Army reactivates theater artillery command amid Russian build-up near Ukraine
The European Theater Fires Command was deactivated in 1991 after the signing of the INF. Now the Army views is as critical to long-range fires in multi-domain operations.
The European Theater Fires Command was deactivated in 1991 after the signing of the INF. Now the Army views is as critical to long-range fires in multi-domain operations.
The Army Requirements Oversight Council will meet to approve the TLS-EAB program on July 9.
The Army will create new field artillery battalions in its heavy divisions, armed with the new Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) armored howitzer. It's part of a plan to add new Long-Range Precision Fire weapons at every level of command.
The Army will create two new units to coordinate long-range warfare in Eastern Europe: a Multi-Domain Task Force and a Theater Fires Command.
The Army wants $985 million for modernization, from Apache gunships and 8x8 Strykers to safety improvements at ammunition plants. We have the list.
These are huge strategic challenges — and Ryan McCarthy is emphasizing them more than any of his predecessors in at least a decade.
But modernizing the Army will take decades and tough decisions about everything from online propaganda to the National Guard.