WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.333 Morning , ladies , Ladies and gentlemen , 00:02.333 --> 00:04.389 and welcome to the Department of the 00:04.389 --> 00:06.660 Army's G 357 Strategic Operations 00:06.660 --> 00:09.040 Warriors Corner today . Brigadier 00:09.040 --> 00:11.510 General Martin Klein , director of Dame 00:11.510 --> 00:14.130 Oso and his chief of staff . Colonel 00:14.130 --> 00:16.500 Yes , a Juan . We'll discuss how Dame 00:16.500 --> 00:19.010 Oso integrates multi domain data 00:19.010 --> 00:21.460 enabled warfighting transformation . 00:21.840 --> 00:24.062 This session will start with a brief 20 00:24.062 --> 00:26.007 minute discussion , and then we'll 00:26.007 --> 00:28.229 transition into 10 minutes of questions 00:28.229 --> 00:30.500 submitted in the chat room . I'll now 00:30.510 --> 00:32.677 turn the mic over to Brigadier General 00:32.677 --> 00:34.630 Kline . Good morning , ladies and 00:34.630 --> 00:36.741 gentlemen . And I'm Brigadier General 00:36.741 --> 00:39.074 Marty Klein of the director of the Army , 00:39.074 --> 00:41.540 T 357 strategic operations . I'd like 00:41.540 --> 00:43.707 to thank each and every one of you for 00:43.707 --> 00:45.762 joining us today and being a part of 00:45.762 --> 00:48.210 this very special event . I 00:48.220 --> 00:50.442 particularly would like to reach out to 00:50.442 --> 00:52.553 the team out of a use a general's ham 00:52.553 --> 00:54.276 and General Swan . Thank you , 00:54.276 --> 00:56.109 gentlemen , for providing us the 00:56.109 --> 00:58.164 opportunity of communicating some of 00:58.164 --> 01:00.387 the efforts that we have ongoing within 01:00.387 --> 01:02.553 the G 357 and how we're really getting 01:02.553 --> 01:04.770 after transforming into a multi domain 01:04.780 --> 01:07.510 operating capable force . Uh , not only 01:07.510 --> 01:09.288 across our army , but how we're 01:09.288 --> 01:10.899 integrating with joint force 01:10.899 --> 01:13.121 capabilities . And so , before we start 01:13.121 --> 01:15.121 the briefing today , I just like to 01:15.121 --> 01:17.450 provide a quick overview on what 01:17.450 --> 01:20.600 strategic operations is . Um , it's a 01:20.600 --> 01:23.210 new organization within the G 357 01:23.220 --> 01:25.500 envisioned by Lieutenant General Flynn 01:25.510 --> 01:28.880 three g 357 himself really to get 01:28.880 --> 01:32.240 after integrating , synchronizing and 01:32.240 --> 01:34.910 prioritizing those really critical 01:34.920 --> 01:37.560 elements of warfighter transformation , 01:37.840 --> 01:39.729 uh , warfighter transformation in 01:39.729 --> 01:42.960 developing multi domain data enabled 01:42.970 --> 01:46.160 warfighting systems . The main thrust 01:46.160 --> 01:49.140 of our of our directorate is really to 01:49.140 --> 01:52.170 look in within the electromagnetic 01:52.170 --> 01:54.330 spectrum and to ensure that the 01:54.330 --> 01:56.552 capabilities that will provide our Army 01:56.552 --> 01:59.570 with those decisive advantages in the 01:59.570 --> 02:02.010 new contemporary environment are held . 02:02.020 --> 02:04.020 And so that's pretty much primarily 02:04.020 --> 02:07.150 what Dame Oso does . We work across the 02:07.150 --> 02:10.060 community of interest throughout force 02:10.070 --> 02:14.070 development with a F c and N 0.35 02:14.080 --> 02:16.024 with force design and how the Army 02:16.024 --> 02:18.640 fights 2020 with Trey Doc and then 02:18.640 --> 02:21.290 within force employment . Uh , not only 02:21.300 --> 02:24.320 across the building within the G three 02:24.320 --> 02:26.376 directorates , but also working with 02:26.376 --> 02:28.550 are very important cores and divisions 02:28.640 --> 02:30.584 and breathing life into this multi 02:30.584 --> 02:32.362 domain operating capability and 02:32.362 --> 02:34.418 ensuring that the right forces or at 02:34.418 --> 02:37.340 the right place s so that we can , uh , 02:37.350 --> 02:39.600 compel our adversaries . Um , in 02:39.600 --> 02:42.080 addition , I think is very important to 02:42.080 --> 02:44.630 understand , kind of are rallying cry 02:44.630 --> 02:46.970 here within Dame Oso and it's embodied 02:46.970 --> 02:49.180 by the foresees . And what I mean by 02:49.180 --> 02:51.680 the foresees is that very important 02:51.680 --> 02:55.240 competition , crisis , conflict and 02:55.240 --> 02:58.420 change . And so , in developing demo 02:58.420 --> 03:00.587 eso and really looking at how the Army 03:00.587 --> 03:04.030 t 357 is oriented towards the future 03:04.040 --> 03:05.873 modernization and transformation 03:05.873 --> 03:07.707 efforts , it's really around the 03:07.707 --> 03:09.762 understanding that we're facing some 03:09.762 --> 03:13.510 very capable near pier adversaries . Um , 03:13.520 --> 03:16.840 in this competition paradigm , we wanna 03:16.840 --> 03:19.050 make sure that the army maintains a 03:19.060 --> 03:21.980 strategic predictability , but for the 03:21.980 --> 03:24.310 adversary is operationally 03:24.320 --> 03:26.910 unpredictable . When we get into the 03:26.910 --> 03:29.340 crisis phase , we wanna have the 03:29.340 --> 03:31.396 capability within our army to really 03:31.396 --> 03:34.110 get after dynamically force employing 03:34.120 --> 03:37.360 eso that we can maintain globally 03:37.360 --> 03:41.220 integrated operations throughout all of 03:41.220 --> 03:43.890 our components . And as we look at the 03:43.890 --> 03:46.112 crisis phase , this really toe have the 03:46.112 --> 03:48.290 ability to de escalate or seat in the 03:48.290 --> 03:50.730 minds of the adversary . The thought 03:50.730 --> 03:52.952 that today is just not the right day to 03:52.952 --> 03:54.952 fighting tee off against the United 03:54.952 --> 