray said, but in 2021 he wants to add the Air Force’s ABMS network.

Land Warfare

Army Braces For Post-COVID Cuts: Gen. Murray

“I've heard some people talk about [going] back to a BCA [Budget Control Act] level of funding,” Gen. Murray says, referring to the steep cuts also known as sequestration. “And I've heard some people say that it's even going to be worse than BCA.”

Air Warfare