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 The Army faces an inflection point that requires innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship in the application of combat power. The battlefield is increasingly faster, more lethal, and more distributed. Overmatch will belong to the side that can make better decisions faster. To meet emerging challenges, the Army is transforming to provide the Joint Force with the speed, range, and convergence of cutting edge technologies that will generate the decision dominance and overmatch required to win the next fight. We are leading the way in developing and fielding advanced technology in support of the Joint Force.

The Army’s materiel modernization transformation – what we fight with – is based on the six modernization priorities announced in 2018: Long Range Precision Fires, Next Generation Combat Vehicle, Future Vertical Lift, the Army Network, Air and Missile Defense, and Soldier Lethality. The Army’s conceptual transformation—how we fight— begins with our Multi-Domain Operations concept, which we are currently turning into doctrine. The Army is using Project Convergence, our campaign of learning and annual capstone event, to shape future concepts and capabilities. By 2035, the Army will realize its vision of a multi-domain force.

The Army is committed to seeing our signature materiel modernization efforts through to completion. Many are coming on line according to, or ahead of, our accelerated development schedule and being delivered to our Soldiers. Through continuous reform efforts, we have been able to redirect scarce resources to these key modernization efforts; however, we could not achieve this without Congressional support and authorities. Army Futures Command is providing unprecedented unity of effort across the modernization enterprise, having changed our business model and culture through public-private partnerships and a focus on Soldier-centered design. This allows us to gain immediate operator feedback, accelerating the development process and ensuring new systems are effective in operational environments. These reforms, combined with early experimentation through Project Convergence, are paying significant dividends. Judicious use of Middle Tier Acquisition and Other Transaction Authorities enable progress from characteristics to fielded capabilities in as short as