“We will teach them to be integrators and flight integrators on the back end of that, but we want them to be masters of their craft, of being able to fly a helicopter the old-fashioned way,” Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus said.
“A lot of the reasons that we're making decisions are because of political change. That's the reality of our governmental system," said Maj. Gen. Clair Gill. "And so we might be moving down a path for a couple years, and things change. The world changes. Wars happen.”
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
“Just like the Black Hawk, the Apache is going to be around for a while. Is it going to need an improved engine or can we just continue to modify the one that it has?” said Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus.
Rep. Betty McCollum said she was “dismayed” to find out the Army did not consult with the Marine Corps prior to making its decision.
Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division will be the first to receive FLRAA, said Gen. James Mingus.
The Army’s new Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus recently sat down with Breaking Defense to discuss a few of his priorities that include network changes to include transitioning from a ‘C2 Fix’ to ‘C2 Next.’
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
“Is it 100 percent ready? Is it going to work perfectly? Probably not but we're going to learn from it,” Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus told Breaking Defense.