03:57.174 States of America and as we progress in 03:57.174 --> 03:59.230 the conflict and We hope we don't do 03:59.230 --> 04:01.397 that , but we're certainly prepared to 04:01.397 --> 04:03.452 do that . We wanna make sure that we 04:03.452 --> 04:05.341 possess the right capabilities to 04:05.341 --> 04:07.452 defeat , to deter , to disrupt and to 04:07.452 --> 04:09.674 defend US forces and coalition partners 04:09.674 --> 04:11.730 to the extent that we can , and then 04:11.730 --> 04:14.570 the very important aspect of change , 04:14.570 --> 04:17.420 which for us is achieving overmatched 04:17.420 --> 04:19.480 and positional advantage towards our 04:19.480 --> 04:22.370 adversary . Change comes in three forms 04:22.370 --> 04:24.426 within the army G 357 and throughout 04:24.426 --> 04:26.203 the Army . And that's really in 04:26.203 --> 04:28.370 calibrating our force posture , making 04:28.370 --> 04:30.537 sure that we have the right formations 04:30.537 --> 04:32.648 at the right place within the contact 04:32.648 --> 04:34.703 layer , the blunt layer in the surge 04:34.703 --> 04:36.759 layer making sure that we have multi 04:36.759 --> 04:38.981 domain formations , which is the second 04:39.020 --> 04:41.840 tenet of change . Aziz . Many of you 04:41.840 --> 04:44.290 know we're working hard to develop the 04:44.290 --> 04:46.401 I two queues in the multi domain task 04:46.401 --> 04:48.346 force to give commanders the right 04:48.346 --> 04:50.457 capabilities at the right time . Uh , 04:50.457 --> 04:53.170 thio deter and to defeat adversaries 04:53.180 --> 04:55.400 and then the very important concept 04:55.400 --> 04:57.511 called convergence , which will speak 04:57.511 --> 04:59.840 about a little later on . So that's 04:59.840 --> 05:01.951 kind of a preface or a primer of what 05:01.951 --> 05:05.290 we have going on with demo eso . And so 05:05.290 --> 05:07.770 if we can go to the first slide . So if 05:07.770 --> 05:11.100 I could just sure , just on eso as it 05:11.100 --> 05:13.433 relates to the electromagnetic spectrum . 05:13.433 --> 05:15.600 So that that is the baseline medium of 05:15.600 --> 05:18.000 which the current as well as the future 05:18.000 --> 05:20.000 force , is really gonna be not only 05:20.000 --> 05:22.056 dependent upon but really gonna need 05:22.056 --> 05:24.056 thio to dominate it . And that that 05:24.056 --> 05:26.167 goes from the Enterprise data systems 05:26.167 --> 05:28.520 for deploying we deployed in force to 05:28.520 --> 05:30.900 the war fighting networks that are 05:30.900 --> 05:33.020 gonna form the infrastructure for 05:33.030 --> 05:35.252 combined joint all the main command and 05:35.252 --> 05:37.900 control which ultimately units and 05:37.900 --> 05:40.170 capabilities will need to be able to 05:40.170 --> 05:42.660 execute this not kinetic maneuver in 05:42.660 --> 05:45.850 contested space in cyberspace . E 05:45.850 --> 05:48.980 thinks he say great points . So , 05:48.990 --> 05:51.157 ladies and gentlemen , we'll go to the 05:51.157 --> 05:53.212 first slide . And as you see there , 05:53.212 --> 05:55.323 I'd like to talk to you briefly about 05:55.323 --> 05:58.170 how we define see Jazz C two . And 05:58.170 --> 06:00.000 while the day moso is really 06:00.000 --> 06:02.290 concentrated primarily on , we're 06:02.290 --> 06:04.400 finding transformation multi domain 06:04.410 --> 06:06.850 environments . One of the critical 06:06.850 --> 06:09.840 things that we do is integrate across 06:09.840 --> 06:11.951 our coalition in our joint partners . 06:11.951 --> 06:14.560 And so , as we look at jazz C two as 06:14.560 --> 06:16.880 the term that many of you know , we've 06:16.880 --> 06:19.230 added that very important see in front 06:19.230 --> 06:21.230 of jazz , See , and that represents 06:21.230 --> 06:23.310 three enormous capabilities that are 06:23.310 --> 06:25.670 brought forth by our coalition partners . 06:25.840 --> 06:28.860 Ondas . The Army fights and winds as we 06:28.860 --> 06:31.300 compete . We do that in conjunction 06:31.300 --> 06:33.660 with our coalition partners on . That's 06:33.660 --> 06:37.430 a very important premise of what we're 06:37.430 --> 06:39.760 working towards . But in the jazz C two 06:39.760 --> 06:42.038 or multi domain environment , you know , 06:42.038 --> 06:43.927 we kind of go back to those three 06:43.927 --> 06:46.204 tenants that we talked about initially . 06:46.204 --> 06:49.340 And it's the calibrated force 06:49.340 --> 06:52.280 posture , the multi domain formations . 06:52.280 --> 06:54.720 But it's really being able to provide 06:54.720 --> 06:57.130 convergence . And for the Army , 06:57.140 --> 06:59.170 convergence is really rapidly and 06:59.170 --> 07:01.950 continuously integrating capabilities 07:01.950 --> 07:04.117 throughout multiple domains , not only 07:04.117 --> 07:06.550 within Army platforms but within joint 07:06.550 --> 07:09.400 platforms . Convergence for us really 07:09.410 --> 07:12.150 is taking the platform and networking 07:12.150 --> 07:14.670 that platform to provide our Army and 07:14.670 --> 07:16.670 our nation with the capabilities of 07:16.670 --> 07:18.837 enabling the best shooters through the 07:18.837 --> 07:21.490 right command and control network . On 07:21.500 --> 07:23.790 connected to all these ubiquitous 07:23.790 --> 07:25.810 sensors that we have out on the 07:25.810 --> 07:28.032 battlefield . Thes sensors air not only 07:28.032 --> 07:30.520 censors , uh , that sense and detect 07:30.530 --> 07:32.697 enemy formations with our intelligence 07:32.697 --> 07:34.863 capability , but it's also sensing the 07:34.863 --> 07:36.863 right logistics , having predictive 07:36.863 --> 07:38.808 logistics , having the ability for 07:38.808 --> 07:41.930 