Success in a fast-paced, highly lethal future operating environment will require an intelligence corps capable of keeping pace with commanders, according to the Army's deputy chief of staff (G-2).
Monday, April 29, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
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Courtney McBride was the managing editor of Inside the Army until May 2018. She previously worked for Hotline and National Journal. A native of the Philadelphia area, she studied the modern Middle East at the University of Pennsylvania.
Success in a fast-paced, highly lethal future operating environment will require an intelligence corps capable of keeping pace with commanders, according to the Army's deputy chief of staff (G-2).
The inaugural Strategic Portfolio Analysis Review has generated $3.5 billion in resources over the next five years to help close critical capability gaps, according to the Army's deputy chief of staff (G-8).
The Army is evaluating potential avenues to close critical shortfalls in fires, according to service officials.
The Army's Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment, which tested several technologies to counter unmanned aerial systems, ultimately could lead to programs of record, according to service officials.
As the Army's platforms age and become less able to accommodate further upgrades, the service must seize the opportunities presented by technological advances to modernize, according to a senior official.
Testing is underway for electronic warfare capability for Europe-based maneuver units, even as the Army continues to refine prototypes, according to the director of operations for the Rapid Capabilities Office.
Senior Army and Marine Corps leaders met last week to discuss the concept of Multi-Domain Battle, according to the head of Training and Doctrine Command.
The Army has largely been the recipient of support from its joint force partners in the past, but future conflicts could involve greater reciprocity across domains and among the services, according to the chief of Training and Doctrine Command.
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The Army is purchasing additional Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft systems, according to a May 10 Defense Department announcement.
Maj. Gen. Ricky Waddell has been selected to serve as deputy national security adviser to the president, according to published reports.
Instructed to "fix the network," an Army official is finalizing his assessment of the challenges facing the service, as well as guidance for the path forward.
The Army's Rapid Capabilities Office is focused on addressing "those Army priorities that are aligned with combatant command requirements" without a solution in the traditional acquisition system that can be accelerated, according to its director.
The Army is developing a strategy to enhance the expeditionary capability of its maneuver forces by reducing demand for sustainment, and conducting a series of experiments to inform that effort.
The Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator, intended to inform the Defense Department's Future Vertical Lift effort, is entering a critical phase.
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The Army and the joint force must adapt to a new threat environment and a more advanced potential adversary, according to the deputy chief of staff for operations at NATO Multinational Corps Northeast.
Army aviators and their European counterparts are taking steps to improve interoperability in advance of a potential conflict in the region.
The Army has to adapt to defeat a near-peer adversary on the highly lethal, urban battlefields of the future, according to the service’s chief of staff.
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