ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

A new Land Warfare Paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army focuses on how armed robotic systems would operate under the Army’s strict command and control doctrine.

The Army continues to build momentum for its modernization efforts despite grappling with delays and other impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the commander of Army Futures Command said.

The Army’s top acquisition official said the service is pressing ahead on modernization priorities but having a safe and healthy workforce is the highest priority.

U.S. air and missile defense capabilities are currently “inadequate to defeat growing threats,” according to a new paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army.

The Army’s modernization plans are still “on track” even though they’ve hit “some bumps in the road” during the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Army’s chief futurist said. 

“There’s been ... a few hiccups, but everything is on track,” Gen. Mike Murray, commander of Army Futures Command, said during a press conference May 27. 

The COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting effects on the military and how it operates in the future, the nation’s top military officer said.

The Army’s modernization efforts—from testing protypes to working with industry—remain largely on track even as the service juggles delays and staffing challenges during the COVID-19 crisis, two senior officials said.

Ten small businesses have been named finalists in the fourth round of the Army’s xTechSearch competition.

Congressional appropriators who oversee military spending have expressed concern about the risky nature of Army modernization efforts.

The Army’s deputy chief of staff for intelligence says future threats require having multidomain intelligence by 2028 and intelligence domination by 2035, improvements that will come from better sensors, data management and advanced analytics.