In October, the Army’s Maneuver Battle Lab kicked off the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment, its months-long annual experiments on new gear for squads and small units. This year’s focus runs from new machine gun suppressors to counter-drone technology. Evaluation is focused by category and between nine and 22 technologies are being evaluated for lethality, mission command, mobility and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
With a total of $2.7 billion spent, The US Army has just hit another production decision resulting to a critical delay in the development of the command-and-control system for Integrated Air and Missile Defense System. Originally meant to serve against regional ballistic missile threats, the service has since expanded its planned role tying together a much broader array of capabilities in defeating other complex threats. In 2016, the program experienced a string of problems and struggled with limited-user test and several soldier checkouts. Expectations continue to run high amid all these constraints.
