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Aug 17 2026
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Ultra-Light Done Right: Developing the ISV With Precision

By Behind The Frontlines, From the Frontlines

Getting troops and equipment across the battlefield is a vital part of every theater operation. Soldiers and their kits, as well as spare ammunition and other supplies, need to arrive quickly, with nothing left behind—or risk jeopardizing the mission. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and Humvee have done a great job at performing those tasks so far, but the battlefield is always changing. In some cases, those vehicles are too heavy and impractical for the task at hand—so, the Army chose to develop a new, ultra-light troop transport in 2018.

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Aug 11 2026
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ATEC Transforms Test and Evaluation for Next Generation Command and Control

By Behind The Frontlines, From the Frontlines, Science & Technology

The U.S. Army’s Next Generation Command and Control initiative, known as NGC2, was created to meet this moment. NGC2 replaces legacy, stove-piped mission command systems with an open, extensible set of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, warfighting applications and resilient communications to achieve decision dominance against sophisticated adversaries.

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Aug 06 2026
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ALT-IO and DACM Office Shape a Stronger Acquisition Workforce

By AAW Spotlights, Behind The Frontlines, From the Frontlines

Accountability is critical—at the heart of this reform is the imperative to hold Capability Portfolio Executives and program managers (PMs) accountable for developing robust, risk-balanced acquisition programs that deliver capabilities in a timely manner. This alignment is not merely a bureaucratic exercise; it is a vital step toward ensuring our Soldiers receive the tools they need when they need them.

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Jul 21 2026
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Embracing Acquisition Reform: A Critical Step for the Army’s Future

By Been There, Done That, Behind The Frontlines

Accountability is critical—at the heart of this reform is the imperative to hold Capability Portfolio Executives and program managers (PMs) accountable for developing robust, risk-balanced acquisition programs that deliver capabilities in a timely manner. This alignment is not merely a bureaucratic exercise; it is a vital step toward ensuring our Soldiers receive the tools they need when they need them.

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Jul 21 2026
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The Risk of Inaction: How PAE Fires Took Calculated Risks to Rapidly Field the Mid-Range Capability System

By Behind The Frontlines, From the Frontlines

“The Mid-Range Capability program is highly complex, operating at the intersection of joint operations,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Blackwell, Product Manager Mid-Range Capability with PAE Fires’ Advanced Fires Project Office. “It requires seamless synchronization across Army, Navy and DoW [Department of War] leadership, as well as diverse acquisition disciplines and operational units.”

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Mar 03 2026
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A representative image of DSCS III, an example of a Defense Satellite Communications System that falls within the WSOMS, the support of which will transfer from CECOM SEC to the U.S. Space Force once the transition plan is signed. It provides secure communication services to the DoW and its allies. (Image by FoxPictures, Shutterstock)

CECOM SEC Transitions Sustainment of Wideband Satellite Communications Operational Management System to U.S. Space Force

By Behind The Frontlines, From the Frontlines, Science & Technology

The United States Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Center (SEC) will transfer the life cycle sustainment responsibilities of the Wideband Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Operational Management System (WSOMS) to the United States Space Force (USSF) in fiscal year 2026.

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