{"id":20233,"date":"2019-07-17T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/17\/army-futures-command-is-ready-for-prime-time\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:46:23","slug":"army-futures-command-is-ready-for-prime-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2019\/07\/17\/army-futures-command-is-ready-for-prime-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Futures Command is ready for prime time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2017\/10\/09\/the-army-is-creating-a-new-modernization-command-to-keep-projects-on-track\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army Futures Command<\/a> is set to run on all cylinders by the end of the month when it plans to declare full operational capability, a graduation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2018\/03\/24\/army-futures-command-taking-charge-of-conjuring-up-new-capability\/\" target=\"_blank\">new command\u2019s developmental stage<\/a> it entered roughly a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/outlook\/2018\/12\/10\/us-army-futures-command-chief-how-the-new-command-will-change-the-service\/\" target=_blank>AFC commander Gen. Mike Murray<\/a> and Bruce Jette, the Army\u2019s acquisition chief, told reporters July 16 at an event showcasing its modernization headway at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, that the command would reach full operational capability July 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/08\/28\/can-austin-make-the-army-weird\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AFCUPTIGHT.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Can Austin make the Army weird?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Austin is free-thinking, creative and now a burgeoning technology innovation hub, but can its fearlessness to take risk rub off on the Army as it seeks to develop game-changing technology to stay ahead in battlefield capabilities?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/07\/13\/why-the-army-picked-austin-for-futures-command\/\" target=_blank>new four-star command, which is aimed at accelerating modernization <\/a>and staying ahead of peer adversaries Russia and China, set up shop in a few unfinished floors of a high-rise owned by the University of Texas, overlooking the heart of downtown Austin, in late August 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those working for the command intended to regularly ditch the uniform in favor of civilian attire and would spend the next year rubbing elbows at the local coffee shops with the young and hip start-up community that permeates the business environment in the city center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the service embedded roughly 100 personnel at the neighboring Capital Factory \u2014 an innovative entrepreneur\u2019s hub \u2014 that shares a building with an Omni hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The command also gained roughly 10,000 square feet of office space and laboratories at the Cockrell School of Engineering, just a five minute drive from its new headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-futures-patch-fixed.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-futures-patch-fixed.png.png 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-futures-patch-fixed.png.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-futures-patch-fixed.png.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-futures-patch-fixed.png.png?resize=1024,576 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The subdued version of the Army Futures Command shoulder patch worn with the Army Combat Uniform. (Maj. Jeremy Prince\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past year, AFC moved outside of the usual Army acquisition box to seek ideas and innovation beyond its own labs and big defense firms and even made an out-of-character appearance at South By Southwest, which has become a see-and-be-seen gathering of the interactive, film and music industries held in Austin annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But forging a new path in the way the Army does business isn\u2019t perfect. Just this week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/07\/17\/gao-army-futures-command-should-step-up-small-business-engagement\/\" target=_blank>Government Accountability Office issued a report<\/a> stating the AFC needs to better engage small businesses vital to the defense industrial base.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/09\/14\/will-army-futures-command-work-house-lawmakers-skeptical-but-hopeful\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MurrayAFC.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Will Army Futures Command work? House lawmakers skeptical, but hopeful<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">House lawmakers are both skeptical and hopeful that the Army will be able to pull off a major overhaul of how it will modernize and acquire weapons and equipment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A year building up the command may not be enough time to determine if the Army has broken its archaic procurement mold, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/11\/06\/armys-modernization-command-taking-shape-under-freshly-picked-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\">eight cross-functional teams formed under the AFC <\/a>to tackle the Army\u2019s top six modernization priorities have made headway with low-hanging fruit, but have also truncated daunting timelines for some major future weapons systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaders from the CFTs descended on Washington to showcase accomplishments, presenting small 3D models and displays to media over a brief 45 minutes at Fort Myer and then again on Capitol Hill July 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the Army\u2019s top priority \u2014 Long-Range Precision Fires \u2014 the service is beginning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/07\/15\/bae-gets-green-light-to-build-us-army-extended-range-cannon-prototype\/\" target=\"_blank\">integration of Extended-Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA)<\/a> onto an M109A7 self-propelled howitzer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are scheduled to competitively demonstrate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2018\/10\/08\/army-pushes-to-get-precision-strike-munition-to-the-force-by-2023\/\" target=_blank>Precision Strike Munitions<\/a> this summer that will reach an INF-compliant range of 499km. The goal is to replace the Army Tactical Missile System with the longer-range capability as soon as 2023, which dramatically pushes up an original goal of 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2019\/03\/26\/army-to-prioritize-long-range-missile-capability-to-go-after-maritime-targets\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HIMARS.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Army to prioritize long-range missile capability to go after maritime targets<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The first major technology to be spiraled into the Army&#039;s future precision strike missile will be a capability to go after maritime targets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service will shoot a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/06\/05\/coming-soon-to-the-us-army-combat-capable-hypersonic-and-laser-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\">hypersonic missile<\/a> out of a 50-inch missile booster stack in the second quarter of 2020, the Army\u2019s military deputy to the acquisition chief, Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski, told an audience at an Association of the U.S. Army breakfast July 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the earliest efforts to reach soldiers are the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular. Soldiers, Marines and special operators are already trying out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/04\/08\/soldiers-marines-try-out-new-device-that-puts-mixed-reality-multiple-functions-into-warfighters-hands\/\" target=_blank>Army\u2019s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS)<\/a> \u2014 a set of goggles that empower forces with targeting and navigation aids as well as other situational awareness features \u2014 on live