As the Army pursues a network that is simple, unified, rugged and easily upgradeable, the service must learn to harness innovations that already exist in the private sector, two senior leaders said.
The prevalence of unmanned aerial systems presents a ubiquitous threat that is fundamentally transforming the battlefield, Undersecretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo said.
“What we’re seeing, and not just in Ukraine, but really around the world, is that the availability and the impact of small, unmanned aerial systems and the threats that they present on the battlefield is here to stay,” Camarillo said May 17 during a discussion on drone warfare hosted by the Center for a New American Security.
The Army faces “devastating” effects if the $95 billion supplemental spending bill pending before Congress isn’t passed, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said.
Speaking April 3 at a breakfast hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army as part of its Coffee Series, Camarillo explained that since the Oct. 1 start of fiscal year 2024, the Army has been paying for operations including support for NATO missions and deployments that previously had been paid for with supplemental funding.
As warfighting innovations advance, a “quiet revolution” is taking place in the Army that promises to change the way the service does business with industry, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said.
“Our innovation challenges aren’t technical, they really are institutional,” Camarillo said March 26 in his keynote address at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama.
Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo will speak April 3 at a Coffee Series event hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army.
The in-person event will take place at AUSA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The event opens at 7 a.m. with registration, coffee and networking. The program is scheduled to begin at 7:45 a.m., which is about 30 minutes later than usual.
It is free for military members, government employees and the media.
Army modernization programs are gaining momentum as the service works to build the Army of 2030 and beyond, a senior Army leader said.
“We are in the process of developing new systems we're now delivering today, like [Joint Light Tactical Vehicles] and Integrated Air and Missile Defense,” Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said during the 2023 Defense News Conference. “Now you see a lot of momentum with programs that are … making that transition to the next phase.”
An almost flat 2024 Army budget will not prevent considerable progress in critical initiatives like improving recruiting and transforming capabilities, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said April 11.
Speaking at an Association of the U.S. Army Coffee Series event, Camarillo talked about the challenge of introducing the Army as an “enduring employer of choice,” as well as about overdue efforts to improve installations, infrastructure and housing, and expanding warfighting capabilities, an area where much progress is being made.
The Army is facing “significant challenges” with recruiting, but the service is working to “reform and modernize … for today’s landscape,” a senior leader said.
Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo will speak April 11 at a Coffee Series event hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army.
The in-person event will take place at AUSA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The event opens at 6:30 a.m. with registration, coffee and networking. The program is scheduled to begin at 7:15 a.m.
It is free for military members, government employees and the media. All attendees are encouraged to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Masks are optional.
The Army has “a pretty good chance and a pretty good track record at success,” Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said in a keynote speech on the opening day of the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2023 Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama.
In an upbeat message about the Army’s modernization efforts, Camarillo said that in fundamental ways, “we reorganized to tackle our system requirements and our ability to experiment with technology in a concerted way.”
