Advancing Concepts and Technology Forecasting
Abstract
This Project works across the Army Futures Command Combat Capabilities Development Command, with the Futures and Concepts Center, and the Directorate of Intelligence and Security to identify emerging and disruptive basic scientific research outcomes to translate, integrate, and ingrain research outcomes with Army Warfighting Concepts. Army Warfighting Concepts describe how the Army will fight in the far-term future and the Future Operational Environment contextualizes projected basic research in the deep future. Outcomes describe the projected future operational effects of science in the context of Army Concepts and the Future Operational Environment to enable informed decision making and mitigate risk for future Army capabilities. Advancing Concepts ensures Army Concepts are grounded by recent and anticipated discoveries in basic scientific research. Army basic research is use-inspired to address the future capability needs identified in the Army Concepts, and learning opportunities are created to advance Army Concepts and operationalize science for transformational overmatch. Technology Forecasting develops timely, objective, scientifically-grounded projections of scientific advances that hold promise to impact future operational capabilities for the Army. Emerging scientific areas are described and communicated across the Army Modernization Enterprise to inform Science and Technology decisions. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- CH9_0601102A_1_2040_PB_2025
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