Army Aims To Field TITAN Terminals For All-Domain Ops In 2024
The Army and Air Force are still "defining the relationship" between TITAN and the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), an Army spokesperson says.
Army Seeks Open Architecture For All Air & Ground Systems: Jette
Starting with a summit this December, the Army’s acquisition chief wants to harmonize technical standards across ground vehicles, aircraft, and other systems so they can easily use common components in their design – potentially saving millions – and share tactical data in battle – potentially saving lives.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
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Army’s ‘Team Ignite’ Sets Futuristic R&D Targets: AI, Robotics, Autonomy
"We ultimately want this Team Ignite to become the way we do business -- it's increased collaboration with the right partners in the right events," says Maj. Gen. John George, head of Army Combat Capabilities and Development Command (CCDC).
Army ‘Leading The Way’ In Commercial SATCOM Buys
Major SATCOM providers -- such as Hughes (a subsidiary of SATCOM giant Echostar), Viasat, Intelsat, Inmarsat, SES and Eutelsat -- argue that this would not only ease problems with service gaps that have long plagued troops in the field, but also be cheaper and allow speedier integration of new technology.
Army Asks Hill For New Mid-Range Missile $$$ ASAP: Thurgood
The modestly named “Mid-Range Capability” will hit targets more than one thousand miles away, Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood tells me. But the brand-new program needs reprogramming authority from Congress to catch up to other Army missiles already in flight tests.
Army’s SFAB Trainers Go Head To Head With Chinese in Asia, Africa
Brig. Gen. Curtis Taylor acknowledged that in the Indo-Pacific, “it’s clear that we are in competition with China in every country that we’re going to.”
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Army Lost 3 NTC Training Rotations To COVID; FORSCOM Curbs Pace Next Year Too
Gen. Michael Garrett said computer simulations and other technical means can be used for some of the Army's higher echelon training. The focus must, he said, stay on the men and women who fight the last 100 yards as they close with the enemy.
Army Ammo Plants At ‘The End Of The Rope’: Jette
The Army can’t keep modernizing around the edges at its World War II-era ammunition plants, Assistant Secretary Bruce Jette said: It has to “transform” them. The detailed plan -- and cost -- are TBD.
Army Streamlines Training, Deployments To Reduce Soldier Stress: SecArmy & CSA
While Combat Training Center wargames will still work out full brigades, training at home base will emphasize small-unit teambuilding over big events.
TRADOC Seeks Industry Help To Modernize Live Training
"Gen. Murray has talked about the view of Project Convergence as our 'Louisiana Maneuvers,' if you will, for the 21st century," says Col. Charles Lombardo.
The state of play in military space
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Why AUSA Virtual Matters: CSA McConville & AFC Murray
The Army Chief of Staff and the head of Army Futures Command told Breaking Defense why, even without the chance to meet and mingle in the flesh, the AUSA Annual Meeting is still vital.
China, Russia Threats To Drive What Army Keeps & Cuts: Gen. Murray
As the Army braces for a post-COVID budget crunch, Gen. John Murray told Breaking Defense, his Army Futures Command is studying conflict scenarios to decide which new weapons could be kept or cut.
SMDC Pushes For New PNT, Tracking Sat Payloads
This is part of a larger Army effort, launched in November by Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, to map out the service's future space endeavors.
Low, Fast, Networked & Lethal: Future Army Airpower
Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville and other top Army pilots say these new technologies, tactics, & training will keep aircraft alive against high-tech foes like Russia and China.