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WASHINGTON \u2014 The Association of the United States Army rolled out its annual conference from Oct. 13-15 in Washington, beckoning defense industry officials, lawmakers and military personnel from around the globe to assess the future force and the threats personnel may soon encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anchoring this year\u2019s themes were efforts geared toward modernizing the force through next-gen weaponry and vehicles, personnel training, long-range artillery, unmanned systems, defense capabilities, network domains and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Such efforts, meanwhile, continue to be influenced by conflicts abroad that demand battlefield tech evolution at breakneck speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is dragging toward another brutal winter as manned and unmanned innovations continue to reshape modern warfare. Arsenal developments throughout the increasingly contentious Indo-Pacific persist in response to territorial assertions by Beijing. And tensions endure in the Middle East, where regional attacks by Iranian proxies, Syrian upheaval and Israel\u2019s war in Gaza are under the microscope of the international community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Army officials attending the conference emphasized the service\u2019s need for transformation as the technologies, policies and spending at the core of these conflicts intersect with the Army\u2019s global mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defense News and Army Times covered these discussions \u2014 and much more \u2014 from the show. Catch up on all of our top stories from this year\u2019s AUSA conference and be sure to read more of our latest coverage at defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n