Weekly Briefing: Land Warfare

The latest news and analysis on land warfare, from Breaking Defense._____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Weekly Briefing Land Warfare

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Connected Battlespace: The Power of JADC2 [Sponsored] The new administration faces key decisions in the "great powers" competition with China and Russia. This includes implementation of Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2). In this brief video interview, Northrop Grumman Chief Technology Officer Scott Stapp offers some important thoughts.

Army Won't Repeat Mistakes of FCS: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE "There are a lot of differences between the FCS experience and the path we're on," the Army Futures Command chief told us. This time, he said, "I don't think there is hubris. I think there's actually humility."

China—A Deadly 'Infinite Game': Army Chief McConville Everything from social media to military advisors to open war is a potential tool of great power competition, Gen. James McConville writes — and the Army plays a vital role across that entire spectrum.

'$64K Question': Where In Pacific Do Army Missiles Go? "Today, there is probably not one of our regional partners in the first island chain that would be willing to base Army — or any other service – long-range strike missiles in their country," retired Lt. Gen. Thomas Spoehr says.

Give Us Three Good Years: Army Chief On Tight Budgets "We probably need about two or three more years of good solid budgets" for modernization, Gen. James McConville said, so he'll seek economies in readiness and personnel – but modestly and on the margins. Will that be enough?

Don't Rush To JADC2: Army Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE Each service has unique problems to solve and billions invested in legacy systems. "I just can't throw away everything we own — nor can the Air Force — and start over," says Gen. John "Mike" Murray, head of Army Futures Command. "How does the Air Force architecture integrate with the Army architecture, with the Navy architecture?"

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