[180] In 1964 Henrik H. Straub of Harry Diamond Labs, a predecessor to CCDC Army Research Laboratory, invented the Army Emergency Respirator (now termed a 'Ventilator' in current terminology). (1) The first two letters of an HQDA office symbol indicate the organization’s primary command. No new requirements once an increment is started. For example, in Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF), the director of the LRPF CFT envisions one application as an, In August-September 2020. at Yuma Proving Ground, the US Army engaged in a five-week exercise to rapidly merge capabilities in multiple-domains. [677] The command began initial operations on 1 July 2018. JMC runs live developmental experiments to test and assess MDO concepts or capabilities that support the Army's six modernization priorities which are then analyzed by The Research and Analysis Center, denoted TRAC based out of Fort Leavenworth,[56] or AMSAA, denoted the Data Analysis Center at APG. The Weapon systems in each ACAT are sorted alphabetically by Weapon system name. FORT MEADE, Maryland — The Austin-based Army Futures Command now officially has a shoulder sleeve insignia and distinctive unit insignia that its Soldiers will wear while they work toward modernizing the Army. The FARA (Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft) scout helicopter prototypes are to be designed to fly along urban streets, to survive air defenses. [186] Next, refine the prototype to address the factors needed to pass the Milestone decisions A, B, and C which require Milestone decision authority (MDA) in an acquisition process. DCS G-2 will coordinate with CG AFC, and director of A-AI TF, to provide intelligence for Long-Range Precision Fires, CG AMC will provide functional expertise and systems for maintenance of materiel with AI. “SA” is reserved f or the Office of the Secretary of the Army (OSA) or an OSA activity, and “DA” is reserved for ARSTAF elements. Links To U.S. Army Regulations: Local Purchase Policy: AR 840-10: Flags, Guidons, Streamers, Tabards, and Automobile and Aircraft Plates: Other Useful Links: The Institue of Heraldry: U.S. Army Center of Military History: Lineage and Honors Information: Other Heraldic Information: Important Notice For Units Being Re-Designated 'Scientific research is a fundamentally different activity than technology development'; Incorporate 'scientific research into "Appendix C: Functional Concepts" and specify pathways for technology development'; '6.3-funded projects to produce knowledge (technical data) that can be consumed by. [322][222] [276] The Budget Control Act will restrict funds by 2020. DARPAtv (20 August 2020) AlphaDogfight Trials Final Event, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (12 August 2020) Deloitte Wins $106M JAIC Contract To Build AI Toolkit, Aaron Mehta (23 Sep 2020) Hyten to issue new joint requirements on handling data, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (3 Sep 2020) AI’s Data Hunger Will Drive Intelligence Collection, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (10 Sep 2020) China Is Not Ahead Of US On AI: JAIC Chief & Gen. Hyten, Kelsey Atherton (14 August 2020) DARPA Trains AI To Understand Humans – In Minecraft, Army Futures Command (Friday, August 21, 2020) Army Software Factory, USAF Assistant Secretary of Acquisition, Chief Software Office (19 Dec 2019) SpaceCAMP, Army Artificial Intelligence Task Force (31 August 2020) AFC: Growing an AI-ready workforce, U.S. ARMY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK FORCE (Nov 2019) U.S. ARMY FUTURES COMMAND, AREAS OF INTEREST, Gary Sheftick, Army News Service (3 April 2019) Army 'Shark Tank' enabling quick prototyping of new systems, Devon L. Suits (11 December 2018) Army secretary approves new Intellectual Property Management Policy, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (15 March 2019) IP Rights For Robot Tanks: NGCV To Test-Drive New Policy. endobj He assumed the position July 15, 2020. You've got to remain open to change, you've got to remain flexible, you've [got] to remain accessible. The technology allows soldiers (or robots) to prosecute a fight even indoors or underground, even if GPS were lost during a NavWar. [196] This strips out one layer of bureaucracy as of 2018. This capability depends on the ability of a specialized CFT, Assured precision navigation and timing (APNT) to provide detail. Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (27 August 2018) Can Army Futures Command Overcome Decades Of Dysfunction? Operationally, the CFTs offer "de-layering" (fewer degrees of separation between the echelons of the Army—Rugen estimates two degrees of separation),[60] and provide a point of contact (POC) for Army reformers[48] interested in adding value in the midst of constraints to be balanced while modernizing. Eric Geller (14 Dec 2020) 'Massively disruptive' cyber crisis engulfs multiple agencies, Ellen Nakashima & Craig Timberg (14 Dec 2020) Russian government hackers are behind a broad espionage campaign that has compromised U.S. agencies, including Treasury and Commerce, Catalin Cimpanu (14 Dec 2020) SolarWinds Says 18,000 Customers Were Impacted by Recent Hack, Dan Goodin (14 Dec 2020) ~18,000 organizations downloaded backdoor planted by Cozy Bear hackers, Theresa Hitchens (31 July 2019) Competition (With China) IS The New Deterrence, US Military Leaders Say, aj.com (1 Oct 2019) China Confirms New Hypersonic Nuclear Missile On 70th Anniversary, Kristin Huang (23 Aug 2019) China’s hypersonic DF-17 missile threatens regional stability, analyst warns, (1 Oct 2019) China unveils Dongfeng-17 conventional missiles in military parade, Kathrin Hille in Taipei and Qianer Liu in Beijing (1 Oct 2019) China displays military advances in show of strength to rivals, BILL POWELL (10/3/19) CHINA'S HYPERSONIC MISSILES, AKA 'CARRIER KILLERS,' ARE A 'HOLY S**T MOMENT' FOR US MILITARY, Bill Gertz (24 December 2019) China's test of sub-launched missile a threat to peace, retired captain warns, Reuters World News (27 June 2017) China passes tough new intelligence law. [306], Chief Milley noted that AFC would actively reach out into the community in order to learn,[28] and that Senator John McCain's frank criticism of the acquisition process was instrumental for modernization reform at Futures command. The Army is pursuing network modernization through Cross-Functional Teams. Army Commands Office Symbol Root U.S. Army Forces Command AFXX-U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command ATXX-U.S. Army Materiel Command AMXX-U.S. Army Futures Command FCXX-Army Service Component Commands U.S. Army Pacific APXX-U.S. Army Europe AEXX-U.S. Army Central ACXX-U.S. Army North ARNO-U.S. Army South ARSO- [26], AFC declared its Full Operational Capability (FOC) in July 2019,[27][28] after an initial one-year period. 5 0 obj Under Secretary McCarthy characterized a Cross-Functional Team (CFT) as a team of teams, led by a requirements leader, program manager, sustainer and tester. Combat Systems Directorate. Prototype jam-resistant GPS kits are being fielded to. The AFC commander, in a hearing before Congress' House Armed Services Committee, projects that materiel will result from the value stream below, within a two-year time frame,[19] from concept to Soldier. Natick Soldier RDEC has awarded an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract to prototype soldier exoskeletons which augment human leg strength under harsh conditions. The prototypes are currently for Long range hypersonic weapons, High energy laser defense, and Space, as of June 2019,[204], Tests are run by JMC and WSMR, which hosts ATEC. JWA 19 (April–May 2019): I Corps, at JLBM (Joint base Lewis-McChord), is getting modernization training on the robotic complex breaching concept (RCBC), Jen Judson reports that Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley is proposing that the brigades. Matthew Cox (14 September 2018) The Army is developing a new strategic cannon to devastate targets over 1,000 miles away, Sean Gallagher (10/15/2019) Bringing in the big gun: Army paves way for "strategic cannon", Defense Updates (4 Feb 2019) U.S ARMY'S SUPER GUN - STRATEGIC LONG RANGE CANNON (SLRC), Eric Kowal (August 27, 2020) By Improving Artillery