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Master Sgt. David Fisk, Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Ibanez and Staff Sgt. Angel Leon discuss capabilities during a rehearsal for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in April 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Wantroba)

Congress wants to see Army’s ‘homework’ on transformation initiative

“Unfortunately, we still have not received any real information on the Army’s budget request, nor have we received any detailed information on the Army’s Transformation Initiative, or…
U.S. Army Spc. Anton Lane, a combat medic with specialized drone training, assigned to 5-7 Cavalry, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division visually tracks a Skydio X10E4TT drone shortly after deploying it for surveillance during exercise Combined Resolve 25-2 at Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany on May 17, 2025. (US Army photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Fist Class Richard Hoppe, Released).

U.S. Army is already taking lessons from Ukraine’s drone attack on Russia’s strategic bombers

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George talked about the high-profile attack during an AI conference Monday.
Soldiers from the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) start up their Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) after it’s dropped off via UH-60 Blackhawk at the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2) that the 101st launched from Ft. Campbell, KY to JRTC on the night of August 16, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner)

Army looking to cancel legacy systems, pursue dual-use capabilities

"The first thing is, we are going to start to cut the things we don't want or need,” Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll told reporters Thursday.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon, Washington D.C., March 20, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Hegseth orders sweeping changes to Army structure

An April 30 memo directs the secretary of the Army to make changes to how the service is organized and purchases equipment, with a focus on prioritizing…
A small unmanned aircraft system, developed by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes its initial flight on Oct. 10, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The drone is set to be tested during Operation Lethal Eagle in the spring of 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt)

Army updating brigades based on results from transforming-in-contact 1.0

“We're exploring how we're organized to make sure that we can maximize these capabilities," Gen. Randy George said.
A U.S. Army unmanned, eight-wheeled, all-electric, all-terrain transport vehicles armed with the R600 autonomous weapon system provides support to dismounted Soldiers in an urban environment as part of a human integration experiment at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 17, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks)

Next iteration of Army’s ‘transforming-in-contact’ will focus on autonomy

As the Army looks to scale its transforming-in-contact initiative to divisions and heavy brigades, it plans to experiment more with robotics and autonomy technology.
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to Hound Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a demonstration for the local media with the Skydio X2D Drone during exercise Combined Resolve (CbR) 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 3, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Dixon)

Army ‘transforming-in-contact’ unit using more drones than ever before

New technology enabled the experimental unit to disperse more and hide in the electromagnetic spectrum more easily, providing the first true deployment test for the Army’s transforming-in-contact…
Soldiers from the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Air Assault out of a CH-47 Chinook into the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA, as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2) that the 101st launched from Ft. Campbell, KY to JRTC on the night of August 15, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner)

Army expanding ‘transforming-in-contact’ concept to divisions, armored and Stryker brigades

Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George unveiled transforming-in-contact 2.0.
Colonel James Stultz, commander of the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, briefs generals and the press about the capabilities of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)’s command post on August 22, 2024 at the Joint Regional Training Center at Ft. Johnson, Louisiana. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner)

Army puts its ‘transforming in contact’ concept to biggest test yet

A transforming-in-contact unit recently did a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana.
Tactical radios were employed by the 25th Infantry Division throughout the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-01 exercise, held at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in November 2023. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army/Sam Brooks)

Army developing next generation of command and control for all units, echelons

The Army is marching down a dual-track path to modernize how its units command and control: C2 fix to address the near term and C2 next for…
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