The Army is moving closer to fielding its new long-range cannon as it prepares to announce the first unit to receive the capability ahead of a yearlong operational assessment.
As the U.S. Army sets out its plans to revolutionize its helicopter fleet under the FARA and FLRAA programs in the next decade what hasn’t been widely reported is the new tactics that commanders and pilots will adopt.
Army Fleshing Out Joint All-Domain Command, Control INFOTECH
6/10/2021
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Facing complex battlefields in the future, the Army is hard at work developing a network of interconnected platforms that can rapidly send information to commanders and troops and link sensors and shooters.
This network which has been billed as an “internet of things” for the military is known as joint all-domain command and control. JADC2 has become a buzzword in the Pentagon as the armed services focus on digital bits and bytes to give them an edge in fights against advanced adversaries.
Army Revamps to Pursue New Air-and-Missile Defense Tech MISSILE DEFENSE
5/12/2021
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As the Army works toward modernizing its air-and-missile defense capabilities, the service is expanding efforts to develop joint systems that will be key to winning future battles.
The technology is one of the top modernization priorities being spearheaded by Army Futures Command. As part of its effort to bolster its capability, the service is combining offices and testing technologies with the other armed services to converge and streamline the process of building and integrating new platforms.
Maj. Gen. Robert Rasch Jr., program executive officer for missiles and space at Redstone Arsenal, said his office underwent a shake-up to support the military’s evolving multi-domain operations concept.
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