AUSA Global: US Army looks to cross domain fires
The US Army is looking to introduce new concepts that will enable cross-domain fire support across land, sea and air.
US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is developing the multi-domain battle concept, which was unveiled at AUSA Annual last year, according to Gen David Perkins, TRADOC commander.
In a keynote presentation at this week's Association of the US Army (AUSA) Global Force gathering in Huntsville, Alabama, Gen Perkins said the army interest in cross-domain fires was one area that would benefit from viewing the wider battlefield and any problems that might arise as more assets from different services could
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