Army acquisition chief: As industry innovation races ahead, service struggles with resources, training

Army acquisition chief: As industry innovation races ahead, service struggles with resources, training
Army acquisition chief: As industry innovation races ahead, service struggles with resources, training

“You can have a terrific piece of gear, but if it’s very difficult to train, it’s just not going to be as effective or if it’s too expensive to train on, it’s not going to be as affordable for the Army to do at scale and everything the Army does is at vast scale,” Doug Bush said.

Randy George assigned as next Army vice chief, new leaders named in modernization offices

Randy George assigned as next Army vice chief, new leaders named in modernization offices
Randy George assigned as next Army vice chief, new leaders named in modernization offices

The announced assignments will see new faces heading to important acquisition posts in the Army.

Army delays multi-domain doctrine, sends team to glean info from Ukraine fight

Army delays multi-domain doctrine, sends team to glean info from Ukraine fight
Army delays multi-domain doctrine, sends team to glean info from Ukraine fight

TRADOC Commander Gen. Paul Funk wants to include the latest data from Ukraine conflict. “Why would we not take advantage of that just for some timeline?” he said.

PRC, Russia Professionalize – Without Cloning US NCOs

PRC, Russia Professionalize – Without Cloning US NCOs
PRC, Russia Professionalize – Without Cloning US NCOs

Our adversaries are improving military training and education, but they may not need a Western-style NCO corps to wage the centralized, long-range warfare they prefer.

REARMM: Army Holds Modernization ‘Rehearsals’

REARMM: Army Holds Modernization ‘Rehearsals’
REARMM: Army Holds Modernization ‘Rehearsals’

How do you get 35 new technologies into combat units without overwhelming them? Army Futures Command, Forces Command, Materiel Command, and other HQs are trying to figure that out.

COVID-19: Army To Test All New Recruits

COVID-19: Army To Test All New Recruits
COVID-19: Army To Test All New Recruits

Training bases are now taking new recruits after a two-week pause. “We have enough test kits” for all of them and their instructors, Gen. Paul Funk said.

COVID-19: Army Stops Bringing New Recruits To Basic Training

COVID-19: Army Stops Bringing New Recruits To Basic Training
COVID-19: Army Stops Bringing New Recruits To Basic Training

There are enough young privates already in the pipeline, Gen. Paul Funk said, to keep Army units fully manned for months to come.

Army Generals Converge On Classified Air Force Conference For JADC2 Talks

Army Generals Converge On Classified Air Force Conference For JADC2 Talks
Army Generals Converge On Classified Air Force Conference For JADC2 Talks

Dozens of generals — and one admiral — will convene at Nellis Air Force Base next week.

Uncle Sam Wants YOU To Compete For Army Network Upgrade: CS 21

Uncle Sam Wants YOU To Compete For Army Network Upgrade: CS 21
Uncle Sam Wants YOU To Compete For Army Network Upgrade: CS 21

Gone are the days of a stately, deliberate, laborious acquisition process in which the Army would plan out the future in detail before going to industry. “We’d almost always guess wrong,” said Maj. Gen. David Bassett. “Eventually we’d deliver yesterday’s technology tomorrow.”

Multi-Domain Networks: The Army, The Allies & AI

Multi-Domain Networks: The Army, The Allies & AI
Multi-Domain Networks: The Army, The Allies & AI

Even with Australia, one of our closest allies, it can be hard to share data. And the Army’s future war plans require seamless network coordination with the other US services and foreign allies.

Services Wargaming Multi-Domain Consensus: Army 3-Star Futurist

Services Wargaming Multi-Domain Consensus: Army 3-Star Futurist
Services Wargaming Multi-Domain Consensus: Army 3-Star Futurist

“All the services understand the need to move to Multi-Domain Operations,” Lt. Gen. Wesley said. “Second, we all agree that MDC2 [Multi-Domain Command & Control] is the most important joint problem that we have to solve. After that, the specifics of how you conduct MDO – that’s where the variance is that we’ve got to converge on.”

US Army’s Brain Transplant: Futurists Move To Futures Command

US Army’s Brain Transplant: Futurists Move To Futures Command
US Army’s Brain Transplant: Futurists Move To Futures Command

“We’ve done concepts for many years and, frankly, the Army hasn’t changed much,” admitted the three-star chief of the Army’s in-house think tank on future war. But on Friday, when the Army officially put its futurists under the same roof as its scientists, engineers, and program managers, the notoriously hidebound service aimed to break down the barrier between thinking about the future force and building it.

Army Multi-Domain Update: New HQs, Grey Zones, & The Art of The Unfeasible

Army Multi-Domain Update: New HQs, Grey Zones, & The Art of The Unfeasible
Army Multi-Domain Update: New HQs, Grey Zones, & The Art of The Unfeasible

Smart missiles to strike hard targets hundreds of miles away. Wireless links to pull data from stealth fighters and foot soldiers alike. Command posts agile enough to coordinate it all — not only in open war, but in the ambiguous “grey zone” of hacking, proxy warfare, and Twitter trolls. That’s just a few of the…

Army Unveils Multi-Domain Concept; Joined At Hip With Air Force

Army Unveils Multi-Domain Concept; Joined At Hip With Air Force
Army Unveils Multi-Domain Concept; Joined At Hip With Air Force

Just as AirLand Battle was aimed straight at the former Soviet Union, with its massed mechanized armies, Multi-Domain Operations is aimed straight at Vladimir Putin’s Russia, with its long-range missiles, electronic/cyber warfare expertise, and Little Green Men.