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Army Scientist: ‘Futures Command’ Must Deliver Weapons, Gear Faster

Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

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Army Scientist: ‘Futures Command’ Must Deliver Weapons, Gear Faster

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AUSTIN, Texas -- The Army’s new Futures Command, however it shakes out, should focus on getting technology to soldiers as quickly as it emerges, according to a senior service scientist.What’s holding back new weapons, sensors and systems development is not technological hurdles, but the bureaucratic ones, according to Jeffrey Singleton, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for research and technology.“The biggest problem, and this is just my opinion … is how do you go from idea to getting it into…

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