The Army's modernization plans going forward will not be dominated by a traditional "Big Five" equipment systems strategy, but will instead focus on the "Big One" known as the digital network, according to a three-star general who spoke at an Association of the United States Army breakfast last week. The elements of the Army's Big Five modernization plan, which began in the 1970s, are traditionally known as the Abrams tank, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the Apache and Black Hawk helicopters,...
