A yearlong continuing resolution would result in "significant cuts to training across the board" for the Army, according to the service's chief of staff.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Connie Lee was an associate editor for Inside the Army until October 2017. She previously worked as a local news reporter in New Mexico and has a BA from Rutgers University.
A yearlong continuing resolution would result in "significant cuts to training across the board" for the Army, according to the service's chief of staff.
The Army faces certain challenges as work continues on the robotic wingman capability with plans to hold a demonstration in August, according to a service official.
The Army must bolster its capabilities to face a more "violent" and unpredictable battlespace, according to a service official.
Funding caps set by the Budget Control Act of 2011 and "a lack of consistent and predictable funding" are adversely affecting the Army's organic industrial base, according to a service official.
The Army's plans to begin prototyping the next-generation tank are based on the time line of the prototype for the next infantry fighting vehicle and availability of resources, according to the director of the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.
Lawmakers should consider authorizing the Army to restore active troop levels to "well above" 500,000 soldiers and provide the means for the service to modernize its systems, according to a new report from the Heritage Foundation.
The Army plans to demonstrate a mobile, directed-energy weapon sometime next year as it continues to work through "some challenges that have to be overcome," in developing the technology, according to a service official.
The Army may have to decide on the future of the humvee in 2018, according to Lt. Gen. Mike Murray, the service's deputy chief of staff (G-8).
After discussion among Army leaders, the service might hold a competition for Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport prototypes to inform future program decisions, according to Bryan McVeigh, project manager for force projection.
As the Army works to improve its autonomous capabilities, the service intends to base development of the Leader Follower system capability on the Autonomous Ground Resupply program, according to Bryan McVeigh, project manager for force projection.
The Army is using the concept of operational multi-domain task forces as a near-term ''incubator'' to provide insight on future operations, according to the service's chief of staff.
The Army may need to adjust vehicle modernization programs if Budget Control Act spending caps return in fiscal year 2018, according to the deputy chief of staff (G-8).
The Army may need smaller operational formations to adjust to future fighting in urban environments, according to the service's chief of staff.
The Light Armored Vehicle 25, a Marine Corps armored reconnaissance vehicle, is being used in a pilot program to evaluate how the Army can add mobility and firepower to airborne infantry brigade combat team formations, according to a service spokeswoman.
The Army is working on a prototyping effort expected to inform future decisions on the development of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle, according to a service official.
The Army intends to use the end-strength increase directed by the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act to "fill in gaps" in current formations, according to the service's deputy chief of staff (G-3/5/7).
The Army intends to create a laser-guided, high-precision mortar in place of a system originally developed to satisfy an urgent request from operational commanders in Afghanistan, according to a service official.
The Army will use the results of the defense secretary's national security review to inform its assessment of the risk levels associated with different end-strength numbers, according to its vice chief of staff.
The Army is looking for information on Stryker upgrades related to improving the system's lethality, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice released March 6 and updated March 7.
The Army continues to expand its Multi-Domain Battle efforts with an eye on creating a task force to help develop the operational concept, according to the service's vice chief of staff.