Army officials highlight MPF benefits

By Connie Lee / November 8, 2016 at 10:05 AM
As adversaries continue to improve their long-range strike capabilities, the Army will need to use Mobile Protected Firepower to counter enemies in close-combat operations, according to the service's leading futurist. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, said Nov. 1 at an Association of the United States Army conference that MPF will increase in importance as the battlefield becomes "more and more lethal." "There will be more and more systems that can engage you at long-range...

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