The Army Secretary is optimistic the service can balance its expensive modernization objectives at the same time it deters conflict with China.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Future inevitability of quantum computers is a security problem today
‘Store Now, Decrypt Later’ attacks must be thwarted now with Zero Trust cybersecurity.
“We don’t have the time or luxury to wait for people,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said. “They’ve got to keep pace with us if they want to do business with us.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Top Army leaders want Low Earth Orbit satellites, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence to find targets for future long-range weapons.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. Congressional gridlock could stall over 100 programs just as the Army is starting to turn its ambitious modernization plan into real hardware.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Army wants to overhaul its Cyber Command to stamp out online disinformation before it goes viral. But there are risks.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
These are huge strategic challenges — and Ryan McCarthy is emphasizing them more than any of his predecessors in at least a decade.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
A new policy orders organizations across the Army to embrace advanced manufacturing to “fundamentally change” both modernization and readiness.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Modernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
Under Gen. Milley the Army went from two ready brigades to 25 and it finally — after at least three false starts — began to shed the heavy weight of the Cold War weapons known as the Big Five.
By Colin Clark
Army Secretary Mark Esper has publicly said the armored off-road truck was designed to defeat guerrillas, at a time when the Army is refocusing on great powers. But the Army still plans to buy about 50,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and has even added JLTV to its elite list of 31 top-priority programs.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
As the three most powerful civilians in the Army Department, Esper, McCarthy, and Jette have formed by all accounts a tight-knit and effective team. That’s particularly remarkable because they’ve had abundant opportunities for conflict as they turned the Army bureaucracy upside down.
By Paul McLeary
A division-scale exercise next year in Europe, Defender 2020, will be the largest in a quarter-century.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy says the service’s new five-year budget plan will be finished within weeks.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
No Army vice-chief has won the top job since Eric Shinseki. But Gen. McConville brings some unique credentials.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. The Army’s not sure it wants 55,000 JLTVs — but manufacturer Oshkosh is doubling down. Why?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