commanders to develop certain technical 07:41.930 --> 07:44.070 means to get after developing courses 07:44.070 --> 07:46.660 of action , but really tying the thread 07:46.660 --> 07:49.380 closing that very important kill chain , 07:49.390 --> 07:53.250 enabling a commander toe understand act 07:53.260 --> 07:56.070 and decide faster than the adversary 07:56.080 --> 07:59.930 within the appropriate authorities . So , 07:59.930 --> 08:03.180 as you see , the combination technology 08:03.180 --> 08:06.190 new process is a new organization were 08:06.200 --> 08:09.690 really requires closer collaboration 08:09.690 --> 08:11.634 than we've seen before between our 08:11.634 --> 08:14.650 joint partners , interagency industry 08:14.650 --> 08:17.440 and academia . Just to keep pace with 08:17.440 --> 08:19.310 emerging technologies as well as 08:19.320 --> 08:21.410 innovations . Yeah , and , he say , 08:21.410 --> 08:24.000 brings up a great point within our 08:24.000 --> 08:26.110 industry partners , you know , in 08:26.110 --> 08:28.221 academia . And I know many of you out 08:28.221 --> 08:29.999 there represent those two great 08:29.999 --> 08:32.340 organizations , but within siege at C 08:32.340 --> 08:34.284 two and multi domain operations is 08:34.284 --> 08:37.120 really understanding the dependencies 08:37.120 --> 08:40.400 that we have on this military civil 08:40.400 --> 08:42.620 fusion , if you will , developing 08:42.620 --> 08:44.700 capabilities using our industry 08:44.700 --> 08:48.070 partners and our our academic 08:48.070 --> 08:50.910 partners as incubators of these future 08:50.910 --> 08:53.077 technologies , they're gonna assist us 08:53.077 --> 08:55.243 and networking these killed chains and 08:55.243 --> 08:57.466 closing the kill webs . Let's go to the 08:57.466 --> 08:59.460 next slide , Onda . Ladies and 08:59.460 --> 09:01.627 gentlemen , as we look at these , uh , 09:01.627 --> 09:04.240 jazz C two , we have a couple of 09:04.250 --> 09:06.472 characteristics that kind of govern our 09:06.472 --> 09:08.570 approach into this and I'd like Thio 09:08.580 --> 09:10.802 just briefly cover those with you there 09:10.802 --> 09:13.310 across three broad efforts First is 09:13.310 --> 09:15.760 really enabling joint and combined 09:15.770 --> 09:18.890 overmatch a Z . Many of you know the 09:18.900 --> 09:22.260 Army has the we have to have the 09:22.260 --> 09:25.880 ability to scale , uh , Thio our 09:25.880 --> 09:27.940 formations . And as we're dealing 09:27.940 --> 09:30.170 across the joint community , it's more 09:30.170 --> 09:32.230 than just tying eight aircraft or 09:32.230 --> 09:34.520 squadron of F 20 twos together is 09:34.520 --> 09:36.576 taking the whole brigade Combat team 09:36.576 --> 09:38.242 who could be enabled with the 09:38.242 --> 09:41.100 technology and having 5000 sensors out 09:41.100 --> 09:43.211 on the battlefield communicating back 09:43.211 --> 09:45.430 into a central nervous system or or 09:45.430 --> 09:48.400 command operating environment to give 09:48.400 --> 09:50.511 the commanders the ability to look at 09:50.511 --> 09:52.678 things on to make the best decisions ? 09:52.678 --> 09:54.770 Uh , it's really about also being 09:54.770 --> 09:57.360 expeditionary , moving to the point of 09:57.360 --> 09:59.650 need where the formation is required . 09:59.740 --> 10:02.690 And also speed is another very 10:02.690 --> 10:04.246 important tenant within the 10:04.246 --> 10:06.357 characteristics of jazz . See to that 10:06.357 --> 10:08.134 enables this combined and joint 10:08.134 --> 10:10.301 overmatch and speed , Really , for the 10:10.301 --> 10:12.730 army means giving a commander the 10:12.730 --> 10:14.619 ability to understand and act and 10:14.619 --> 10:17.500 decide . First , um , in addition , 10:17.500 --> 10:20.680 Thio enabling joint combined overmatch , 10:20.690 --> 10:23.420 we really are all about addressing the 10:23.420 --> 10:25.142 demands of the joint operating 10:25.142 --> 10:28.830 environment About 2040 and even beyond . 10:28.830 --> 10:31.430 And we know the Army Futures Command 10:31.440 --> 10:34.720 with 8.35 how the Army fights with our 10:34.720 --> 10:37.380 trade . Doc . Teammates are really 10:37.380 --> 10:40.640 getting after how we survive being 10:40.640 --> 10:44.080 resilient , self healing within our 10:44.090 --> 10:46.680 within our formations , and really 10:46.680 --> 10:48.347 leveraging and developing the 10:48.347 --> 10:50.458 industrial base to give us those very 10:50.458 --> 10:52.930 important survivability characteristics . 10:52.940 --> 10:55.200 Likewise , as we talked about speed 10:55.200 --> 10:57.350 next and our ability to be 10:57.350 --> 10:59.570 expeditionary , we have to be mobile . 10:59.580 --> 11:01.747 We have to provide that very important 11:01.747 --> 11:03.990 command and control on the move from 11:03.990 --> 11:05.768 theater all the way down to the 11:05.768 --> 11:08.190 battalion level . And certainly Aziz , 11:08.190 --> 11:09.912 we look at the joint operating 11:09.912 --> 11:12.410 environment 24 40 . It's all about 11:12.410 --> 11:14.577 being Taylor Herbal , having the right 11:14.577 --> 11:16.799 material solutions within the right for 11:16.799 --> 11:19.140 nations with the agility necessary to 11:19.140 --> 11:21.720 provide combatant commanders with the 11:21.730 --> 11:23.897 with the capabilities that they need . 