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Army explores futuristic uniform for SOCOM
Army researchers are responding to a request from the U.S. Special Operations Command for technologies to help develop a revolutionary Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit. The Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, is an advanced infantry uniform that promises to provide superhuman strength with greater ballistic protection. Using wide-area networking and on-board computers, operators [...]
Socom Strives to Preserve, Build On Capabilities for Future
U.S. Special Operations Command is working to take the improved capabilities and processes it has established over the past decade of conflict and build on them for the future, a senior Socom commander told special operators and industry representatives here. Army Lt. Gen Joseph L. Votel, commander of Joint Special Operations Command, noted vast adaptations [...]
Where Can A US Contractor Find Future Growth
With the U.S. Government facing significant challenges to the overall budget, tough cuts can be expected to the defense budget – one of the largest areas of discretionary spending. Frost & Sullivan’s latest research looks at the envisioned future defense capabilities and identifies various market opportunities that will appear if those capabilities are fully funded. [...]
Future Soldiers will have flexible electronics everywhere
More than 10 years ago, U.S. Army researchers saw potential in flexible displays. With nothing in the marketplace, the Army decided to change that by partnering with industry and academia to create the Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University. The Army’s goal was to get this amazing technology into the hands of Soldiers. The [...]
Army leaders probe ‘deep future’
Trying to anticipate what the world might be like in 2030 would seem to be in the realm of science fiction writers, but the Army is interested too. Helping the Army to get a better sight picture on the future are some of the world’s greatest minds, from the academic and scientific communities, as well [...]
The Incredible, Shrinking Modern Military
While military forces have grown ever more sophisticated, their size and density have been on the decline for decades. In 1939, before the outbreak of World War II, the French navy boasted seven battleships, one aircraft carrier, seven heavy cruisers, 12 light cruisers, 78 destroyers, and 81 submarines. Today, France, with the world’s fourth-largest defense [...]
Space-based capabilities shaping Army of the future
The undersecretary of the Army received a detailed and succinct depiction of how the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)/Army Forces Strategic Command (ARSTRAT) supports America’s warfighters during a visit to Redstone Arsenal, Nov. 14. Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal received a command overview and first-hand look at the command’s [...]
The Origins of the American Military Coup of 2012
This article was first published in the Winter 1992-93 issue of Parameters. The letter that follows takes us on a darkly imagined excursion into the future. A military coup has taken place in the United States—the year is 2012—and General Thomas E. T. Brutus, Commander in-Chief of the Unified Armed Forces of the United States, [...]
Army adapting to face ‘deep future’ threats
During the recent 2012 Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition, members of the Institute of Land Warfare’s “Thinking Past Tomorrow — Where is the Army Going?” panel described the Army of the future, with a focus on the concepts and capabilities needed to meet future unknown threats. “We, as an Army, [...]
