By Caitlin M. Kenney
Staff Reporter
February 11, 2022 07:00 AM ET
Welcome to The Army Brief, a weekly look at the news and ideas shaping the service’s future.
Climate strategy. The Army has a new climate strategy but no budget for the things it calls for, Defense One reports. Because the technology is new, it’s tough to estimate the costs into the future, officials said.
The near future of autonomous machines. Instead of robot tanks and drones swarming the battlefield, most troops will likely experience autonomy first as a helping hand in various tasks, from making it easier to drive to collecting intelligence to managing base logistics, Defense One reports.
Unmanned helicopters. A new experiment is looking at how an unmanned Black Hawk helicopter could carry out an entire mission, Defense One reports. The autonomous aircraft is able to adapt to changes during the flight, such as if an engine is lost.
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/02/army-brief-climate-strategy-lacks-budget-autonomous-helicopter-test-still-fixing-ivas-and-more/361874/