11:23.897 --> 11:25.897 And I believe one of the tenants of 11:25.897 --> 11:28.350 jazz C two and where we at the MOSO are 11:28.350 --> 11:30.640 spending a lot of time working with 11:30.650 --> 11:32.730 Army Material Command and with our G 11:32.730 --> 11:35.230 eight counterparts is generating those 11:35.230 --> 11:38.190 favorable procurement outcomes . Um , 11:38.200 --> 11:40.770 making sure that we possess commonality , 11:40.780 --> 11:43.350 affordability and that the systems that 11:43.350 --> 11:45.280 we provide to our war fighters or 11:45.280 --> 11:47.336 intuitive . It's kind of like how we 11:47.336 --> 11:50.250 use our cell phones with APS on really 11:50.250 --> 11:52.170 getting after providing enormous 11:52.170 --> 11:54.380 capabilities , intuitive capabilities 11:54.380 --> 11:58.260 to our soldiers . Just add on so 11:58.270 --> 12:01.820 these characteristics may seem familiar , 12:01.830 --> 12:04.260 but in terms of the application in this 12:04.270 --> 12:06.381 information , age is going to require 12:06.381 --> 12:08.640 really transformational shit , uh , in 12:08.640 --> 12:11.520 culture to be successful . So our 12:11.520 --> 12:13.960 activities during competition , how we 12:13.960 --> 12:16.220 develop targets , our approach to how 12:16.220 --> 12:18.442 we integrate non lethal fires , theater 12:18.442 --> 12:20.630 ice , are , uh , information . Joint 12:20.630 --> 12:23.680 airspace is really going to require 12:23.680 --> 12:25.910 transformation from the way we're 12:25.910 --> 12:28.820 currently doing business . Absolutely 12:28.830 --> 12:31.870 thanks and really getting to the next 12:31.870 --> 12:33.814 slide . And we talked a little bit 12:33.814 --> 12:35.814 about convergence . But I'd like to 12:35.814 --> 12:37.870 really explain to the team out there 12:37.870 --> 12:41.280 what we view convergence as embodied by 12:41.280 --> 12:43.690 the great work that Army Futures 12:43.690 --> 12:46.360 Command just recently completed within 12:46.360 --> 12:48.650 project conversions . And so we really 12:48.650 --> 12:52.160 believe here within the G 357 that 12:52.160 --> 12:54.200 these tenants that you're seeing in 12:54.200 --> 12:56.367 front of you right now are really what 12:56.367 --> 12:58.750 it's gonna take to be successful . This 12:58.750 --> 13:00.940 is at the heart of how we as an army , 13:00.940 --> 13:02.990 you're transforming and toe multi 13:02.990 --> 13:05.180 domain capable formations and 13:05.180 --> 13:07.430 developing this siege at sea to 13:07.430 --> 13:09.652 environment to provide , uh , the joint 13:09.652 --> 13:11.708 force , the ability to overmatch the 13:11.708 --> 13:13.652 adversaries capability . The first 13:13.652 --> 13:16.180 point that I'd like to talk about is 13:16.180 --> 13:18.402 with our people , and it really follows 13:18.402 --> 13:20.624 the theme of the A . U S . A conference 13:20.624 --> 13:22.736 and really what our secretary and she 13:22.736 --> 13:24.347 forgetting after with people 13:24.347 --> 13:26.402 modernization and readiness . And so 13:26.402 --> 13:29.050 people will always be the cornerstone 13:29.050 --> 13:31.050 of any formation in the Army or any 13:31.050 --> 13:33.161 concept that we have . And when we're 13:33.161 --> 13:35.106 talking about people , it's really 13:35.106 --> 13:37.050 making sure that we have the right 13:37.050 --> 13:38.883 people with the right skills and 13:38.883 --> 13:40.883 training in the right roles . To be 13:40.883 --> 13:42.772 successful with these very , very 13:42.772 --> 13:44.883 complex future missions . We're doing 13:44.883 --> 13:47.106 Herculean efforts across the Army right 13:47.106 --> 13:49.020 now , updating the skills for our 13:49.020 --> 13:51.076 people , particularly in the digital 13:51.076 --> 13:53.298 transformation that's gonna be required 13:53.298 --> 13:55.020 to fight and win on the future 13:55.020 --> 13:57.131 battlefield . I'll point out a couple 13:57.131 --> 13:59.020 of things , first of which is the 13:59.020 --> 14:01.076 current emerging concept of the Army 14:01.076 --> 14:03.700 Futures Command software factory toe , 14:03.700 --> 14:05.700 where we will be taking soldiers in 14:05.700 --> 14:07.980 units and civilians and sending them to 14:07.980 --> 14:10.147 the Army Futures Command out in Austin 14:10.147 --> 14:11.980 to be trained up gunning digital 14:11.980 --> 14:14.540 transformation skills and software 14:14.540 --> 14:16.596 coding . Artificial intelligence and 14:16.596 --> 14:18.860 machine learning technologies . Um , 14:19.240 --> 14:22.060 formulating this cohort into product 14:22.060 --> 14:24.670 teams to really get after solving the 14:24.670 --> 14:26.940 problems that our commanders face 14:26.940 --> 14:29.090 within operational environments . 14:29.100 --> 14:31.430 Theeighties See , concept is really 14:31.430 --> 14:33.541 about putting capabilities out at the 14:33.541 --> 14:35.700 edge and developing on behalf of 14:35.700 --> 14:37.930 commanders for commanders , uh , to be 14:37.930 --> 14:39.700 able to overmatch within our 14:39.710 --> 14:41.821 operational and tactical formations . 14:41.940 --> 14:44.900 Um , from our civilian side , our CEO 14:44.910 --> 14:47.740 or excuse me , RG six and our CEO 14:47.740 --> 14:49.880 teammates have really come about with 14:49.880 --> 14:51.936 something called operational Quantum 14:51.936 --> 14:53.991 Leap . And it's really bringing that 14:53.991 --> 14:56.102 very important digital transformation 14:56.102 --> 14:58.720 necessary toe up gun . The skills that 14:58.720 --> 15:01.160 are are civilians have to provide the 15:01.160 --> 15:03.570 capabilities within our army and within 15:03.570 --> 15:05.690 our formations to do that very 15:05.690 --> 15:08.070 important digital transformation as we 15:08.070 --> 15:10.292 look at our weapon systems , you know , 15:10.292 --> 15:12.181 modernizing our weapons systems , 15:12.181 --> 15:14.292 transforming our weapons systems into 15:14.292 --> 15:16.570 the contemporary operating environment , 15:16.570 --> 15:19.380 enabled with things