Army doubles balloons for upcoming SWARMS demo, adds NORAD to the mix
"We're going to launch in multiple waves, demonstrating what a phased use of these might look like over time," said Andrew Evans inside the Army’s intel shop.
Army planning ’26 demo with ‘ultra long-range’ launched effect contenders
“Imagine a scenario where you can bring a jet into an operational area, but you can't get close enough to the threat … and then you send something in that can go even further, and now you have some penetrating capability,” Andrew Evans told reporters.
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Swarming balloons: Army planning mass exercise in ’26 over Indo-Pacific waters
“The data and insights from this experiment will directly inform our strategy for integrating stratospheric assets into our Army and joint force architecture,” said Andrew Evans, the director for the new Strategy & Transformation Office inside the G-2.
Army bids adieu to ISR Task Force, stands up Strategy and Transformation Directorate
“This institutionalizes this role of transformation that we've been doing in the ISR Task Force, makes it more permanent, and also combines it with the important role of strategy and strategy formulation for the Army Intel Corps,” said Director for the Strategy & Transformation Office Andrew Evans.
Army may halve planned HADES buy from 12 to 6 new spy planes
"This is very early in the process. My guidance, to my staff, is nobody really overreact to this global transformation. We must transform," said ISR Task Force Director Andrew Evans.
Army eyeing ISR portfolio pivot, plans tests for 1,000-mile range launched effect
One Army official acknowledged that the future High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) might go through a program change.
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Army deploys first Athena-R spy plane to South Korea
The service will begin a multi-month operational assessment of the militarized Bombardier Global 6500 jet, with plans to field three similar aircraft later this year.
Army ISR Task Force to get more permanent home, likely new name, under military intel shop
“What is enduring is this idea of transformation, you never finish transforming,” task force chief Andrew Evans told Breaking Defense. “Once you finish the thing, you move on to the next thing that you need to transform.”
Army eyes late fall for HADES spy plane work as it waits out protest window
Andrew Evans, the director of the Army’s ISR Task Force, gave Breaking Defense new details about the Army's plan for the HADES future surveillance aircraft after a coveted contract award.