Mohan: Modernization, Allies Key to Army Sustainment

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Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan speaks at an AUSA Hot Topic event
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Mohan: Modernization, Allies Key to Army Sustainment

The Army must prioritize modernization of the industrial base and integration of allies and partners as it works to more quickly deliver capabilities and maintenance to the front lines, a senior officer said.

AUSA Hosts Hot Topic on Industrial Base Readiness

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AUSA Hosts Hot Topic on Industrial Base Readiness

Registration is open for an Association of the U.S. Army Hot Topic on industrial base readiness.

Scheduled for Jan. 15 at AUSA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, the theme for the daylong Hot Topic is “Connecting the Industrial Base to the Tactical Edge.”

George: Army Transformation Must Be Agile, Adaptive

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George: Army Transformation Must Be Agile, Adaptive

When it comes to manufacturing, the biggest challenge facing the Army is the service’s approach to it, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George said.

“It’s a process change, that’s what we’ve got to get after,” George said Dec. 7 during a panel discussion at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California. “I think that’s the biggest challenge we have.”

Army Contracting Pushing for Awards in 6 Months or Less

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Army Contracting Pushing for Awards in 6 Months or Less

The Army talks a lot about speeding up the acquisitions process, but Army Contracting Command has a new, concrete goal: No more than six months to award a contract, executive director Danielle Moyer said Oct. 16 at the Association of the U.S. Army's Annual Meeting and Exposition.

The days when it took two years to make an award decision are over, she said.  

Sustainment Leaders Want More Maintenance Forward

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Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan, acting commander of Army Materiel Command, speaks at AUSA2024
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Sustainment Leaders Want More Maintenance Forward

Last year, a small cadre of Army maintenance specialists was dispatched from the service's depot in Corpus Christi, Texas, to perform a complex repair on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter based in South Korea. The work took 13 days, rather than the 220 estimated to ship it back to the U.S. for repairs. The savings: An estimated $2 million.

Bush: Army Seeks Production at Combat Speed

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Bush: Army Seeks Production at Combat Speed

Facing global challenges, the Army is investing in technology and its industrial base to meet production and manufacturing capacity needs, the assistant Army secretary of acquisition, logistics and technology said.

Army Dialogue with Industry ‘Incredibly Important’

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Army Dialogue with Industry ‘Incredibly Important’

The Army’s dialogue with industry is “incredibly important” to building the Army of the future, said Lt. Gen. Karl Gingrich, deputy Army chief of staff for programs and resources, G-8.

Pointing out that industry leaders are on the leading edge of developing the equipment and technology that will keep soldiers “safe and lethal on the battlefield,” Gingrich acknowledged that getting through to the right people requires tenacity.

Bang: Working With Industry Critical to Army Acquisition

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Bang: Working With Industry Critical to Army Acquisition

Transparency is critical as the Army looks to work more closely with industry to rapidly provide the force with much-needed capabilities, a senior leader said.

“I think transparency and working with industry is critical,” said Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology. “You all have some amazing expertise. I think it’s great to get a room together with leaders as well as industry so we can spin and riff off each other and understand the technology and capabilities you have.”

Rainey: Army Needs Industry’s Help to Transform

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Gen. James Rainey, commanding general of Futures Command, speaks at AUSA Global Force 2024
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Rainey: Army Needs Industry’s Help to Transform

From off-the-shelf technology that can help soldiers today to next-generation autonomous vehicles and command-and-control capabilities, Army Futures Command is looking to its industry teammates for help.

“Indisputably, the amount of technology disruption in the character of war is unprecedented, and it just keeps getting faster and faster,” said Gen. James Rainey, commanding general of Futures Command.