like robotics 15:19.380 --> 15:21.650 processing , artificial intelligence 15:22.140 --> 15:24.370 and machine learning . It's all about 15:24.370 --> 15:26.650 getting after the 31 plus four 15:26.650 --> 15:28.928 modernization initiatives that we have , 15:28.928 --> 15:32.070 but really finding where machines and 15:32.070 --> 15:34.770 machines can speak together right to 15:34.770 --> 15:38.220 reduce that that that swivel chair that 15:38.220 --> 15:40.280 we have but really underwriting our 15:40.280 --> 15:42.058 ability to modernize and having 15:42.058 --> 15:45.170 machines do that very important , um , 15:45.180 --> 15:47.730 process of providing lethal it and 15:47.730 --> 15:50.240 effectiveness to the force with our 15:50.240 --> 15:52.407 command and control systems . It's all 15:52.407 --> 15:55.570 about our integrated tactical network 15:55.580 --> 15:57.691 as well as our command post computing 15:57.691 --> 15:59.691 environment and really enabling our 15:59.691 --> 16:02.490 commanders with Taymor um , performance 16:02.500 --> 16:04.670 method of commanding and controlling 16:04.670 --> 16:08.150 and really tying in much of our systems 16:08.840 --> 16:11.190 through , uh , that central nervous 16:11.190 --> 16:13.100 system infusing operational 16:13.100 --> 16:15.360 intelligence sustainment special 16:15.360 --> 16:17.600 operations capability is wrong around 16:17.600 --> 16:19.711 our command and control network . And 16:19.711 --> 16:21.822 then , obviously our information is a 16:21.822 --> 16:23.989 very important part . That's something 16:23.989 --> 16:25.767 that we're working heavily with 16:25.767 --> 16:27.878 training and doctrine . Command on is 16:27.878 --> 16:29.989 really empowering our formations with 16:29.989 --> 16:32.156 the enormous transformation effects of 16:32.156 --> 16:35.040 information . Onda the last pieces is 16:35.040 --> 16:37.840 really that terrain . What , simply put , 16:37.840 --> 16:39.951 I think terrain matters for us and is 16:39.951 --> 16:41.951 putting the soldiers and units with 16:41.951 --> 16:44.007 right weapons systems in the command 16:44.007 --> 16:46.229 and control really tying together those 16:46.229 --> 16:48.390 core components of conversions , he 16:48.390 --> 16:51.100 said . So just like the highlight then , 16:51.100 --> 16:54.410 In addition to Project Convergence led 16:54.410 --> 16:57.020 by Army Futures Command , MOSO is also 16:57.020 --> 16:59.960 working with Trade Doc and AMC in the 16:59.960 --> 17:01.793 development of the protections , 17:01.793 --> 17:03.960 sustainment and information and manage 17:03.960 --> 17:05.980 components of the joint staff , led 17:05.980 --> 17:09.740 siege , etc . To a swell great thanks 17:09.740 --> 17:11.684 you say , and we'll go to our last 17:11.684 --> 17:13.796 slide . Ladies and gentlemen , before 17:13.796 --> 17:16.250 we open it up for any of your questions 17:16.250 --> 17:18.540 or comments . But it's really getting 17:18.540 --> 17:20.750 around the imperative that we have 17:20.750 --> 17:22.920 within the Army to really underwrite 17:22.920 --> 17:25.730 our ability to digitally transform and 17:25.730 --> 17:27.897 to breathe life into our modernization 17:27.897 --> 17:30.119 efforts . And what we're finding now is 17:30.119 --> 17:32.008 that is what we consider the data 17:32.008 --> 17:34.119 imperative . You know , in the past , 17:34.119 --> 17:36.341 we've kind of used data as exhaust . We 17:36.341 --> 17:38.508 haven't stored it , We haven't used it 17:38.508 --> 17:40.674 to the maximum effect of its ability . 17:40.674 --> 17:42.674 And the Army is really transforming 17:42.674 --> 17:44.619 through a number of efforts . Uh , 17:44.619 --> 17:46.952 which began just a couple of months ago , 17:46.952 --> 17:49.008 back in November , when the Army put 17:49.008 --> 17:51.480 out the Army Data Plan X sword to where 17:51.480 --> 17:54.070 we published the data services 17:54.070 --> 17:56.560 requirements and the new cloud plan . 17:56.570 --> 17:58.403 And we're really attempting it , 17:58.403 --> 18:02.200 closing that very important kill web 18:02.210 --> 18:04.321 to make sure that we developed battle 18:04.321 --> 18:06.100 networks that enable to provide 18:06.100 --> 18:08.156 information , advantage , decision , 18:08.156 --> 18:10.267 advantage and operational advantage . 18:10.267 --> 18:12.433 And so , as we look with our sensors , 18:12.433 --> 18:14.156 you know , we have a number of 18:14.156 --> 18:16.322 ubiquitous sensors and we're trying to 18:16.322 --> 18:18.211 develop the best practices of our 18:18.211 --> 18:20.267 industry partners and bringing these 18:20.267 --> 18:22.790 many sensors from the space level to 18:22.790 --> 18:24.790 the aerial to the terrestrial level 18:24.790 --> 18:26.940 together providing commanders that 18:26.940 --> 18:29.350 situation awareness theme , 18:29.360 --> 18:31.430 informational advantage . Developing 18:31.440 --> 18:33.329 artificial intelligence , machine 18:33.329 --> 18:35.329 learning applications that hold our 18:35.329 --> 18:37.460 targets in custody . That passes that 18:37.460 --> 18:39.571 very important information through to 18:39.571 --> 18:41.690 our command and control networks , Um 18:41.700 --> 18:44.140 and then having a command and control 18:44.140 --> 18:46.460 network robust enough to provide 18:46.470 --> 18:48.650 commanders at the operational tactical 18:48.650 --> 18:50.830 levels that decision advantage just 18:50.830 --> 18:53.980 gonna pick the right shooter on bond 18:53.990 --> 18:56.770 with paired with right sensor and then 18:56.770 --> 18:58.548 really tying in the operational 18:58.548 --> 19:00.659 advantage of the various capabilities 19:00.659 --> 19:02.881 we have