When high-tech enemies hack and jam communications, “small units need to be able to operate on their own,” the Army Chief of Staff said. “If they are not masters of their craft, they are not going to be able to do that.”
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Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 16, 2021 at 2:18 PM
Army Aims to Develop Light Electric Vehicle By 2025 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES
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The Army is working on electrification technologies for its platforms, and the service plans to build an electric light vehicle demonstrator that will be ready for testing as early as 2025, an official said March 16.
“That is in the realm of the possible,” said Alfred Grein, acting director for Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center. “I m not saying [it s] a system that would be fielded, but certainly a system that we could put in the hands of soldiers and have them operate and get their feedback so we can help shape the requirements, and then drive towards a solution set for our tactical systems.”
Holding events virtually saves venue, transportation, and lodging costs, AUSA’s Guy Swan says, but setting up and checking all the digital links takes way more work from staff. They’re hoping to do part of their October Annual Meeting in person in DC.
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Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 16, 2021 at 7:00 AM
New strategy sets up Army to operate in increasingly relevant Arctic March 16 Sgt. Jeremy Hazard snowshoes across the tundra after conducting an airborne operation during exercise Arctic Pegasus in Deadhorse, Alaska, May 1, 2014. (Sgt. Edward Eagerton/U.S. Army National Guard) WASHINGTON The Army released a new strategy on how to operate in the Arctic, one that would set up headquarters and units capable of working across all domains and establish a stronger foothold in the region. The goal is for the strategy to serve as a way to preserve national interests, project power globally and defend the homeland. The strategy was posted to the Army’s website March 16 directly after the Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville wrapped up his keynote speech at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Next virtual conference.