ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

A 60-year-old ARMY magazine article serves as the inspiration for a science fiction writing contest sponsored by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

In its quest to deliver the latest scientific and technological innovations to soldiers in the field, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory is drawing heavily on the hard-won expertise of its consumer base—warfighters themselves.

The Multi-Domain Battlefield operating concept shaping the Army’s future includes two big challenges: how to sustain a force in a fluid, fast-moving fight, and how to operate without constant communication, warns one of the Army leaders shaping the new doctrine.

One of the Army’s chief strategists warns of “urgent” need to upgrade Army ground combat platforms due to increased lethality of the modern battlefield.

The commanding general of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command stressed the essential relationship between the Army and the companies that regularly support warfighters during Monday’s corporate member luncheon at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Challenges facing the Army in multidomain battles of the future will be a topic during AUSA's Annual Meeting and Exposition in early October.

Some of the Army’s brightest minds are involved in a project named for an Army aviation pioneer that is looking for breakthroughs in science, technology and human performance that would be as significant as the birth of combat aircraft. One possibility would be having soldiers riding hoverbikes or wearing jetpacks as they conduct counterinsurgency operations, according to Dr. Christopher Rice, deputy director of the Army Chief of Staff’s Strategic Studies Group.

As the Army continues to shrink, strategists are heavily focused on more quickly launching deployed forces into offensive action on future battlefields, says Gen. David G. Perkins, commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.