within our army , much of which 19:02.881 --> 19:04.992 we have in our current course today , 19:04.992 --> 19:07.159 but much of which were developing with 19:07.159 --> 19:09.214 Army , uh , futures command with our 19:09.214 --> 19:11.900 hypersonic weapons andare directed 19:11.900 --> 19:14.310 energy types of weapons systems . But 19:14.310 --> 19:16.366 really leveraging the very important 19:16.366 --> 19:18.254 aspect of artificial intelligence 19:18.254 --> 19:19.900 machine learning to provide 19:19.900 --> 19:22.380 capabilities that will provide that 19:22.380 --> 19:24.436 operational advantage and create the 19:24.436 --> 19:26.820 effects that we I want to create out on 19:26.820 --> 19:29.450 the battlefield . Really , Using the 19:29.450 --> 19:31.710 digital transformation in the data , 19:31.720 --> 19:35.610 Thio confederates our system of weapons 19:35.610 --> 19:37.600 systems to provide that important 19:37.600 --> 19:40.090 capability of networking the platforms , 19:40.100 --> 19:42.060 uh , into a capability providing 19:42.060 --> 19:44.420 synergy for the systems or greater than 19:44.420 --> 19:45.753 the independent parts . 19:47.640 --> 19:50.470 So just to add on So the 19:50.470 --> 19:53.120 interdependency with our partners that 19:53.120 --> 19:55.231 I touched on earlier is probably best 19:55.231 --> 19:57.510 depicted by this slide by the use of 19:57.510 --> 19:59.710 both industry and military terms to 19:59.710 --> 20:02.470 explain Thea Army efforts when it comes 20:02.470 --> 20:05.490 to data transformation . So the joint 20:05.490 --> 20:07.650 battle networks very similar to the 20:07.650 --> 20:10.080 industries ubiquitous sensor networks , 20:10.080 --> 20:12.560 which is the connecting all possible 20:12.560 --> 20:15.250 sensors with a within a given 20:15.250 --> 20:17.417 environment to perform the pre defined 20:17.417 --> 20:19.560 functions in processing that data 20:19.560 --> 20:22.170 before passing it on a Zen example . 20:22.170 --> 20:23.781 Just how emotion sensor will 20:23.781 --> 20:26.400 automatically open the door a za person 20:26.400 --> 20:28.400 approaches and then turn on a light 20:28.400 --> 20:30.178 once they enter into the room . 20:30.178 --> 20:32.610 Obviously , for military purposes 20:32.620 --> 20:36.350 uh , very , uh , 20:36.360 --> 20:38.471 multiple applications in terms of the 20:38.471 --> 20:40.660 ability to connect almost any object 20:40.670 --> 20:43.440 with another object through detection , 20:43.440 --> 20:45.700 storing , processing , dis forming a 20:45.700 --> 20:48.120 network that is essentially aware of 20:48.120 --> 20:50.287 its context that being , you know , to 20:50.287 --> 20:53.170 detect track or monitor . All right , 20:53.170 --> 20:55.281 ladies and gentlemen , So that's kind 20:55.281 --> 20:57.559 of what we wanted to talk to you about . 20:57.559 --> 20:59.781 Now , why don't we go back , Thio , our 20:59.781 --> 21:01.837 camera . And let's open it up to the 21:01.837 --> 21:03.726 community . Who's joining us this 21:03.726 --> 21:05.948 morning to see if there's any questions 21:05.948 --> 21:08.003 or comments that we can answer . But 21:08.003 --> 21:10.003 again , just thanks to the team for 21:10.003 --> 21:09.460 giving us the opportunity of talking a 21:09.460 --> 21:12.990 little bit about what Dame Oso is and 21:12.990 --> 21:15.260 where we're going . A Z a community of 21:15.260 --> 21:17.600 interest across trade Ah , KFC , the 21:17.600 --> 21:20.130 Army staff of the Army General on how 21:20.130 --> 21:22.297 we're leading the way for multi domain 21:22.297 --> 21:24.074 operations connecting it to our 21:24.074 --> 21:26.370 coalition and joint partners and and 21:26.370 --> 21:28.092 really getting after that very 21:28.092 --> 21:29.759 important digital warfighting 21:29.759 --> 21:31.814 transformation . So team over to you 21:31.814 --> 21:34.037 for questions . All right , gentlemen , 21:34.037 --> 21:36.092 our first question comes from Mr Dan 21:36.092 --> 21:38.092 Hughes . He asked , How is the army 21:38.092 --> 21:40.314 shaping artificial intelligence engines 21:40.314 --> 21:42.203 and their rule sets to enable the 21:42.203 --> 21:44.314 network platforms to speed up dynamic 21:44.314 --> 21:46.370 engagements ? Well , Dan , thank you 21:46.370 --> 21:48.648 for that very important question . And , 21:48.648 --> 21:50.648 you know , our AI task force out of 21:50.648 --> 21:52.950 Carnegie Mellon is working across ah , 21:52.950 --> 21:54.950 wide community of interest not only 21:54.950 --> 21:57.061 with academia , but industry partners 21:57.061 --> 21:58.894 to get after thes very important 21:58.894 --> 22:01.470 algorithms . Aziz , You then probably . 22:01.470 --> 22:04.420 No . You know , FC has stood up this AI 22:04.420 --> 22:06.910 pipeline that enables us the ability to 22:06.910 --> 22:09.860 take our data to curate managing triage 22:09.860 --> 22:13.320 it to serve it up for labeling s so 22:13.320 --> 22:16.370 that we can do different algorithms 22:16.370 --> 22:18.259 like detection and classification 22:18.259 --> 22:21.180 algorithms serving that data up across 22:21.180 --> 22:23.370 that wide community of interest to 22:23.440 --> 22:25.630 teammates who are out there developing 22:25.630 --> 22:27.408 artificial intelligence machine 22:27.408 --> 22:29.519 learning capabilities and then taking 22:29.519 --> 22:32.020 that capability and integrating it on 22:32.030 --> 22:34.560 our current platforms , using that in 22:34.560 --> 22:36.782 events like Project Convergence so that 22:36.782 --> 22:39.560 we can understand the campaign of 22:39.560 --> 22:42.110 learning and then taking that campaign 22:42.110 --> 22:44.332 of learning and integrating it into our 22:44.332 --> 22:46.443 future weapons system platforms . And 22:46.443 --> 22:48.780 so we're doing a lot of work with that . 