Articles on the latest developments and innovations in technology affecting landpower, the Army, and its soldiers.

Hoyle: Technology Driving Logistics Transformation

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U.S. and Philippine service members download equipment from USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda (LSV 7) during Salaknib 2025, at Dingalan Bay, Philippines.
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Hoyle: Technology Driving Logistics Transformation

Army efforts to transform the logistics enterprise center on using technology to drive precision sustainment, demand reduction and advanced power storage, said Lt. Gen. Heidi Hoyle, deputy Army chief of staff for logistics, G-4.

Panel: NCOs Drive Transformation at Every Level

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U.S. Army Spc. Tanner Hartman conducts operations on a Mimir™ Onboard Forward Overwatch (MOFO) Mission Kit, an unmanned ground vehicle, during Project Convergence-Capstone 5 (PC-C5) on Fort Irwin, Calif., in March 2025.
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Panel: NCOs Drive Transformation at Every Level

Since the Army’s earliest days, NCOs have driven transformation by identifying requirements, and they are still driving transformation today, a panel of senior enlisted leaders said.

Rainey: Soldiers ‘Phenomenally Adept’ at Innovating

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Rainey: Soldiers ‘Phenomenally Adept’ at Innovating

Soldiers’ ingenuity and curiosity are informing and driving Army transformation efforts, the commander of Army Futures Command said.

Through the Army’s transforming in contact initiative, “we’ve put kit in the hands of soldiers, and [we’re] getting user feedback,” Gen. James Rainey said.

“The closer you are to getting shot at, the better you are at innovating,” he said. The good news is today’s young soldiers are “phenomenally adept” at innovating. “It’s inherent,” Rainey said.

Panel: Army Must Move Quickly to Retain Warfighting Edge

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade ready an M119 howitzer for firing after parachuting it from a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules during a heavy drop mission onto Bunker DZ, Grafenwoehr, Germany.
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Panel: Army Must Move Quickly to Retain Warfighting Edge

Rapidly evolving technology, including new weapons being used on the battlefield in Ukraine, is forcing the Army to move quickly to transform, a panel of experts said.

“We have to move quickly, we have to energize the system,” said Lt. Gen. Joseph Ryan, deputy Army chief of staff for operations, G-3.

DoD’s 1st 3D-Printed Barracks Open at Fort Bliss

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DoD’s 1st 3D-Printed Barracks Open at Fort Bliss

Fort Bliss, Texas, is now home to the Department of Defense’s first 3D-printed barracks.

“We’re here today because many people dreamed of new ideas and said, ‘Why not?’ and that’s why we’re delivering this state-of-the-art facility to the Army today,” Lt. Gen. David Wilson, the Army’s deputy chief of staff of installations, G-9, said during the Jan. 29 ribbon-cutting ceremony.  

Paper Urges Army to Avoid ‘Technology Myopia’

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Paper Urges Army to Avoid ‘Technology Myopia’

The Army needs to move away from an overfocus on technology to effectively predict the character of war and use it to deter and defeat adversaries, according to a new paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army.