"This year has brought unprecedented challenges for our nation, but America’s Army cannot rest," the president of the Association of the US Army writes. "The demands of today and the need to prepare for an increasingly dangerous future loom large."
“Gen. Brown” – the Air Force Chief of Staff – “and I are both committed to making this happen,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville tells Breaking Defense. “It starts at the top.”
Do more with less: streamline workflows, reduce duplication, invest upfront to save long-term.
The Light Reconnaissance Vehicle, an off-road truck to scout ahead of airborne and light infantry units, could lead the Army’s move to electric motors. But electrifying heavy cargo trucks, let alone tanks, could take decades.
The experimental targeting goggles field-tested last fall didn’t work in the rain. The ruggedized version to be tested this month will fix that flaw – and more, the Army says.
Bringing together an estimated 33,000 soldiers and civilians from around the world was just too dangerous in the coronavirus era.