Knowledge and Speed: Battle Force and the U.S. Army of 2025. The 1998 Annual Report on The Army After Next Project to the Chief of Staff of the Army

摘要

Enclosed is the second annual report on the Army After Next (AAX) project. This report captures the insights from this year's investigations into the nature of future warfare with a primary focus on military art and technology. These insights, inclusive of those of the past two years of discovery, provide tremendous benefit to the Army and the Defense Department in a variety of areas. The payoffs of this endeavor are evident in how we are currently shaping Army XXI, in the development of the Army's Experimental Campaign Plan, and in the direction Strike Force development is heading. In particular, the Strike Force is envisioned to embody the concepts and ideas emerging from the AAN process, within the limitations of technology.