Shells, Picatinny Engineers Seek to Greatly Extend Range of Cannon Artillery, Richard P. Hansen, Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (August 19, 2020) Scranton Army Ammunition Plant Manufactures and Ships Large-Caliber Ammunition Metal Parts, Monica K. Guthrie, LRPF communications director (9 October 2019) Army Futures Command gains new general, Daniel Cebul (8 Oct 2018) Army looks to a future of integrated fire, Sean Kimmons, Army News Service (24 October 2019) TITAN system being developed to tie 'deep sensing' to long-range fires, Sean Kimmons, Army News Service (4 June 2020) Small robotic mule, other unmanned ground systems on the horizon, Sean Kimmons, Army News Service (11 July 2019) Soldiers to operate armed robotic vehicles from upgraded Bradleys, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (14 October 2019) Army Robots Go Rolling Along – Ahead Of Schedule, Mandy Mayfield (2 Oct 2020) Army Puts Robotic Combat Vehicles Through Paces, USACE (6 Oct 2020) Future Combined Arms Breaching Technology to be highlighted at AUSA 2020. &1xt`�z��C�?擳q�-�0d��6r�u�ZC�x�)� ص|Y����~G3^��k����K����у�r �����h�zؗ��C�"�9 Ϯ�i#l� l2)@3�kUE�L�]0��}��Ke�ε��^-�g�C�n>�z�J����������7Z�5e���'E�R6��m<��ͧ Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (17 March 2020) FVL: Bell, Sikorsky-Boeing Split $181M To Finalize FLRAA Designs, PEO Aviation Public Affairs (18 March 2020) PEO Aviation announces Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Awards, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (25 June 2019) Sikorsky Be Nimble: S-97 Raider Shows Off For Army FARA, Yasmin Tadjdeh (10/11/2018) Army Sees Progress with Future Vertical Lift Projects. Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (27 July 2020) Two Men & A Bot: Can AI Help Command A Tank? In July 2020 a Limited user test (LUT) of IBCS was initiated at WSMR; the test will run into mid-September. It’s Joint All Domain Operations , no matter the domain. United States Army Human Resources Command "Soldiers First!" Brig. In particular, the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office of ASA(ALT) has a PEO who is charged with developing experimental prototype 'units of action' for rapid fielding to the Soldiers. Official Website for the Army Sustainment Command. Overview News from the Center At AFC, we are focused on developing and then delivering capabilities for our Soldiers to win our nations wars. In the battlefield of the future, where nowhere is safe for long, "you will miss opportunities to get to positions of advantage if you don't synthesize the data very quickly"—LTG Wesley (AI for multi-domain command and control: MDC2). endobj Summary: 'advances on the battlefield requires comprehensive, coordinated changes in the entire acquisition system'; By Acquisition or Business System category (ACAT or BSC). 1st Class Will Reinier (10 September 2020) Campaign of learning: U.S. Army, AFC introduce Project Convergence, Army Futures Command (Monday, 14 September 2020) Project Convergence, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (16 September 2020) A Slew To A Kill: Project Convergence, Matthew Cox (20 Sep 2020) Army’s New Target Tracking System Aims to Quicken Artillery Kills, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (24 September 2020) Marine F-35s Share Targeting Data With Army: Project Convergence, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (23 September 2020) Pushing Data ‘From Space To Mud’: Project Convergence, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (21 Sep 2020) ‘Improvised Mode’: The Army Network Evolves In Project Convergence, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (12 Dec 2019) Army Revs Up High-Tech Tank Engine, Jen Judson (9 October 2018) US Army triggers start of possible ground mobility vehicle competition after long delay, Program Executive Office for Combat Support & Combat Service Support (21 June 2019) Army approves JLTV Full-Rate Production, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (21 June 2019) JLTV: Army Approves Full-Rate Production Despite Doubts, Jonathan Koester, Joint Modernization Command (10 September 