The Infantry Squad: Decisive Force Now and in the Future

Abstract

THE U.S. ARMY dismounted infantry squad is today s most decisive force on the battlefield, yet it lacks access to capabilities it could use to truly synchronize the total fight. Despite new soldier equipment and technological advances we deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq, squads operate in the same manner their predecessors did in Vietnam and Korea and during World War II. The infantry squad has been excluded from the technological development that provided combat overmatch for the remainder of our forces. The future infantry squad needs Access to a complete mission-command and intelligence network. Organic and external on-demand feeds for situational awareness. Reduced soldier load and robotic improvements. A design that includes the human dimension as a foundation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA569658

Entities

People

  • Robert B. Brown

Organizations

  • United States Army Combined Arms Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Infantry
  • Munitions
  • Naval Warfare
  • Situational Awareness
  • Small Arms
  • Smartphones
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Military Science
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs