Army rethinking mission command to prepare for intelligent battle

By Ashley Tressel / August 17, 2018 at 2:55 PM
The Army is seeking novel approaches to improve expeditionary mission command capabilities as the service looks to a new kind of battle, according to a recent solicitation. The service is concerned with "the very different challenges presented by urban fighting" and wants to "dramatically enhance warfighter capabilities," by researching, testing and procuring C4ISR systems for "a variety" of missions, an Aug. 10 broad agency announcement states. The Army is preparing for conflict in megacities -- those with populations of 10...

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