22:48.780 --> 22:50.947 We're doing it across a wide community 22:50.947 --> 22:53.169 of interest . As many of you know , the 22:53.169 --> 22:55.391 AI that we're using right now is rather 22:55.391 --> 22:57.613 narrow and forum . We haven't developed 22:57.613 --> 22:59.613 the General Ai that we think we get 22:59.613 --> 23:01.613 thio very later on , but we believe 23:01.613 --> 23:03.447 that artificial intelligence and 23:03.447 --> 23:05.558 machine learning is a crucial element 23:05.558 --> 23:07.558 at giving us the ability to connect 23:07.558 --> 23:10.970 machines to machines to do things . Um 23:11.340 --> 23:14.610 uh , Thio communicate data at 23:14.610 --> 23:17.840 speed on then the TF , various courses 23:17.840 --> 23:20.660 of action for our commanders , using 23:20.660 --> 23:22.604 perhaps some things like reasoning 23:22.604 --> 23:24.990 algorithms to get after you know , 23:25.000 --> 23:27.330 developing Ai within tactical and 23:27.330 --> 23:29.441 operational formations . So , Dan , I 23:29.441 --> 23:31.608 hope that answered your question . But 23:31.608 --> 23:33.330 thanks so much for that . Uh , 23:33.330 --> 23:35.441 gentlemen , the next question is from 23:35.441 --> 23:37.219 Brian Cooke . He asked , Do you 23:37.219 --> 23:39.441 consider data as the operational center 23:39.441 --> 23:41.608 of gravity of the Army's modernization 23:41.608 --> 23:43.663 plans ? Yeah , Brian . Great . Great 23:43.663 --> 23:45.886 question . And I would say Absolutely , 23:45.886 --> 23:47.886 We do see data is playing a central 23:47.886 --> 23:49.997 role in doing that . And a lot of the 23:49.997 --> 23:51.997 efforts that we have a cross of our 23:51.997 --> 23:54.470 people and our readiness , you know , 23:54.480 --> 23:56.730 initiatives are really formed . That 23:56.730 --> 23:59.370 getting a handle on our data , you know ? 23:59.370 --> 24:01.920 So are people being able to possess 24:01.920 --> 24:04.220 that capability ? You know , writing 24:04.220 --> 24:06.240 software , squid scripts to extract 24:06.240 --> 24:08.190 data at the point of need for a 24:08.190 --> 24:10.246 commander . That's the great stuff . 24:10.246 --> 24:12.079 Today , the Army Futures Command 24:12.079 --> 24:14.357 software factory is going to get after , 24:14.357 --> 24:18.070 uh , but but really taking data and 24:18.080 --> 24:20.380 looking at the right data to use for 24:20.380 --> 24:23.610 the systems in order to Federated our 24:23.610 --> 24:26.060 ability thio make better decisions . 24:26.060 --> 24:29.030 And so data is the center point for us 24:29.040 --> 24:31.096 in what we're doing . And I think we 24:31.096 --> 24:33.740 spend probably 60% of our time really 24:33.750 --> 24:35.417 getting after a war funding , 24:35.417 --> 24:37.639 Missionary of platforms , understanding 24:37.639 --> 24:39.750 the authoritative data , doing data , 24:39.750 --> 24:41.806 rationalization , curating and story 24:41.806 --> 24:43.694 and then serving it up for future 24:43.694 --> 24:46.390 technology . Your point about the data 24:46.390 --> 24:49.370 Curation . I think that's just another , 24:49.540 --> 24:51.920 uh , industry term that we use that 24:51.920 --> 24:54.520 reflects the view of data as a 24:54.520 --> 24:57.310 corporate asset of value . A supposed 24:57.310 --> 24:59.350 to just blindly storing up piles of 24:59.350 --> 25:01.890 data sets . And what have you So , Aziz , 25:01.890 --> 25:04.110 we work to collect it from diverse 25:04.110 --> 25:06.370 sources integrated into repositories 25:06.740 --> 25:09.280 and manage it really ? Dad value for 25:09.280 --> 25:11.560 executing decisions while reducing 25:11.560 --> 25:14.510 threats . Yeah , And Bryan , I would 25:14.510 --> 25:16.850 just say that another aspect of data 25:16.850 --> 25:19.230 that we're moving mawr into or two 25:19.230 --> 25:22.410 areas one is cloud computing on DSO . 25:22.410 --> 25:24.150 We're working heavily with our 25:24.160 --> 25:26.382 Enterprise cloud Management office with 25:26.382 --> 25:28.271 CR me and create working with our 25:28.271 --> 25:30.420 intelligence community on various 25:30.420 --> 25:32.870 impacts levels of where we put the data 25:32.880 --> 25:35.170 but also really getting after that very 25:35.170 --> 25:37.960 important edge computing that we're 25:37.960 --> 25:40.127 gonna have out at the edge so that our 25:40.127 --> 25:42.470 commanders , when they're in , denied 25:42.480 --> 25:45.300 in , um types of environments that they 25:45.300 --> 25:46.967 have that very important edge 25:46.967 --> 25:49.370 processing storage capabilities on that 25:49.370 --> 25:51.426 general artificial intelligence that 25:51.426 --> 25:54.080 supports them in their operations data 25:54.080 --> 25:57.360 is definitely the center point of our 25:57.370 --> 25:59.648 transformation efforts , but thank you . 25:59.648 --> 26:01.981 Thank you for that question . Gentlemen , 26:01.981 --> 26:04.037 we have time for one more question . 26:04.037 --> 26:05.920 The last question is from my Gar 26:05.920 --> 26:07.930 lengthen . He asked , what is the 26:07.940 --> 26:10.150 industry engagement plan to assist the 26:10.150 --> 26:12.910 army and entering the informational age ? 26:12.920 --> 26:15.031 And where do you see yourself along ? 