ranges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the training realm, the service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/06\/28\/army-awards-key-contracts-to-build-virtual-trainers\/\" target=\"_blank\">awarded contracts to build virtual trainers<\/a>, which will make up a critical part of its emerging<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/05\/17\/us-armys-jumping-to-next-level-in-virtual-training-world\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Synthetic Training Environment (STE)<\/a> \u2014 a virtual world in which to train soldiers for war across domains with the goal to move the service away from its stove-piped, technologically ancient systems from the \u201880s and \u201890s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is also building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/06\/28\/us-armys-interim-short-range-air-defense-solution-crystallizes\/\" target=_blank>Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) <\/a>prototypes that will be ready for soldier testing in October this year, according to Col. Chuck Worshim, program manager for cruise missile defense systems with the Army\u2019s Program Executive Office Missiles and Space. The program is right on schedule to fill an urgent operational need in Europe by providing four battalions\u2019 worth of systems by fiscal year 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/road-to-warsaw\/2016\/06\/14\/us-army-grapples-with-short-range-air-defense-gap-in-europe\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636014950012421156-shoradgapjpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Army Grapples With Short-Range Air Defense Gap in Europe<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The US Army has wrapped up a review of possible short-range air defense weapons from around the world and is working to fill a critical gap in Europe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The M-SHORAD effort resides within the Air-and-Missile Defense CFT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But some of the bigger tests are coming when the Army, for example, embarks on buying two brand new state-of-the-art helicopters back-to-back to fill the foreseen vital missions of long-range assault and attack reconnaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Future Vertical Lift CFT director said the Army recently passed an Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) review approving its abbreviated Capabilities Development Document (CDD) this month for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/04\/04\/us-army-plans-to-field-a-future-long-range-assault-helicopter-by-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\">Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)<\/a>. That means service leadership is on board with the requirements set forth within the program office to proceed with a request for product proposals from industry to begin a competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army will host an industry day July 31 to discuss the way forward and to outline the requirements leading into a competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FVL CFT Director Brig. Gen. Wally Rugen told Defense News that because of how well the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/12\/26\/heres-the-first-look-at-the-sikorsky-boeing-defiant-helicopter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program<\/a> has gone \u2014 an effort that looked at the realm of the possible for vertical lift air vehicles \u2014 the Army is now looking at a promising \u201cmultiyear acceleration\u201d of the FLRAA program. This comes as no surprise since the Army has been looking for a way to speed up the program for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/aaaa\/2018\/04\/27\/army-future-vertical-lift-team-figuring-out-how-field-a-helo-within-a-decade\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uh-60FVL.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army\u2019s Future Vertical Lift team working out how to get a helo within a decade<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army&#039;s Future Vertical Lift cross-functional team is looking hard at how to buy helicopters faster, perhaps within a decade.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program is also on an ambitious schedule. The Army has awarded design contracts to five teams. Only two teams will move forward to build prototypes that are expected to fly by 2023. The five teams will deliver designs by next winter. A production decision could happen in 2028, but the service is looking at any way possible to speed up that timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with the Army\u2019s dismal track record when it comes to pursuing new helicopters, many in the defense community are questioning whether the service can get one aircraft flying, let alone two.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa-digital-show-dailies\/2018\/10\/10\/can-the-army-pull-off-buying-two-new-helicopters-back-to-back\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AUSA-FVL-1-web.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Can the Army pull off buying two new helicopters back to back?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army\u2019s track record over the past few decades hasn\u2019t been good when it comes to trying to buy a new helicopter, but now the service wants to buy not one, but two different aircraft.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Same goes with the rapid timeline the Army has set for the acquisition of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/03\/29\/armys-request-for-proposals-to-build-next-gen-combat-vehicle-prototypes-drops\/\" target=_blank>Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV)<\/a> to replace the Bradley fighting vehicle. It is the first vehicle the service is pursuing in its Next-Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s history in vehicle procurement is also painful with the cancellation of its Future Combat System as well as the failed Ground Combat Vehicle program. The NGCV CFT aims to get beyond the FCS heartburn and field a more capable vehicle by 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bradley-manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/06\/10\/major-combat-vehicle-player-wont-participate-in-us-armys-optionally-manned-fighting-vehicle-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">BAE Systems has already taken itself out of the running<\/a> for the OMFV program, leaving an uncertain number of competitors in the field. Solicitations are due in the fall and the Army is expected to downselect to up to two to build 14 prototypes in the spring next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has also wrestled with the replacement of its Patriot air-and-missile defense system \u2014 struggling the most to replace its radar with something more capable to go up against evolving threats. The service allowed teams to demonstrate new radars this spring and vendors are now submitting proposals, with several confirming participation this week, to compete in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2018\/10\/08\/army-races-to-get-missile-defense-radar-early\/\" target=_blank>Lower-Tier Air-and-Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS)<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/10\/31\/armys-missile-defense-radar-sense-off-attempts-to-hit-reset-button\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PatriotRadar.jpg_24839c.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army\u2019s missile defense radar \u2018sense-off\u2019 attempts to hit reset button<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Will the Army&#039;s new air and missile defense radar &quot;sense-off&quot; right the ship or steer it further off course?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite struggles of the recent past to bring on major weapons systems to fruition, there are many who are hopeful that the AFC\u2019s focus on flexibility will help finally push these big programs over the edge into the hands of soldiers in the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Army Futures Command is set to hit an important milestone at the end of the month, which will further lock it onto a path 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