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AUSA 2018: Futures Command - a force to be reckoned with (video)

6th October 2018 - 13:00 GMT | by Tim Martin in London

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Now that the US Army's Futures Command is operational, Shephard looks at the breadth of its responsibilities and how its implementation will pave the way forward for new combat concepts and capabilities to be developed.

Tasked with restructuring often troublesome and much maligned acquisition processes, can the service restore a competitive battlefield edge to US hands once again?

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