26:15.031 --> 26:17.560 Your journey to the cognitive ? Yeah , 26:17.570 --> 26:20.020 Mike , thanks for that question . And I 26:20.030 --> 26:21.808 will tell you that our industry 26:21.808 --> 26:23.960 partners are playing an increasingly 26:23.960 --> 26:26.370 central role , uh , helping us 26:26.380 --> 26:28.436 understand the frontier technologies 26:28.436 --> 26:30.547 that we're gonna need to bring , uh , 26:30.547 --> 26:33.590 into our army . I know the army futures 26:33.590 --> 26:35.760 Command and trade darker , both really 26:35.760 --> 26:37.871 heavily invested in this effort , not 26:37.871 --> 26:40.038 only with industry partners , but with 26:40.038 --> 26:43.520 academia . And , you know , we're 26:43.520 --> 26:45.660 very , uh , very proud of the 26:45.660 --> 26:47.771 relationships that we've cultivated , 26:47.771 --> 26:49.827 not only across the Big Five defense 26:49.827 --> 26:52.680 contractors , but the efforts that , 26:52.690 --> 26:54.830 you know , places like Mountain View 26:54.830 --> 26:58.070 and Redmond and Boston are bringing , 26:58.080 --> 26:59.636 you know , these commercial 26:59.636 --> 27:02.050 applications to the military and 27:02.060 --> 27:05.350 developing on the military's behalf . 27:05.350 --> 27:08.550 We think that's ah very crucial civil 27:08.550 --> 27:10.606 military fusion . If you will , it's 27:10.606 --> 27:12.383 gonna be very important . We're 27:12.383 --> 27:14.439 certainly striving to build data and 27:14.439 --> 27:16.272 digital transformation is a core 27:16.272 --> 27:18.494 competency within our army . As we look 27:18.494 --> 27:19.939 at navigating through the 27:19.939 --> 27:22.050 electromagnetic spectrum , we do that 27:22.050 --> 27:24.272 with a very intimate understanding that 27:24.272 --> 27:26.328 the electromagnetic spectrum touches 27:26.328 --> 27:28.439 all domains . But it touches the land 27:28.439 --> 27:30.790 domain , probably mawr thin any other . 27:30.790 --> 27:33.690 It's really where we get into that 27:33.690 --> 27:36.990 cognitive , uh , domain of going 27:36.990 --> 27:39.990 from the information age where 27:39.990 --> 27:42.040 computers and processing systems 27:42.050 --> 27:44.940 assisted in , um , in individuals , 27:44.940 --> 27:47.051 making decisions that made individual 27:47.051 --> 27:49.107 perform individuals more performance 27:49.107 --> 27:51.350 but transcending now into the cognitive 27:51.350 --> 27:52.961 age toe where we're gonna be 27:52.961 --> 27:54.850 increasingly relying upon machine 27:54.850 --> 27:57.072 learning and artificial intelligence to 27:57.072 --> 27:59.294 really look at things in t up decisions 27:59.294 --> 28:01.572 for the Commander And so and so , Mike , 28:01.572 --> 28:03.906 thanks for that very important question . 28:03.906 --> 28:03.900 I think we're pretty much out of time 28:03.900 --> 28:06.780 right now . Or maybe we have , 28:06.940 --> 28:09.570 uh , maybe a minute or two left . So if 28:09.570 --> 28:11.681 we could go toe , one more question , 28:11.681 --> 28:13.792 Um , that would be great . Then we'll 28:13.792 --> 28:13.050 wrap up . 28:20.840 --> 28:24.780 Uh , Adam , this here stand 28:24.790 --> 28:27.420 on it . Uh , so we have a question from 28:27.420 --> 28:29.740 Raymond Compton . He asked , as demo 28:29.740 --> 28:31.590 helps to enable acquisition and 28:31.590 --> 28:33.590 modernization . How do you see your 28:33.590 --> 28:35.720 role to help educate and stimulate 28:35.720 --> 28:37.940 nontraditional small business to truly 28:37.940 --> 28:40.440 support convergence . Yeah , Great . 28:40.450 --> 28:43.920 Great question . Uh , we do spend a lot 28:43.920 --> 28:46.142 of time with small businesses right now 28:46.142 --> 28:48.420 looking at these frontier technologies . 28:48.420 --> 28:51.400 And so part of what we dio is as we 28:51.410 --> 28:53.243 look at these capabilities as we 28:53.243 --> 28:55.466 conduct our sharp tanks , if you will , 28:55.466 --> 28:57.632 for demonstrating these capabilities , 28:57.632 --> 28:59.743 we're also making sure that our these 28:59.743 --> 29:01.854 smaller companies have the ability to 29:01.854 --> 29:03.799 scale when necessary . So if their 29:03.799 --> 29:05.854 technology is selected that they can 29:05.854 --> 29:08.077 scale into our weapons system platforms 29:08.077 --> 29:10.180 and to provide that very important 29:10.180 --> 29:12.291 transformational capability that that 29:12.291 --> 29:14.236 they have , I think there's a role 29:14.236 --> 29:17.170 candidly , you know , within , you know , 29:17.180 --> 29:19.750 most of the industry partners that we 29:19.750 --> 29:21.972 deal with so long as their technologies 29:21.972 --> 29:24.320 proved to be the best in breed on their 29:24.320 --> 29:26.098 robust enough to handle the war 29:26.098 --> 29:28.042 fighting functions . And so and so 29:28.042 --> 29:30.264 Thanks for that question . I would just 29:30.264 --> 29:32.264 like to say in conclusion , just to 29:32.264 --> 29:34.370 really thank the team out there for 29:34.370 --> 29:37.060 joining us in this very important 29:37.540 --> 29:40.310 forum . Uh , this war fighting corner 29:40.320 --> 29:42.431 and hopefully some of the things that 29:42.431 --> 29:44.764 we've talked about today have resonated . 29:44.764 --> 29:46.987 But the one thing that I will reinforce 29:46.987 --> 29:48.764 that our secretary talked about 29:48.764 --> 29:50.876 yesterday is really our main focus is 29:50.876 --> 29:52.760 on our people on getting after 29:52.760 --> 29:55.040 readiness and modernizing the force to 29:55.040 --> 29:57.820 compete and win against these near pier 29:57.820 --> 30:00.180 adversaries . And so , with your help 30:00.180 --> 30:01.958 and the great leadership in the 30:01.958 --> 30:04.000 guidance that we received from our 30:04.000 --> 30:06.056 senior leaders , I know we could get 30:06.056 --> 30:08.222 after that . So thank you for what you 30:08.222 --> 30:10.278 do . And every day that you do it on 30:10.278 --> 30:11.470 behalf of our army army strong .