Capability exists to simulate the future of kill chains at theater scale
A tool to explore what-if scenarios and tradeoffs at the theater-level faster than traditional analysis.
“The evolution of OWT shows how 3D terrain and information services are becoming essential tools for planning and decision-making not just for the U.S. Army but for a wide range of military, civil and commercial institutions,” Maxar’s Tony Frazier said.
By Jaspreet Gill
“We can’t wait 12 to 18 months to do a big, expensive exercise; We need to do that at the right point in time,” said AFC Commander Gen. James Rainey.
By Ashley Roque
“I would love to say that solving a problem is all that we should be doing at Army Futures Command, but it’s not,” Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd said. “We really have to be designing the Army of 2040 and beyond. In order to do that, you can’t wait on technology in 2040.”
By Jaspreet Gill
Long-range precision strikes are now so deadly that even rear-area support units must spread out and take cover to survive — which puts unprecedented strain on command & control networks.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Army needs to “put a timeline to allow our industry partners to see where our gaps may be, use their technology and their understanding to develop potential solutions and then bring them out,” Brig. Gen. Guy Jones, deputy director and chief of staff of Army Futures Command’s Futures and Concepts Center, said.
By Jaspreet Gill
Lt. Gen. James Rainey, the Army’s deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and training is earmarked for Austin, Texas.
By Andrew Eversden
Integrating commercial off-the-shelf computing on military platforms and how to make it work
The systems may be off-the-shelf, but the packaging for integration on vehicles and ships provides cradle-to-grave resiliency.
The announced assignments will see new faces heading to important acquisition posts in the Army.
By Andrew Eversden
After a directive confused some lawmakers, a provision in the NDAA threatens to nullify a potential shake-up of the Army’s acquisition bureaucracy if representatives don’t receive additional information about who’s doing what.
By Andrew Eversden
“[I] don’t want to oversell it. We got way more work to do than what wins we made, but those were very encouraging signs,” said Maj. Gen. Walter Rugen, director of the Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team.
By Andrew Eversden
A new directive from Army leadership shifts some acquisition authority from Army Futures Command in order to clear up “ambiguity” about roles, a service spokesperson said.
By Jaspreet Gill
Cybersecurity expert Roger Cressey told Breaking Defense that considering Microsoft’s position in the federal market is “so large and wide,” the issue speaks to how the company is falling short in terms of positioning their products with the government in a way that reduces security risks as much as possible.
By Jaspreet Gill
“I see promising signs of success, but there is a lot more work to do,” Bush told reporters. “My focus is on cooperation, coordination and unity of effort across the whole Army.”
By Andrew Eversden
The Army wants lightweight power solutions that can sustain dismounted soldiers for days at a time.
By Andrew Eversden
AEI’s John Ferrari asks five important questions that the Army needs to answer before committing to high-dollar procurments during its modernization push.
By John Ferrari