U.S. Army Unveils Its 'Big 8' Initiatives | RealClearDefense
TRADOC Unveils ‘Big Eight’ Modernization Priorities - Blog
“Our intention is … to focus force modernization on the Army’s most critical gaps,” said Maj. Gen. Robert “Bo” Dyess, deputy director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center at TRADOC.
The “Big Eight” are:
- future vertical lift;
- advanced protection;
- cross-domain fires;
- combat vehicles;
- robotics and autonomous systems;
- expeditionary mission command;
- cyber and electromagnetic warfare; and
- “soldier / team performance and overmatch.”
Investing in the Big Eight will enhance the Army’s ability to conduct joint combined arms maneuver warfare, wide area security, and air and ground reconnaissance operations against advanced adversaries, Dyess said.
The Future Of Conflict And The U.S. Army's Big 8 Initiative | RealClearDefense
One of the Army’s main planning challenges is
uncertainty regarding where, when and against whom they will fight.
Another is that it has too many identified capabilities gaps with some
stakeholder clamoring for attention to each one. A third is a relative
scarcity of modernization funds. It is hoped that by developing a Big 8
Initiative and associated management process, the Army leadership can
more effectively focus its modernization efforts and resources on the
most critical of those gaps.
The Army leadership could enhance the value, credibility and relevance of the Big 8 Initiative by pursuing in the near-term what I would call a “small 8” initiative. The reality is that the Army lacks the resources to push a new set of major platforms as it did in the 1970s. Moreover, it is not clear in a number of the areas what would be the next “big thing.” Finally, even where there are major programs currently underway such as in advanced protection and future vertical lift (FVL), it will be years before they bear any fruit. And the Army may not have that kind of time.
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