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WASHINGTON \u2014 The Association of the United States Army held its annual conference Oct. 9-11 in Washington, with defense officials, military personnel and industry representatives gathering to discuss the future force \u2014 and what threats it may face from advanced adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The service is in the midst of a modernization effort that has focused on long-range precision fires; next-generation combat vehicles; future vertical lift aircraft; the network; air and missile defense; and soldier lethality. It is now expanding that focus to positioning, navigation and timing, as well as advanced training technology. But the war in Ukraine has impacted much of the Army\u2019s decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gen. James Rainey, who leads Army Futures Command, the service\u2019s organization in charge of modernizing the force, said the service needs to adapt its artillery strategy based on both \u201cwhat\u2019s happening in Ukraine\u201d as well as what U.S. Army Pacific requires from conventional fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEverything we\u2019re seeing in Ukraine [is] about the relevance of precision fires, all the emerging technology, but the big killer on the battlefield is conventional artillery, high-explosive artillery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. Army plans to issue a new conventional fires strategy by the end of the year, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defense News, Army Times and C4ISRNET covered this and more from the show. Catch up on our top stories from this year\u2019s AUSA conference and read more at defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa<\/a> and c4isrnet.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n