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AUGUSTA, Ga. \u2014 The idea of completely replacing soldiers, tanks and other familiar trappings of war with robots, autonomy and computer-derived strategy is misguided, according to the leader of U.S. Army Futures Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, the military\u2019s largest service should strive to strike a careful balance of human and machine, something Gen. James Rainey<\/a> said is possible right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs we go down this path, very aggressively, as fast as we can, we\u2019ve got to make sure that we\u2019re aiding commanders\u2019 decision-making, not trying to make decisions for the commander, because that will be disastrous,\u201d he said Aug. 17 at the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference in Georgia. \u201cI think what we need to do \u2014 and all this can be done today \u2014 is take the right combination of human beings and machines and build formations that optimize both.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Defense Department is heavily investing in artificial intelligence, machine learning and autonomy<\/a> as demand mushrooms for speedier decision-making as well as longer-lasting and riskier intelligence gathering. At least 685 AI-tied projects were underway at the department as of 2021. More than 200 were attributed to the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robots and other machinery programmed to execute a mission, or with control beamed in from afar, could significantly reduce the risk to humans, potentially lessening casualties. Such technology could also allow the Army to reallocate valuable resources in the field, with menial or time-consuming tasks offloaded to digital or mechanized assistants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCapitalizing on the opportunities that exist by properly integrating the right combination of humans and machines increases lethality, increases survivability, drops weight, drops logistics tail. It lets us take our soldiers \u2014 that\u2019s our most important weapon \u2014 and lets us optimize,\u201d Rainey told reporters following his speech at the conference<\/a>. \u201cAnd if you look at what industry is doing, compared to what we\u2019re doing, I think there\u2019s just unlimited open-field running.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the leader of Army Futures Command, Rainey is among those spearheading the service\u2019s development and adoption of cutting-edge tech in preparation for the next big fight. He has previously expressed interest in a cross-functional team dedicated to human-machine integration, or what he calls a \u201cdisruptive and evolutionary\u201d field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Existing teams are dedicated to improving connectivity<\/a>, overhauling aviation, generating realistic simulation and training environments, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gen. James Rainey, the Army Futures Command boss, waves his hand as he speaks Aug. 17, 2023, at the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference in Georgia. (Colin Demarest\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the indisputable big wins with AFC was the cross-functional teams,\u201d Rainey said of his command. \u201cAs the things they work on transition over to our teammates at [the office of the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology] or Training and Doctrine Command, reloading those with the next three to five things is something I\u2019m very interested in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army established a Contested Logistics Cross-Functional Team<\/a> in Huntsville, Alabama, earlier this year. It is expected to be fully up and running in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army Materiel Command boss Gen. Charles Hamilton in March told Defense News autonomy could assuage the struggles posed by an opposing force targeting, harassing, and shutting down production and restocking efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor instance, no longer are the days when I could just \u2014 like I\u2019ve done many times downrange \u2014 send convoys out to resupply. It\u2019s too dangerous to do that,\u201d Hamilton said at the time<\/a>. \u201cWhat we might do in the future is use an autonomous resupply of some kind. It might involve putting those supplies along the route that I know they have to support, unsecured, but I have sensors there that are able to say: \u2018Hey, your operation has been compromised.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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