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Futures Command To Open ‘Shark Tank’-Like Tech Incubator, Gets Two New Leaders

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Futures Command To Open ‘Shark Tank’-Like Tech Incubator, Gets Two New Leaders
Gen. Mike Murray, commander of Army Futures Command, and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley unfurl the Army Futures Command flag during a ceremony, Aug. 24, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brandy N. Mejia)

Less than two weeks into its official activation, the Army’s Futures Command (AFC) has two new confirmed leaders and plans to establish a technology incubator aimed at bringing in more non-traditional industry partners and getting capabilities out faster, senior officials said Wednesday. Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Gen. John “Mike” Murray, the leader of AFC, told attendees at a Defense News conference they imagine the new “Shark Tank”-style incubator will look “a sea of laptops” and provide smaller start-up…

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