,
6 tweets,
5 min read
Read on Twitter
One of our core pillars of work is to navigate great power competition in a non-partisan way. Today, Dr. Esper, the 23rd Secretary of the Army, speaks to us about why the national defense strategy calls for a shift in focus from counterinsurgency to high intensity conflict. 1/
Russia and China are rapidly modernizing their militaries and have been doing so for many years. "Since the end of the Cold War, the US military has maintained an unparalleled overmatch on the battlefield but that gap has narrowed," @SecArmy says at #ACDefense. 2/
In the future environment, large, slow formations and stationary units are targets waiting to be destroyed. "Mobility and speed will be the key to survival," @SecArmy says. #ACDefense 3/
How the can the US Army prepare for the new risks? There are several bold changes underway, like developing a new generation of weapons systems, writing a new war-fighting doctrine, deploying overseas for training events with no notice, @SecArmy says. #ACDefense 4/
As part of an effort to rapidly deploy a US division to Europe, @SecArmy outlines one major exercise, the Defender 2020, that'll see over 20,000 US soldiers and 16 allies and partners participate. "Continued training with our allies is a key component of the Army," he says. 5/
At some point in the future, every system we use today will become obsolete and while the bias for defense companies is toward upgrading existing program, the best way to build resilience, @SecArmy says, is by adapting to the needs. #ACDefense #StrongerWithAllies 6/6
