Perkins: Army 'bending the POM' in effort to fund new Multi-Domain Battle concept in FY-18

By Jason Sherman / October 11, 2016 at 10:47 AM
Army leaders are considering immediate opportunities -- including late adjustments to the fiscal year 2018 spending proposal -- to bolster investments in capabilities needed to support Multi-Domain Battle, a draft concept for future war that is expected to set the stage for revision of doctrine, modernization spending, organizational constructs and more, according to a senior service official. Gen. David Perkins, commander of Training and Doctrine Command, said the Multi-Domain Battle concept -- an initiative he is spearheading and unveiled in...

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