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The Army's Plan to Win Any War Against Anyone
2021-03-30
[National Interest] F-35 jets attacking from the air, cruise missiles fired from Navy "Desert Ships," armored ground vehicles closing in for attack and long-range precision fire weapons all receiving real-time input from helicopters, drones and artificial intelligence-enabled computer systems . . . Describes the Army plan for its upcoming Project Convergence 2021, an experiment intended to explore a new paradigm for modern war.

Moving beyond the initial Project Convergence 2020 during which an AI-enabled computer system was able to connect targeting input for small, forward operating mini-drones with helicopters, ground vehicles, and attack weapons in seconds, the Army plans to build upon this success and take new steps to incorporate new weapons and multi-domain combat tactics.

"You remember the focus for twenty was just that sensor to shooter look. We will continue to expand upon the sensor to shooter links from an indirect fire and direct fire perspective. This is about technology, but it is just as much about how we use the technology and how we fight and organize for the future. It’s a learning activity more than it is a demonstration," Army Futures Command Commander Gen. John Murray told the National Interest.

"It all comes down to the ability to link databases and share data across the services. It does not matter who the data belongs to," Murray said.
I'm sure they have covered the possibility of a blackout. Right?
Posted by:Bobby

#17  The Army is planning to win the war on Transsexualism and intersectionalism and White Supremacy.

Winning an actual war, one that threatens the existence of this nation? That's not on their agenda.
Posted by: These Forkbeard7574   2021-03-30 23:47  

#16  577 was a great big target, usually surrounded by extra generators because the one up front was deadlined in need of higher echelon maint most of the time, and the gaggle of 5-ton HQ-In-A-Box radio trucks and their antennas and gennies.
Posted by: Ho Chi Snemp6051   2021-03-30 16:41  

#15  Propane lamps, maps with plastic covers for grease pencil symbols, commo wire and runners with carbon message books, and heat tabs for the instant coffee, even the smell of the canvas on the 577s. Remember how it worked before we lost the fieldcraft?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2021-03-30 12:24  

#14  Not to mention chips sourced in China...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-03-30 11:17  

#13  They will get hobbled with someone shooting the generators. Data stops flowing, Army takes a knee. When high tech becomes a weapon, it becomes vulnerable.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2021-03-30 11:07  

#12  Well first of all the idea of Smart Weapons implies that there are Dumb Weapons, by extension the operators are dumb, and is sexist and racist.

What they need are PROUD Weapons.

To think otherwise makes you an enemy of history. Says here last time you ordered thin crust pizza instead of Brooklyn Style, and you failed to introduce yourself with proper pronouns or ask for the proper pronouns from your shipping notification. You are fined 10 Happy Time Points, restricting your Range from Residence to 15 miles. Please be home Thursday for a Pandemic Test to confirm Covid has not affected your cognitive abilities. Your Public Health Safety Officer's pronouns will be cthu/xer/bing.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-03-30 10:53  

#11  It'll work as long as the enemy plays by your rules. Look how we won in Viet Nam!
Wait! Look at the puppy!
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2021-03-30 10:44  

#10  I'm sure they have covered the possibility of a blackout. Right?

Sure they did. It's right there on slide 346 of the PowerPoint.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2021-03-30 10:26  

#9  Skynet actually lost to the rag tag resistance in the end. You wanna win wars? Don't fuck the military over with diversity and inclusion officers.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-03-30 09:49  

#8  from Little Boy & Fat Man to Little Twerp with Fat Necktie
Posted by: Grort Gravirt2430   2021-03-30 07:29  

#7  It all comes down to the ability to link databases and share data across the services.

Gee, how has that worked in the Microborg world with bugs, viruses, and malware? Couldn't happen here.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-03-30 07:28  

#6  From Screaming Eagles to the Gerbil Butts.
Posted by: Phinetch Wherese4624   2021-03-30 04:32  

#5  A no-brainer. The US Army can and will crush any and all opposition with its mandatory training.
Posted by: Clem   2021-03-30 04:11  

#4  Which will run out first: Enemy Targets or Smart Weapons?

With diversity, we should include both!
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-03-30 03:18  

#3  The idea that somebody might (if they haven't already) develop a way to jam drones' communication doesn't seem to occur.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-03-30 02:08  

#2  Which will run out first: Enemy Targets or Smart Weapons?
Posted by: magpie   2021-03-30 01:04  

#1  Skynet smiles....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-03-30 00:37  

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