Armed Robots: US Lags Rhetoric, Russia

Armed Robots: US Lags Rhetoric, Russia
Armed Robots: US Lags Rhetoric, Russia

AUSA: American military leaders talk how artificial intelligence will change the face of war, but the unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) actually in development are much more modest and less lethal. They’re mostly small, mostly unarmed, and fall short not only of Pentagon visions of future warfare, but of the tank-like machines the Russians are experimenting with today.…

Boeing Upgrades Air Defense Vs. Russians: Avenger SHORAD

Boeing Upgrades Air Defense Vs. Russians: Avenger SHORAD
Boeing Upgrades Air Defense Vs. Russians: Avenger SHORAD

Increasingly anxious about Russian drones and helicopters, the US Army is inviting contractors to demonstrate Short-Range Air Defense systems at a “SHORAD shoot-off” this September. The closest thing to an incumbent in this race is Boeing, which developed the Army’s current Avenger, an old-school unarmored Humvee carrying Stinger missile pods. Now Boeing has upgraded the…

New Army Unit To Test Tactics: Meet The Multi-Domain Task Force

New Army Unit To Test Tactics: Meet The Multi-Domain Task Force
New Army Unit To Test Tactics: Meet The Multi-Domain Task Force

WASHINGTON: The Army is creating an experimental combat unit to develop new tactics for lethally fast-paced future battlefields. The Multi-Domain Task Force will be “a relatively small organization…1,500 or so troops,” the Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, told the Future of Warfare conference here this morning. While small, it will have capabilities not found in…

Army Soldiers Slash Time To Move From Port To Front: Deterring Russia

Army Soldiers Slash Time To Move From Port To Front: Deterring Russia
Army Soldiers Slash Time To Move From Port To Front: Deterring Russia

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: Determined to deter the rising Russian threat, the US Army is slashing the time it takes for a brigade to get ready for battle once it’s arrived in Europe, from over 40 days to under 10. Normally unloading equipment, getting organized, and moving to the front takes more than 40 days, Maj. Gen.…

Is Small Beautiful For The Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle?

Is Small Beautiful For The Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle?
Is Small Beautiful For The Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle?

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: The robotic war machines of the future are strangely cute. Here at the Association of the US Army winter conference, BAE Systems is showing off a 12-ton robot mini-tank that looks like a baby M1 Abrams. There’s serious lesson here which the Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle effort is taking to heart. Automation,…

Tank 2022: Demos & Decisions For Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle

Tank 2022: Demos & Decisions For Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle
Tank 2022: Demos & Decisions For Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: The year of decision for the Army’s nascent Next Generation Combat Vehicle will be 2022. That’s when “at least two” NGCV demonstrators get field-tested by real troops, officials told the Association of the US Army conference here today. What the soldiers learn will then help Army leaders’ decide whether to fund a full-up program to…

Army Confidential: Service Seeks Private Dialogue With Companies

Army Confidential: Service Seeks Private Dialogue With Companies
Army Confidential: Service Seeks Private Dialogue With Companies

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: Can we talk? In private? If you’re a defense contractor with a good idea, the US Army wants to say yes — but laws and regulations get in the way. That’s a problem the Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) is struggling to solve with what it calls a Capabilities Information Exchange. Here’s the…

Army’s Multi-Domain Battle Gains Traction Across Services: The Face Of Future War

Army’s Multi-Domain Battle Gains Traction Across Services: The Face Of Future War
Army’s Multi-Domain Battle Gains Traction Across Services: The Face Of Future War

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: Less than six months after its official rollout, the Army’s new concept of future warfare has gotten traction with all four armed services. In brief, Multi-Domain Battle envisions the military — everything from submarines to satellites, tanks to jets, destroyers to drones, grunts to hackers — working together to overwhelm the enemy with…