Army Faces ‘Almost Impossible Choices’: Gen. Murray
Some 22 of the Army’s 35 top programs are supposed to field some kind of capability in the next four years, even as budgets drop.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
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2021: Will Army Modernization Survive?
With shrinking budgets and a growing need for new technologies, “the Army will need to make a compelling case to Congress to fund new capabilities and truncate legacy programs,” said CSBA’s Tom Mahnken.
NDAA: Conference Cuts New Army Tech, Pluses Up Old
The cutting-edge IVAS targeting goggles took a $230 million hit, while the latest upgrade to the venerable CH-47 Chinook – which the Army doesn’t actually want – got a $165 million boost.
Army Will Protect Key Weapons From Post-COVID Cuts: Pasquarette
When defense budgets fell in the past, “the easy button” has been cutting modernization to protect manpower and readiness, Lt. Gen. James Pasquarette says. “It's going to be different this time." around.”
Army Ponders What To Cut If Budget Drops: Gen. Murray
The Army Futures commander is making a list of which of the service’s 34 top-priority programs to sacrifice first – and which programs outside the top 34 he has to save.
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How TAK gives the US military an advantage at the Edge
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
Army Study Asks: How Much Modernization Can We Afford?
The Army’s drive to modernize by 2035 is too big for traditional five-year spending plans, acquisition chief Bruce Jette said. So he’s reviving long-term economic forecasting used in the Cold War.
Army Invites Air Force ABMS To Big Network Test: Project Convergence
This fall’s experiment will study how the Army’s own weapons can share target data, Gen. Murray said, but in 2021 he wants to add the Air Force’s ABMS network.
Army Braces For Post-COVID Cuts: Gen. Murray
“I've heard some people talk about [going] back to a BCA [Budget Control Act] level of funding,” Gen. Murray says, referring to the steep cuts also known as sequestration. “And I've heard some people say that it's even going to be worse than BCA.”
Project Convergence: Linking Army Missile Defense, Offense, & Space
The Army wants to do a tech demonstration in the southwestern desert – COVID permitting – of how the new weapons systems it’s developing can share data.
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Army Rebuilds Artillery Arm For Large-Scale War
The service’s new AimPoint plan builds very different forces for Europe and the Pacific – but new high-level artillery HQs are central to both.
COVID-19 Won’t Slow New Army Weapons: McCarthy, Murray, Jette
While some prototype deliveries and field tests are being delayed, Army leaders said, there’s enough slack in the schedule that combat units will still get the new tech on time.
COVID-19: Army Delays Missile Defense Network Test EXCLUSIVE
The long-awaited IBCS battle network is meant to connect a wide range of Army radars and weapons – and potentially other services’ as well – for anti-aircraft and missile defense.
New Army Cannon Doubles Range; Ramjet Ammo May Be Next
BAE will deliver the first 18 ERCA vehicles by 2023 – but the Army is already working on further upgrades.