New technologies give the U.S. greater precision at greater range; stronger air and missile defense.
by Mr. Michael Holthe I
magine a battlefield where U.S. forces do not enjoy freedom of maneu- ver, where supporting forces cannot guarantee dominance of the airspace above us or even the ability to communicate or track and locate threats. Imagine a battlefield where friendly forces are not only overmatched
by range but where the enemy can employ myriad electromagnetic effects to deny or degrade our ability to locate targets. Such a scenario is not only fast approaching, but is in many cases already upon us.
Tese very real, very urgent challenges are what drive the Army science and technology (S&T) strategy for lethality, both now and in the future. Our lethality strategy is anchored in its goal to regain and ensure overmatch against any adversary, at any time and in any environment to enable decisive joint warfighting capability and ensure freedom of maneuver to close with and engage with our adversaries.
Among the critical modernization priorities, as identified by the secretary of the Army and chief of staff of the Army, that are key to U.S. forces seiz- ing the initiative and owning the battlespace remain the ability to employ
