Science & Tech
US Army Aims to Convert Navy Missiles for Remote-Launched Strikes
If experiments prove out, one soldier-operator will be able to pour fires from diverse launchers onto a target.
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What Today’s Generals Could Learn from George Washington's Evolution
In his military thinking early on, Gen. Washington failed to see the big strategic picture. But the 44-year old "could observe, reflect, and adjust more than most senior commanders."
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What the Army's Next App Reveals About Defense Innovation
A major wins an innovation award by proposing to bring hotel-style booking to training ranges.
Defense Systems
Army IT chief mulls risk management reform
Retooling legacy cyber processes, such as the risk management framework, is a top priority for Lt. Gen. John Morrison, the Army's new Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6.
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What Clinton’s Foreign Affairs Article May Mean for the Defense Budget
Her approach, more rebalancing rather than modernizing, avoids a simple zero-sum frame of defense vs. non-defense spending.
Defense Systems
Army takes a look at spectrum on the battlefield
Managing electromagnetic spectrum will become increasingly important as the Army pushes for large-scale operations across domains.
Defense Systems
The Army's new pay system could upgrade talent management
The Army is planning to field an app-friendly human resources system that could hold the data needed to improve its workforce.
Defense Systems
Solving the Army's data talent problem
The Army needs to develop specific skill sets and retool or retrain existing workforce, said Mark Gorak, the director of people analytics for the Assistant Secretary of the Army Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
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Ep. 75: Army Chief Gen. McConville
How is the U.S. Army dealing with COVID? And what about that new joint project with the Air Force, CJADC2?
Business
Army Halts Apache Helicopter Deliveries
For the second time in two years, the Army had to stop accepting Boeing's attack helicopter. The exact reason remains unknown.
Ideas
Will Commanders Trust Their New AI Weapons and Tools?
A study of DOD’s artificial-intelligence efforts reveals a key gap.
Business
Anti-COVID Measures Could Be Lasting In Army Weapons Factories
'You can't run an assembly line from your desktop at home.’
Defense Systems
Army tests out augmented reality with training
As social distancing becomes the norm, the Army increasingly looks to virtual training.
Policy
Pentagon Leaders Reject Calls for Militarized Election Season
“We support law enforcement,” Army Secretary McCarthy said Tuesday. ”We don’t police American streets.”
Science & Tech
The Army Is Working on Augmented Reality Goggles for Military Dogs
A prototype aims to help handlers see things from the dog's point of view, and give commands while staying out of sight.
Defense Systems
Army needs to analyze OTA use, watchdog finds
A GAO report found that the Army needs to do a thorough analysis of its use of rapid acquisition agreements to make contracting practices more uniform.
Ideas
Worth Preserving: US Military Posture in Germany
Any adjustments to U.S. force posture in Europe should focus first and foremost on sustaining or strengthening readiness.
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