An Army official told Breaking Defense that some soldiers are hesitant to fly small drones because of the mandatory paperwork, and potential loss of pay, that comes with losing one.
By Ashley RoqueTake lessons learned from joint exercises and turn them into capabilities
The real advantage comes when legacy, new, next generation and cutting-edge systems can work together in the battlespace.
“Maybe it didn’t work the way we wanted to, but we have the capability of giving feedback to the Army, to development, to industry to try and make it work a little bit better,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Shaun Curry.
By Ashley Roque
“When we have a problem, we want to take that problem and give it to industry, and not over prescribe contracts,” said Danielle Moyer, executive director of Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen.
By Carley Welch
“We don’t [want to] inadvertently allow the resources we’re spending on soldiers and families to crowd out the modernization that we have to continue with,” Wormuth told reporters.
By Ashley Roque
The 75th Ranger Regiment is tasked with providing feedback up the chain on all night vision devices to help leaders details for a new IVAS competition and which units should receive the mixed-reality device.
By Ashley Roque
“We cannot [just] rely on … bring out the laser and it’ll fix it all,” said the 101st Airborne Division’s Commanding General Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia.
By Ashley Roque
The service wants information on Group 4 or 5 drone designs that can carry a range of sensors, and also launch new weapons like the developmental launched effects.
By Ashley Roque
Better user interface and experience create faster decision-making in multi-domain operations
Improved UX and UI can enable smarter use of AI and automation, helping warfighters manage data-rich environments and make faster, more informed decisions.
C2NG is the Army’s joint effort with industry to build a “data-centric” command and control system facilitated through network transport.
By Carley Welch
The $883.7 billion bill makes several major changes to President Joe Biden’s FY25 budget request, including a more narrow approach to transferring Air National Guard units into the Space Force. But budgetary matters will ultimately be decided by congressional appropriators.
By Michael Marrow, Ashley Roque, Justin Katz and Theresa Hitchens
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George is sending a slew of developmental C-UAS systems to the Middle East. Soldiers there are aligned to receive a new high-powered microwave.
By Ashley Roque
In this op-ed retired Army Maj. Gen. John Ferrari lays out why FARA had to go, and where Army aviation should fly from here.
By John Ferrari
“We’re actually getting [soldiers] involved in how we’re helping to design the force….My view is that we are going to see a lot of refinements from the field that will really help us figure out how we need to adjust,” said Army Chief Randy George.
By Ashley Roque
A trio of new longer range missiles could also be in soldiers’ hands over the next dozen months.
By Ashley Roque
In this op-ed, retired Army Maj. Gen. John Ferrari argues that the Army’s decision to make cuts to force structure, while tough, is ultimately the right one.
By John Ferrari