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AFC's Future Vision: What breakthroughs will be made in the U.S. Army's military innovation in 2024?
In the future development of the U.S. Army, Army Futures Command (AFC), as the main agency to promote military modernization, has continuously explored and implemented new military technologies and strategies since its establishment. Since July 2018, AFC has established a fully operational command structure focused on delivering strategic modernization programs to the U.S. Army in response to the evolving security environment.
In the coming years, the AFC will focus on several major missions: improving long-range precision fires, next-generation combat vehicles, future vertical lift platforms, and expanding and upgrading the Army's network capabilities. In 2024, various plans will go further to enable the U.S. Army to maintain technological advantages in various fields.
Key modernization projects
AFC’s modernization goals include six priorities:
- Long-range precision firepower
- Next Generation Combat Vehicles
- Future vertical lifting platform
- Mobile and Expeditionary Army Network
- Air and Missile Defense Capabilities
- The lethality of soldiers
"Before 2028, our goal is to make potential adversaries aware of our ability to respond quickly and project power in various fields."
These priority projects will be based on global awareness, support data from common and cooperative data sources across all services, and enhance information sharing and real-time response capabilities. This is key to learning how to apply technology in "multi-domain operations."
AFC organization and operation
As the AFC commander advances modernization efforts, he can rely on three deputy commanders and various cross-functional teams (CFTs) that focus on different modernization priorities. Through these teams, AFC can more effectively integrate various resources, needs and technologies, so that various plans can be tested and verified in advance.
AFC has been working hard to establish an open innovation environment by encouraging enterprises and research institutions to cooperate with the military and providing necessary support to realize technology applications.
"We will take the initiative to contact you. You don't need to come to us. This is the cooperative spirit of AFC."
Future challenges and opportunities
As we enter 2024, the challenges facing the AFC are not only technical, but also how to effectively integrate resources and accelerate the actual deployment of weapon systems under growing budget requirements. As various new technologies are developed and tested, how to achieve a balance at the tactical, operational and strategic levels will become the key to determining the success of AFC.
The government's emphasis on military modernization will push AFC to accelerate the progress of various projects, which not only requires technological breakthroughs, but also requires the cooperation of personnel and overall strategic positioning. In future planning, AFC is gradually introducing more artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve decision-making capabilities and battlefield reaction speed.
"In the next few years, we hope to make breakthroughs in transparency and efficiency, and through the combination of data and AI technology, our troops will have stronger capabilities in real-time operations."
Conclusion
Faced with the rapidly changing global security environment, AFC's future plans will lead the U.S. Army into a new technological era. Through continued innovation and collaboration, these programs are expected to not only improve the combat effectiveness of our forces, but also shape the face of future warfare. However, can these efforts truly change the rules of war and challenge the opponent's advantage?