2019) Newest Army vehicle arrives on Fort Bliss, Matthew Cox (22 April 2020) Army Officials Working on Proposal That Could Lead to Electric JLTVs, Jen Judson (17 Mar 2020) US Army ventures down path to electrify the brigade, Lorne Thompson (29 Jan 2021) Turning The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Into A Science Fair Would Be Dangerous For Warfighters, Matthew Cox (22 Sep 2020) Army Takes First Step Toward Equipping Tactical, Combat Vehicles with Electric Engines, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (7 October 2020) Army Seeks Electric Scout By 2025, Jeff Martin (2019/10/22) Video: 30mm cannons and a new network: Here's what the Stryker brigade of the future will look like, Jen Judson (10 Oct 2018) Decision coming soon on who will build prototypes for a new Army light tank, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (17 December 2018) Army Picks BAE, GD For MPF Light Tank Prototypes: Upstart SAIC Is Out, Sean Kimmons, Army News Service (27 June 2019) 82nd Airborne infantry Soldiers to test light tank next year, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (7 February 2020) Army Reboots OMFV, 2026 Deadline Dropped, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (16 January 2020) Failing Fast: Army Reboots Bradley Replacement, OMFV, Andrew Feickert, CRS Report for Congress, R45519 (10/10/2019) Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Program: Background and Issues for Congress --Updated 10 October 2019, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (10 April 2020) Army Revamps OMFV Bradley Replacement For Russian Front, OPTIONALLY MANNED FIGHTING VEHICLE (OMFV) INDUSTRY DAY & PROGRAM QUESTIONS (9-April-2020), Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (18 Sep 2020) OMFV: Army Team Won’t Compete For Bradley Replacement, Army ALT Magazine, Commentary (20 March 2019) Driving the Future, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (20 November 2019) The Army’s Got A Universal Robot Driver, David Vergun, Army News Service (9 October 2018) Next Generation Combat Vehicles to replace Bradley starting fiscal year 2026. AMRDEC is looking to improve the energetics and efficiency of projectiles. TARDEC Ground Vehicle Center is working on high-voltage components for Extended range cannon artillery (ERCA) that save on size and weight. [59] "We were never above probably a total of eight people" —BG Wally Rugen, Aviation CFT. especially Capital Factory, with offices of Defense Innovation Unit (DIUx) and AFWERX (USAF tech hub). However, 288 other enterprise network locations remain to be migrated away from the previous "big bang" migration concept from several years ago, as they are vulnerable to near-peer cyber threats. Here's what that means. [54] What has changed or will change is the layers of command (operational control, or OPCON)[55] needed to make a decision.[54]. [679][680] ���� JFIF H H �� ZExif MM * J Q Q Q �� ���� C ",#(7),01444'9=82. For questions, comments, and suggestions having to do with Army G-1, please submit your comment or question in writing to: AFC spreads across three locations totalling 75,000 square feet;[138] one of the locations in a University of Texas System building at 210 W. Seventh St. in downtown Austin,[675][676] on the 15th and 19th floors. [Note 1] Initially, the CFTs were placed as needed; eventually they might each co-locate at a Center of Excellence (CoE) listed below. "... another thing we’ve not done very well—is doing the prototyping and experimentation with soldiers from the beginning, so we got soldier input into a program before it ever becomes a program of record" —Gen. [550], The British Army is also investigating innovations, such as robots and drones, including 70 technologies funded by a $1 billion (£800 million) innovation fund launched in 2016. 