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 seconds. The Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) will deliver the next generation sensor that leverages the capabilities of the Patriot Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) interceptor and is fully integrated into IBCS.

Soldier Lethality

Soldier Lethality improvements to weapons, sensors, body armor, and training will deliver decision dominance and overmatch at the level where it matters most-, allowing individual Soldiers to quickly understand and react to emerging situations. With ReARMM, we are incorporating Guard and Reserve units into the fielding schedule much earlier and more broadly than in past modernization efforts. The Army seeks continued Congressional support for the rapid prototyping, development, and procurement of the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Rifle and Automatic Rifle, Enhanced Night Vision Goggles (ENVG), Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) - Heads-Up Display (HUD) 3.0, and the Synthetic Training Environment (STE). By 1QFY22, we’ll equip the first unit with IVAS. In 4QFY22, we will equip the first unit with the Next Gen Squad Weapon Rifle and Automatic Rifle, as well as General Purpose Ammo. STE efforts that complement IVAS include the Squad Immersive Virtual Trainer (as part of IVAS) and the STE Information System that includes: One World Terrain, Training Simulation Software, and Training Management Tools.

In addition to our six priorities, the Army understands the need for considerable investment in long-term research to deliver science and technology solutions. The Army is aligning its laboratories towards modernization and partnering with over 250 research institutions. The Army’s priority research areas are: disruptive energetics, Radio Frequency (RF) electronic materials, quantum research, hypersonic flight, artificial intelligence, autonomy, synthetic biology, material by design, and advanced manufacturing.

The Army is also investing in deep sensing and analysis to provide intelligence support to long range precision fires and commanders’ situational awareness during Joint All-Domain Operations. We will continue to drive intelligence modernization by acquiring capabilities and capacities across the Space, Aerial, Terrestrial, and Foundation Layers nested with and in support of the Army’s six modernization priorities.