Army ‘not walking away’ from UAVs despite reverting drone unit back to infantry
The move prompted lawmaker concern, but Army CTO Alex Miller downplayed the flap, saying the service just may not have told the "full story fast enough."
The move prompted lawmaker concern, but Army CTO Alex Miller downplayed the flap, saying the service just may not have told the "full story fast enough."
The hackathon now allows the Army to take new systems and work them into command and control structures to sync up with radars and sensors, all of which have previously never communicated with each other, according to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
“If acquisition reform is going to be successful … it will take us exercising our authority to stop things that don't make sense anymore. Even if they're new,” Army Chief Technology Officer Alex Miller told Breaking Defense.