FORCE XXI.... FUTURE FORCE WARRIOR... now JADC2. Same old... same old. I remember predecessor programs facing delay after delay for such things as every time system radios were selected, new and better ones appeared before anything could be fielded. The ever present Army-Navy-Marine- Air Force common lack of purpose, lack of common equipment, and, yes, interservice rivalry was always present to get in the way. And of course, the constant "we're on the edge of having breakthrough battery technology... we'll have it next year" was always rearing its ugly head. R&D wasn't the key to success, it was the constant obstacle. We're always "almost there".
Every new generation of military leadership must leave its mark.. establish its legacy. Sometimes it lowers the weight standards a pound or two. Sometimes it results in the unending and unnecessary uniform changes that constantly burden our service folks. And, ever since someone coined the phrase "situational awareness" it renames the endless pursuit for massive, interoperable networks, along with the hardware and software that supports the dream.
Here we go again.
