Earlier this year, the Army Training & Doctrine Command (TRAC) circulated a document titled "battlefield framework" that restructures how the United States Army will engage in war. This document breaks the war into five domains, each of which has an impact on the other. Each domain has its own set of rules for ground troops to interact with the sky. These rules include the use of tactical LANs and RF and EM emissions. This framework allows for the use of both a home base or enemy territory.
ATACMS missiles were used by the Army to pound enemy reinforcements during the war in Iraq. This technology led to two successful wars against Saddam Hussein between 1991 and 2003. It also enabled the development attack helicopters. The Army used long-range artillery to attack enemy positions in addition to its missiles.
In recent skirmishes with Russia, China, and other adversaries, the United States has been able to use the most recent technologies to defeat its adversaries. These technologies include drones and long-range artillery as well as ATACMS rockets. The Army must improve its use of these technologies in combat. These technologies raise new legal issues and political questions.
One example of this new technology is the use of autonomous armed robots. These robots will be deployed in infantry combat roles by 2025. They can range from small units up to a 23-foot long robotic helicopter. This technology will not only be capable of operating independently, but also require communication with other UAVs.
The ability to record combat experiences is another important aspect of this new technology. YouTube was home to more than 7,000 combat video clips from the Iraq war. These videos were captured using drones and unmanned sensors. This technology was also used during the Russian invasion in Crimea in 2014.
The key component of this technology is their ability to quickly share information between ground troops with their allied partners. The Army is working on a multidomain system. Multi-Domain Battle is the name of this system. It will connect ground troops and aircraft on the fly. The system will also integrate additional technologies, such sensors networks and communications network, to offer ground troops the best possible experience.
The Army is planning to add drones to its brigades. These drones can be used for everything, from reconnaissance to strategic air bombing. The Army will have more drones that manned vehicles. Over the next five-years, the Army will have more drones than manned vehicles. The future will see more than half of Army's brigades have access to unmanned aircraft. This means that every squad will not have access to a Joint Strike Fighter. UAVs are now as important as fighter aircraft for the United States Air Force.