This is part two of a two-part series examining how the Army is building its Next Generation Command and Control capability. It is based on several interviews at various locations – to include Austin, Texas, Savannah, Georgia, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and Fort Irwin, California – over the course of several months. Part one can be found here.
While the Army has previously attempted to improve its command and control, leaning on advancements in commercial technology, officials say this time is different given senior leader buy-in and recent technological developments.
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The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous Confederate States of America, and so far were able to fight the Union Army. One solution: Balloons. Yes, balloons.
And bizarrely, it was tried and kind of worked. Back in the American Civil War, the American military founded its first aerial force, the Union Army Balloon Corps. Thank Union desperation and several entrepreneurs American aeronauts with a good pitch. They came to the U.S.
The land domain is the dominant force in the global defence simulation and training market, followed by the air sector.
Trying to get on or off a military base without a vehicle of one’s own can be a pain. Most installations don’t have reliable or consistent public transportation, and calling a ride-share service like Lyft or Uber can lead to delays as drivers have to get a pass every time they go through the gate.
Now, the Army is trying to solve at least one of those problems.
The Army is launching a pilot program to standardize procedures and requirements for using ride-sharing companies like Lyft and Uber on six major bases, an Army news release says.
What if the United States decided to fold up its nuclear umbrella over Europe? In its wake, Europe could either experience increased Russian aggression, potentially threatening the very existence of the European Union, or a wave of nuclear proliferation that would severely challenge the international nonproliferation order. However, relying more substantially on existing nuclear capabilities on the continent — particularly France’s nuclear arsenal — could help prevent both.
Malcolm Davis, The Strategist (ASPI)
Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States signed the CSpO initiative in 2014.
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Moog’s Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform turret was added to the 6×6 vehicle following a US Army pre-solicitation last year.
Francis P. Sempa, AmSpectator
China’s shipbuilding capacity is more than 200 times greater than ours.
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Each firm built a demonstrator jet, one flying in 2019 and the other in 2022, that logged hundreds of hours, resulting in major program risk reduction.