4 0 obj The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center is the Army’s focal point for providing research, development, and engineering technology and services for aviation and missile platforms across the life cycle. Above, 'dotted line' relationship (i.e., coordination) is denoted by a ' ... ', —Adam Jay Harrison's list for types of Funding Authority. The ASA (ALT) is the civilian executive overseeing both the acquisition and the sustainment processes of the Department of the Army. endobj Space situational awareness for cis-lunar trajectories. CCDC Army Research Laboratory (ARL): ARL's Army Research Office (ARO) is seeking diamond colloids, microscopic spheres which can assemble bottom-up into promising structures for laser action. David Craig (26 Oct 2020) The Time Is Now to Transform America’s Army, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (18 Dec 2020) OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement, Daniel Lafontaine, CCDC (21 May 2019) Army Futures leveraging mission command for effective Soldier, robot teams, Devon L. Suits (26 July 2018) CERDEC unveils more than a dozen new technologies for mission command, Command post computing environment (CPCE), Maj. Rich Marsh, Joint Modernization Command (14 February 2019) JMC sets the stage for largest annual modernization exercise, Jen Judson (9 October 2018) The Army’s future tank may not be a tank, Economist.com (12 Sep 2020) Tanks have rarely been more vulnerable, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (11 September 2019) Titan Robot Test-Fires Javelin Anti-Tank Missile, David Miller (20 August 2020) The Future of Unmanned Ground Systems in the Operational Environment, NANCY JONES-BONBREST (16 July 2020) ARMY AWARDS CONTRACT FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC PROTOTYPE, Major Matthew Wood (Nov 2019) The Future of Hybrid and Electric Technology for Army, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (8 April 2020) New TRISO Nuclear Mini-Reactors Will Be Safe: Program Manager, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (7 August 2020) Robots & Puddles: Surprises From Army RCV Test, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (6 Nov 2020) Army Wants Smaller Brigades, Stronger Divisions & Lots O’ Robots, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (26 Mar 2020) FVL Q&A: 7 Leaders On The Future Of Army Aviation, Gary Sheftick, Army News Service (9 September 2019) Smart sensor network helps redirect missile, Dan Gouré (29 Feb 2020) Finally, There Is a Solution to the Problem of Flying in Degraded Visual Environments, David Craig (6 April 2020) Future Vertical Lift Conducts a Demonstration of the Spike NLOS Missile System, Kerensa Crum, CCDC Aviation & Missile Center Public Affairs (30 March 2020) CCDC Aviation, Missile Center highlights forward-launched UAS technology, Anthony Small, U.S. Army Futures Command (13 March 2019) Futures Command highlights changes, new structure at SXSW, Eliahu Norwood, Greg Grant, and Tyler Lewis (December 2019) A new battle command architecture for multi-domain operations: countering peer adversary power projection, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (11 March 2020) Army Won’t Build Recon Satellites: Lt. Gen. Berrier, Bill Chappell NPR (9 October 2018) Cyber Tests Showed 'Nearly All' New Pentagon Weapons Vulnerable To Attack, GAO Says, GAO-19-128 (October 2018) report on weapon system vulnerabilities, David Vergun (24 September 2018) Cybersecurity: 'Remain vigilant, be accountable, stand ready' Army major general says, DoD Office of Inspector General (10 Dec 2018) Security Controls at DoD Facilities for Protecting Ballistic Missile Defense System Technical Information DODIG-2019-034, ARL Public Affairs (6 September 2018) Army research takes proactive approach to defending computer systems, Shane Harris (27 March 2019) Palantir Wins Competition to Build Army Intelligence System, Joe Lacdan (05.24.2018) Warfare in megacities: a new frontier in military operations, Timothy L. Rider (22 November 2019) Multinational partners find New York ideal to test urban warfare technologies, John Spencer (14 November 2016) The Most Effective Weapon on the Modern Battlefield is Concrete, David Vergun, Army News Service (10 September 2018) Multi-domain operations to exploit enemy vulnerabilities, say Army leaders, Dan Lafontaine, CCDC C5ISR Center Public Affairs (4 September 2019) Army looks to enhance mission command with