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( NewsNation ) — NewsNation got an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the latest AI training occurring at the Army’s Fort Carson base in Colorado.
Named Ivy Sting 3, it is the latest round of Army training with artificial intelligence, giving commanders more flexibility to hit enemy targets faster, making the Army even more lethal.
The nature of future warfare means there is an increasing reliance on AI, and battle testing is well underway. Old school protractors, rulers and maps are behind the new technology platform soldiers are testing now.
Lieutenant General Jeth Rey is among the leaders overseeing NGC2, otherwise known as “next gen command and control.” Data management, coordinating assets from big guns to drones and aircraft and much more is a significant aspect of NGC2.
“We are transforming into the next generation of what this really needs to look like. So embedded in everything that we’re doing with next-gen C2 is AI. We have to utilize AI to aggregate the amount of data that we’re producing every single day,” Lt. General Jeth Rey, U.S. Army, said.
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Strike orders that used to take hours or even days can now take just minutes or seconds, meaning much of the rank and file will spend more time facing computer screens than enemy fighters.
Major General Pat Ellis tells NewsNation the transition includes repurposing Stryker vehicles to support next-gen fighting.
“Because I can now do my job from anywhere on the battlefield, hopefully I can help my down-trace units, like my brigades that are doing the fighting, helping them be more effective on the battlefield and more lethal,” Ellis said.
Battle lessons have been drawn from foreign wars, with an ongoing focus on system support and the prevention of enemy jamming.
“The pace of the modern fight, as we’ve been able to observe from watching the lessons in Ukraine really fast, really adaptive. Although those lines have kind of gone a little bit more static and a lot of the fights that we may be a part of in the future, we’re going to have to go really, really fast,” gen. Ellis said.
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China and Russia are also layering AI into their military operations, making advanced tech a major new component of future conflict.
“It’s just a cool time to be in the Army. What we’re seeing going away is tech that’s been used for the past 30 years,” Lt. Aidan O’Dowd, U.S. Army 4th Infantry, said.
“And if this is successful and it continues to live up to the potential that it has right now, then 20 years from now I’m going to be able to look back and say, yeah, I was the first one. Me and my team were the first ones to be able to use this software.”
Military leaders say excitement over new tech has definitely helped with recruiting and retention.
The Army met its 2025 recruitment goal of 61,000 six months ago.
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