{"id":52123,"date":"2018-07-12T22:01:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T22:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/12\/army-futures-command-headed-to-austin\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:55:40","slug":"army-futures-command-headed-to-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/07\/12\/army-futures-command-headed-to-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the city the Army has picked for its new Futures Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The new Army Futures Command (AFC)<\/a> will be in Austin, Texas, congressional sources, who are now being notified of the choice, have confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new four-star command was stood up in October at the Association of the U.S. Army\u2019s annual conference in Washington. The plan is to realign the Army\u2019s modernization priorities under a new organization that will implement cross-functional teams that correspond with the service\u2019s top six modernization efforts: Long-Range Precision Fires, Next-Generation Combat Vehicle, Future Vertical Lift, the network, air-and-missile defense and soldier lethality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service plans to make an official announcement on the location of the command July 13 at the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army has wanted the new command\u2019s headquarters in a city or urban hub<\/a> close to industry and academia and not on a base or military installation. Earlier this year it shortlisted several major cities in the U.S.<\/a> as possible locations and put each through a rigorous vetting process. Congressional leaders from the locales pressed hard for a chance to host the new command.<\/p>\n\n\n\t