robotic swarms, Carol Scheina, CCDC C5ISR Center Public Affairs (September 8, 2020) Abrams demonstration proves concept for enterprise-level system health monitoring, ARL Public Affairs (16 October 2018) Researchers develop technique to locate robots, Soldiers in GPS-challenged environments, Joe Lacdan, Army News Service (10 June 2019) Army leaders: Space tech crucial to future combat, (12 February 2019) Unmanned aircraft stays aloft for nearly 26 days above U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing Cross Functional Team Assessment Exercise, Jonathan Koester, Joint Modernization Command Public Affairs (4 September 2019) Army, JMC assess new navigation, positioning systems, Mark Pomerleau (28 March 2019) If GPS goes out, the Army now has a requirement for that, Thomas Brading, Army News Service (7 October 2019) Army fields anti-jam GPS, plans for thousands more by 2028, Dan Lafontaine, CCDC C5ISR Center Public Affairs (17 June 2019) Futures Command looks to enable plug-and-play PNT across Army platforms, Gary Sheftick, Army News Service (10 March 2020) Army looks to leverage 'low Earth orbit' satellites, CCDC Army Research Laboratory (29 August 2019) Army scientists discover a new way for robots to exchange directed messages. Elizabeth Howell (16 June 2020) China postpones launch of Beidou global navigation satellite, Robert Burns (27 Aug 2020) Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition, Dean Cheng (23 Nov 2020) Chinese Party Sets Bold Military Goal: ‘Mechanized & Informationized’ By 2027, SUN YU AND DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO, FINANCIAL TIMES (16 Feb 2021) China targets rare earth export curbs to hobble US defense industry, Gabriel Crossley and Min Zhang (28 Feb 2021) China says domestic competition hurting rare earth prices, The Print Team (14 Nov 2020) How drones helped Azerbaijan defeat Armenia, and the implications for future modern warfare, "Army Futures Command: U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper announces that Austin has been chosen as the location for the new Army Futures Command", (13 July 2018) University of Texas System to serve as home base for U.S. Army Futures Command, Stripes.com: Army’s new Futures Command to set up headquarters at University of Texas, Ralph K.M. MISSION. [338][339][42], The Army G8 is monitoring just how producible (Milestone C) the upcoming materiel will be; for the moment, the G8 is funding the materiel. Arpi Dilanian and Matthew Howard Army.mil (6 September 2018) Safer, smarter, faster: An interview with Gen. James McConville, "US edge has eroded to a dangerous degree", US Army Futures Command to reform modernization, says secretary of the Army, Army has picked a location for its new Futures Command, but now comes the hard part, Scott R. Gourley (Friday, 13 January 2017) CLOSING THE CAPABILITIES GAP: SEVEN THINGS THE ARMY NEEDS FOR A WINNING FUTURE, GAO report: GAO-17-457 (Jun 2017) ARMY CONTRACTING Leadership Lacks Information Needed to Evaluate and Improve Operations, Bruce Jette, Building the Army of the future, Hannah Wiley (6 April 2018) Program cuts likely under Army secretary's new Futures Command. endobj [324], The ASA(ALT), or Assistant Secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology is currently (2018) Dr. Bruce Jette. HQ Dept of the Army (22 July 2011) Army Acquisition Policy, Devon L. Suits (19 September 2018) New G-8 embraces streamlining tech acquisition, Jen Judson (26 March 2018) The next Army program executive office will be the Rapid Capabilities Office, Jen Judson (7 Oct 2018) Army Rapid Capabilities Office realigned to focus on top modernization priorities, RCCTO (2019) Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, Jon Harper (7/17/2019) BREAKING: Army Futures Command to Reach Full Operational Capability by End of Month, Matt Beinart (21 July 2019) U.S. Army Futures Command To Announce It’s Fully Operational, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (6 March 2020) New Army Cannon Doubles Range; Ramjet Ammo May Be Next, US Army (27 May 2020) Excalibur Round Precision Hit From 65 kilometers