Army senior leaders are preparing for a future operating environment in which violence is heightened, the United States lacks its historical advantages and freedom of maneuver, all domains are contested, and autonomous systems play a critical role. Maj. Gen. William Hix, the Army's chief strategist, addressed the issue during an Oct. 4 panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army. "A conventional conflict in the near future will be extremely violent, lethal and fast,"...