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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Mr. Douglas Bush discusses the latest in cybersecurity with Warrior Maven's, Kris Osborn

The newly unveiled Rheinmetall KF51 Panther tank is reported to be built with a 130mm Future Gun System, a weapon larger than the standard 120mm weapon used on the Abrams.

Early concepts of the OMFV include advanced levels of autonomy, including an ability to operate drones. Mr. Douglas Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics & Technology, shares additional insights.

What comes after the Abrams?

A faster, lighter, yet highly lethal armored “Light Tank” able to air deploy and keep pace with fast-moving dismounted infantry is precisely the kind of vehicle which will be needed in future wars.

It could be said Army experiments such as Project Convergence represent the ultimate culmination of the services’ long standing networking goals

The Army’s open architecture strategy is being applied to its Future Vertical Lift aircraft, Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle and Mobile Protected Firepower platform

Army Futures Command and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army - Acquisition, Logistics and Technology are working together to navigate future conflict.

Army futurists look to pursue a dual pronged path involving efforts to upgrade and evolve the Abrams tank and explore building lighter weight and faster armored platforms.

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology discusses the latest in hypersonic weapons with Warrior Maven's, Kris Osborn

Will there be a replacement for the Army’s upgraded Abrams main battle tank and should there be?

German armored vehicle-maker Rheinmetall has unveiled a new, next-generation tank reportedly able to fire a larger, more capable 130mm cannon and launch drones

Many are likely to immediately compare the modern Panther with the most current variants of the Abrams tank such as the M1A2 SEP v3 and v4. Is there a margin of difference between the Abrams and the Panther?

A group of committed ARL scientists are working on advanced, AI-enabled computer algorithms designed to support real-time manned-unmanned “machine learning”

Mr. Douglas Bush, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology sits down for an interview with Warrior Maven's, Kris Osborn

Army scientists showed a demonstration of a drone landing on a tank and the drone coming across different cues, different kinds of sensor inputs and making adjustments in real time

An inside look at the work being done at the Army Research Lab on Hypersonic Weapons

Bell engineers of the V-280 Valor, a tiltrotor aircraft submitted an offering in the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft competition

The Abrams tank is likely here to stay at least for the foreseeable future. But alternatives are being scoped.

One such technology is called Gateway Mission Router 1000

Engineers and scientists are experimenting with ceramic, metal, polymer or composite materials at the microscopic level to uncover better “performing” materials with which to engineer the weapons of the future.

The work being done may determine the design structure, configuration and performance parameters of tanks, body armor, infantry vehicles and guns in the year 2050.

Today and tomorrow's Abrams has improved armor protections, a new generation of computing and command and control, modernized thermal, and upgraded infrared targeting sensors.

Interestingly, the Navy has also engineered a Tomahawk missile able to adjust course in flight and destroy moving targets such as enemy ships. A Tomahawk can travel 900-miles