at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Theresa Hitchens (3 Sep 2020) ABMS Demo Proves AI Chops For C2, Joe Lacdan (19 September 2019) G-8: Army operations in the Pacific crucial to future battlefield success, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (20 September 2019) Congress’ Budget Gridlock Threatens Army Hypersonics, Jacob Pramuk (27 Sep 2019) Trump signs spending bill to avoid another government shutdown, Thomas Brading, Army News Service (5 March 2020) Hypersonic tests, modernization top Army budget request, Sean Kimmons, Army News Service (18 July 2019) Futures Command showcases efforts ahead of upcoming FOC, Dan Gouré (2 Dec 2020) Army’s Newest Long-Range Fires System Isn’t New, But It Will Be Effective, Todd South (20 Aug 2020) Army missile defenders defeat cruise and ballistic missiles nearly simultaneously, Caitlin O'Neill, APNT CFT Public Affairs (23 August 2019) APNT CFT Hosts First Annual Assessment Exercise, Todd South (11 Mar 2020) The Army is ‘making artillery great again’, Ben Wolfgang (22 Dec 2020) Army's long-range cannon hits target 43 miles away, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (10 December 2019) Direct Hit: Army Test-Fires Lockheed Precision Strike Missile EXCLUSIVE, Clark Schultz (10 Dec. 2019) Lockheed Martin missile test goes off well, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (6 November 2020) Army Picks Tomahawk & SM-6 For Mid-Range Missiles, Defense updates (14 Dec 2018) EXTENDED RANGE CANNON ARTILLERY OF U S ARMY- FULL ANALYSIS, Daniel Cebul (8 October 2018) Army looks to a future of integrated fire, M109A7 has 30-foot barrel and double the range, David Vergun, Army News Service (13 September 2018) Cross-functional teams already producing results, says Futures Command general, Nancy Jones-Bonbrest, Army Rapid Capabilities Office (20 September 2018) Army doubles cannon range in prototype demo, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (21 Oct 2020) LRPF: Army Missiles, Cannon Face Big Tests In ’21, Loren Thompson (7 Aug 2020) Army breakthroughs in Long-range fires raise novel questions about targeting, organization, and command, Devon L. Suits, Army News Service (8 May 2019) Army demonstrates extended ranges for precision munitions, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (27 January 2020) Artillery Seeks Robot Ammo Haulers, Paul McLeary (19 July 2019) Army Readies Long-Range Missile Tests—Post INF, ROBERT BURNS AND LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press (19 August 2019) Pentagon conducts first test of previously banned missile, Paul McCleary (12 Dec 2019) US Busts INF Wall With Ballistic Missile, Puts Putin & Xi On Notice, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020, H.R.2500 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Nicole Ogrysko (20 December 2019 10:35 pm ) Trump signs shutdown-averting spending bills, makes federal pay raise law, AMANDA_M_MACIAS (DEC 20, 2019) Trump signs $738 billion defense bill. This included Army Futures Command and the organizations transitioning to Army Futures Command, the Office of the Under Secretary of the Army, the Army Office of Small Business Programs, members of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, and Army Contracting Command. Paul McCleary (30 August 2019) Army Tests Dispersed THAAD; Beginning Of Modular Missile Defense? [29] The FY2020 budget allocated $30 billion for the top six modernization priorities over the next five years. Trainers using this role-playing program can review missed concepts and practice lessons they didn't get right during their first trial. 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Freedberg Jr. (23 October 2018) Army Futures Command Wants YOU (To Innovate), Tribune staff (22 August 2019) Colonel named division artillery director, Futures Command reveals new insignia as it 'forges' ahead, Army Futures Command: Meet Our Leadership, Army Futures Command Task Force (Wednesday, 28 March 2018) Army Futures Command, "Austin to be U.S. Army Futures Command location, says Army", Army Directive 2017-33 (Enabling the Army Modernization Task Force) (7 November 2017), "US Army Futures Command to reform modernization, says secretary of the Army", Army Futures: Updates on the Army's modernization strategy, Roper and Grassetti (1 October 2018) Seizing the High Ground – United States Army Futures Command, Capt. [197] The development process will be cyclic,[198] consisting of prototype, demonstration/testing, and evaluation,[169] in an iterative process designed to unearth unrealistic requirements early, before prematurely including that requirement in a program of record.