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===Army modernization===
{{main|Army Futures Command}}
[[File:U S Space Force Essential to U S Army Modernization (7006666).jpeg|thumb|upright|Launch of [[Precision Strike Missile]] from a [[M142 HIMARS]] at [[Vandenberg Space Force Base]]]]

The Army's modernization efforts, led by [[Army Futures Command]], are centralized into six priorities. Each priority is led by a Cross Functional Team.

[[Long Range Precision Fires]] is the land service's top modernization priority, focusing on rebuilding its [[Field Artillery Branch (United States)|Field Artillery Branch]] in response to longer range Russian and Chinese artillery systems. The [[Extended Range Cannon Artillery]] program is developing a cannon artillery piece that can accurately fire at targets 70 kilometers away, an increase from the 30 kilometer distance of current cannon artillery. The [[Precision Strike Missile]] is a surface-to-surface guided missile intended to be fired from the current [[M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System]] and [[M142 HIMARS]], replacing their current missiles and doubling the rate of fire. The Army is also working with the [[Missile Defense Agency]], U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force to develop a common hypersonic glide body, which the Army will employ as part of the mobile ground launched [[Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon]] program. Finally, the Army is working to modify the U.S. Navy's [[RIM-174 Standard ERAM]] and [[Tomahawk (missile family)|UGM-109 Tomahawk]] land attack cruise missile for ground launch to provide the Army with mid-range artillery capability.<ref name=":3" />

The [[Next Generation Combat Vehicle]] program is developing a family of fighting vehicles for the [[Armor Branch]] to increase firepower, speed, and survivability. The [[Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle]] is intended to replace the [[M2 Bradley]], while the [[Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle]] will replace the [[M113 armored personnel carrier]]s, which have been used since the Vietnam War. The three variants of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle are general purpose, mission command, and medical treatment. The [[Mobile Protected Firepower]] is designed to be a [[light tank]] for [[Infantry Brigade Combat Team]]s. Finally, the [[Robotic Combat Vehicle]]s are intended to come in light, medium, and heavy variants that will serve as scouts and escorts for crewed combat vehicles.<ref name=":3" />

[[File:Bell V-280 Valor takeoff demo, 2019 Alliance Air Show, Fort Worth, TX.jpg|thumb|The [[V-280 Valor]] flying in tiltrotor configuration]]
The [[Future Vertical Lift]] program is intended to replace the current helicopter fleet flown by the [[United States Army Aviation Branch|Army Aviation Branch]].

The [[Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft]] is intended to replace the [[UH-60 Black Hawk]] and the Marine Corps [[UH-1Y Venom]], with the Army selecting the [[Bell V-280 Valor]] [[tiltrotor]] aircraft as the winner.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2022/12/06/bells-v-280-valor-just-won-the-most-important-army-helicopter-competition-in-40-years/?sh=1d42f5444fcc | title=Bell's V-280 Valor Just Won the Most Important Army Helicopter Competition in 40 Years | website=[[Forbes]] }}</ref> The [[Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft]] is intended to replace the [[AH-64 Apache]] in the attack and reconnaissance roles.<ref name=":3" />

The Army is working to modernize its [[military communication|communication]] networks for the [[Army Signal Corps]], including developing a Unified Network consisting of an integrated tactical network, an integrated enterprise network, and unified network-enabling capabilities. Other sub-efforts include developing a common operating environment, ensuring the network is interoperable with the other services and allied countries, and increasing the mobility and reducing the signature of its [[command post]]s. Efforts also include modernizing [[Global Positioning System]] technology to provide assured positioning, navigation, and timing, and working with the [[United States Intelligence Community]] and commercial space companies to increase the Army's access to space-based [[intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance]] capabilities.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-15 |title=Army Readiness and Modernization in 2022 |url=https://www.ausa.org/publications/army-readiness-and-modernization-2022 |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=AUSA |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:2022 09 16 Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade Rangers in Action demonstration and Graduation 200609-A-YH902-002.jpg|thumb|Army Rangers armed with the [[XM7 rifle]] and [[XM250]] light machine gun]]

Recognizing that the United States is unlikely to have uncontested [[air superiority]], the Army is undergoing a mass revitalization of its [[Integrated Air and Missile Defense|air and missile defense enterprise]] through the [[Air Defense Artillery Branch]].

The first layer of defense is the Ballistic Low-Altitude Drone Engagement, which will be mounted on the [[Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station]] and is designed to engage small [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s. The second layer is the Multi-Mission High Energy Laser, which will intercept small drones and munitions. The third and fourth layers comprise the Maneuver Air Defense Technology and Next-Generation Fires Radar, which will be integrated into [[short range air defense]] systems. The fifth layer puts a High-Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator onto a [[Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles|Medium Tactical Vehicle]], while the sixth layer encompasses the Low-Cost Extended-Range Air Defense to supplement the [[MIM-104 Patriot]] missiles.<ref name=":3"/>

Finally, the Army is looking to improve the equipment of its soldiers in the [[Infantry Branch (United States)|Infantry Branch]] with the [[Next Generation Squad Weapon]], the [[Integrated Visual Augmentation System]], and the Synthetic Training Environment.<ref name=":3" /> In 2022, the Army selected the [[SIG Sauer]]'s [[XM7 rifle]] and [[XM250]] light machine gun to replace the [[M4 carbine]] and the [[M249 light machine gun]] through the Next Generation Squad Weapon program.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/2022/10/10/next-generation-squad-weapon-fielding-in-2023/ | title=Next Generation Squad Weapon on target for 2023 | date=10 October 2022 }}</ref>