{"id":34370,"date":"2021-01-04T21:42:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/04\/new-in-2021-the-armys-project-convergence-scales-up\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:55:57","slug":"new-in-2021-the-armys-project-convergence-scales-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/project-convergence\/2021\/01\/04\/new-in-2021-the-armys-project-convergence-scales-up\/","title":{"rendered":"New in 2021: The Army\u2019s Project Convergence scales up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Army Futures Command’s Project Convergence is AI and machine learning on the battlefield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

An ambitious project that could be the fulcrum for how the Army and other services leverage the technology<\/a> of today and the near future <\/a>to fight wars is expected to grow significantly in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Convergence \u2014 a three-pronged blending of artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomy \u2014 saw its first major iteration conclude in August and September 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many ways, it is the tactile, real-world display of a warfighting concept known as Multi-Domain Operations. That combines the service\u2019s six leading tech initiatives to aim at a sophisticated-yet-clear tactical goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal is to get close to the enemy by bypassing or neutralizing long-range sensor and missile systems of China and Russia, then destroy \u2014 either with missiles or cyber \u2014 the adversary\u2019s anti-access and aerial denial systems. That would create new maneuvering ability to defeat enemy forces in their own backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\t