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Army

Army Releasing Updated Modernization Strategy This Summer

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

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Army Releasing Updated Modernization Strategy This Summer

Gen. Mike Murray, commander of Army Futures Command

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --The Army will release an updated modernization strategy this summer that will focus on how the service plans to integrate future weapon systems into its latest warfighting concepts and organize around its new Multi-Domain Operations plan, a senior official said Tuesday. Gen. Mike Murray, head of Army Futures Command, told reporters at the AUSA Global Force Symposium here the upcoming 2.0 strategy will shift from a materiel focus toward how new platforms will be fielded across the force…

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