{"id":37104,"date":"2019-10-21T02:31:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T02:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/21\/new-tech-from-futures-command-designed-built-tested-with-soldiers-to-get-it-there-faster\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:30:47","slug":"new-tech-from-futures-command-designed-built-tested-with-soldiers-to-get-it-there-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa-digital-show-dailies\/2019\/10\/21\/new-tech-from-futures-command-designed-built-tested-with-soldiers-to-get-it-there-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"New tech from Futures Command \u2018designed, built, tested with soldiers\u2019 to get it there faster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In slightly more than a year, the Army\u2019s newest major entity, Army Futures Command<\/a>, has grown from a staff of a dozen soldiers to taking on a combined force of 26,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new command has coordinated the work of the Army\u2019s cross functional teams<\/a> that run areas from network to future helicopters, long-range fires and navigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The command is doing future-focused work <\/a>beyond linking its existing research labs and centers of excellence. The new Army Applications Lab in Austin, Texas, for example, is looking for \u201cdisruptive tech\u201d to solve problems for future combat, Lt. Gen. James Richardson, deputy commander at AFC, told Army Times ahead of the Association of the U.S. Army meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\t