The Army’s new Transformation and Training Command seeks industry solutions for three critical problems driven by the rapidly shifting nature of warfare, including autonomous systems, contested logistics, and high munition expenditures. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Edwin De La Cruz Jr. highlighted the need to balance high-end, high-cost precision platforms with high-volume, low-cost munitions to achieve sustainable combat mass and affordability.
The command also aims to fix the misaligned cost-exchange ratio by fielding low-cost interceptors, directed energy, and counter-UAS solutions against cheap adversarial drone swarms, rather than depleting expensive air defense missiles. Thirdly, it requires rapid software updates for robotic platforms, leveraging AI, modular payloads, and open architecture with standardized interfaces for quick sensor and payload swaps. Agile, distributed manufacturing, including advanced manufacturing and 3D printing, is essential to deliver these solutions at scale, ensuring integration across joint services, allies, and partners.
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