[28]. SHOT, which is also software, tracks each target on a custody list, correlating each target's current location, signature, and threat assessment, with a list of candidate fires countermeasures, ranked by capability, range to the target, kill radius, etc. MRC (Mid-range capability) fires can reach in excess of 500 to 1000 miles, LRHW (Long range hypersonic weapons) and SLRC (Strategic long range cannon) fires are to range well in excess of 1000 miles. [320], The CFTs,[Note 1] as prioritized 1 through 6 by the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA), each have to consider constraints: a balance of requirements, acquisition, science and technology, test, resourcing, costing, and sustainment. [55] TRADOC's Mission Command CoE uses DOTMLPF. Gen. Robert Abrams has tasked III Corps with providing Soldier feedback for the Next Generation Combat Vehicles CFT, XVIII Corps for the Soldier feedback on the Soldier lethality CFT, the Network CFT, as well as the Synthetic training CFT, and I Corps for the Long Range Precision Fires CFT. [321] Army Test & Evaluation Command. MDA NEWS Release (30 August 2019) THAAD System Successfully Intercepts Target in Missile Defense Flight Test, https://www.mda.mil/global/images/system/thaad/FTT-23_THAAD_01.jpg, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (6 July 2020) IBCS: Army Launches Massive Army Missile Defense Test, Sydney J Freedberg (13 August 2020) IBCS: Army Missile Defense Passes Most Complex Test Yet, Matthew Cox (20 August 2020) Army Destroys Cruise and Ballistic Missile Targets in 2nd Test of New Defense System, Jason Cutshaw USASMDC (27 August 2020) SMDC target team supports Army IBCS tests, Lt. Col. David P. McCoy, Test Division Chief, Air and Missile Defense Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command (11 September 2020) Ft. Bliss Air Defense Soldiers provide data testing new Integrated Air and Missile Defense system, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. (21 August 2020) IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation, Andrew Eversden (20 August 2020) US Army buys two new supercomputers to meet data analytics demand, Defense Brief Editorial (20 August 2020) US Army IBCS intercepts ballistic, cruise missile targets in second LUT test, Sydney J Freedberg (3 August 2020) Live-Fire Tests In August For Army Air & Missile Defense, Paul McCleary (21 August 2019) Pentagon Cancels Multi-Billion $ Boeing Missile Defense Program, Theresa Hitchens (17 December 2019) Lawmakers Question R&E Oversight; Pump MDA Funding, Theresa Hitchens (17 December 2019) Hill To Griffin: No Moving The SCO; Shifts It to DepSecDef Norquist, Paul McCleary (6 September 2019) Pentagon Issues Classified RFP For New Missile Interceptor, AUSA (12 Mar 2020) Army SMD Hot Topic 2020 - VADM Jon Hill - Dir, Missile Defense Agency, Jason Cutshaw U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (7.24.2019) SMDC colonel accepts TCM SMD Assumption of Charter, Jen Judson (15 May 2019) Dynetics-Lockheed team beats out Raytheon to build 100-kilowatt laser weapon, Sydney J Freedberg (5 August 2019) New Army Laser Could Kill Cruise Missiles, Daniel Wasserbly (14 October 2019) AUSA 2019: Lockheed Martin weighs options for achieving a 250-300 kW air-defence laser, AFC (21 Nov 2019) Soldier feedback driving Army modernization, Argie Sarantinos-Perrin, CCDC Public Affairs (29 March 2019) CCDC technology to increase Soldier readiness in multi-domain operations, David Vergun (8 October 2018) Next-generation squad weapon to be very capable, lethal, says Army chief of staff, Sydney J. 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