Improving Brigade-Level Operations: Lessons from Joint Multinational Readiness Center

This article draws on observations from the Joint Multinational Readiness Center to identify key gaps in how brigade-level units plan and execute fires and maneuver operations, and offers practical recommendations for improvement. It emphasizes the need for disciplined planning processes, a proactive deep-area battlefield framework, and better employment of forward observers and unmanned systems to improve lethality in large-scale combat operations. US Army | U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command | Army University https://lnkd.in/ehXzBwn9

Simple Knowledge: The Nigerian Army is structured around various Corps. Here are the top four: Infantry, Armour, Artillery, and Engineers, often known as the main branches, with Infantry and Armour as the core combat arms, and Artillery and Engineers providing essential combat support. Infantry Corps: This is the primary ground combat force and the largest corps in terms of personnel. Responsible for direct land combat operations, holding and seizing terrain, patrols, and close quarters fighting. Often called the "queen of battle" or backbone of the army. Armour Corps: Focuses on mechanized warfare using tanks, armored vehicles, and reconnaissance units. Provides mobile firepower, shock action, and breakthrough capabilities. Concentrated in formations like the 3rd Armoured Division. Corps of Artillery: Delivers indirect fire support using guns, howitzers, rockets, and other artillery systems. Essential for suppressing enemy positions, providing long range firepower, and supporting maneuvers. Regarded as one of the main combat arms in many Nigerian Army contexts. Corps of Engineers: A key combat support arm handling mobility tasks like bridging, road fortification, construction, demolition, mine clearance, and explosive ordnance disposal. Enables other corps to advance or defend by overcoming obstacles and improving infrastructure. Often attached to divisions and brigades for direct operational support. Simple Note: The Infantry is the primary combat Arm and maintains the largest personnel strength among all Corps, followed by Armour, then Artillery, Engineers, and various other arms function as combat support elements, like the Signals Corps and Intelligence Corps.

This article examines composite Air Defense Artillery formations and how integrating non-kinetic and kinetic capabilities can improve defensive effectiveness against modern airborne threats. It highlights the need for faster decision-making, better resource management, and coordinated systems to address evolving challenges. The article also outlines organizational concepts, operational lessons, and recommendations for enhancing air defense readiness. US Army | U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command | Army University https://lnkd.in/eT3h54_h

https://lnkd.in/dKNc_gHF New Tanks Mark PLA Army’s Integration of System Warfare at the Tactical Level Joaquin Camarena March 23, 2026 The ZTZ-99B MBT’s introduction into operational service demonstrates that the PLA is focusing on how to employ its Systems Warfare Concept at all war-fighting levels. The PLA is likely at the point where it can use advanced technologies to develop equipment that would allow it to share information rapidly and to make the concept viable throughout all levels of war fighting. The PLA would leverage these technological advancements to assist in the flow of information to all units on the battlefield. For example, the artificial intelligence (AI) the PLA uses in its battlefield information network would prioritize the data according to importance and disseminate it to other units. The AI could also refine the automation used by the ZTZ-99B to process and share data gathered from various platforms on the battlefield, enabling the tank to perform as an offensive kinetic platform and an information-sharing node. The process refinement and lessons learned from the 112th HCAB’s employment of the ZTZ-99B MBT could then be shared with other branches, such as the PLA Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC) or the PLA Air Force Airborne Corps, to implement in their maneuver units.

This week, Redwire participated in the US Army Ivy Sting 5. Designed to test and refine the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototype system, these exercises focus on creating a unified, data-driven battlefield network to enhance decision-making and increase combat readiness across multiple domains. In this photo, Pvt. 1st Class Ty’Anthony Johnson, an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator assigned to 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, checks current status of Redwire's #Stalker #UAS during Ivy Sting 5 on Fort Carson, Colorado, March 4, 2026. The capability supported Ivy Sting 5 by feeding persistent aerial surveillance into Next Generation Command and Control systems, enhancing situational awareness and decision-making across the battlefield. Redwire also participated in Ivy Sting 4, where #Stalker populated into Anduril Industries's Lattice mesh network, which serves as the core software-defined networking backbone of NGC2. Read more here: https://bit.ly/46IkAgx (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Thomas Nguyen, the appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.)

PrSM Increment 2 Completes First Flight Test — Unlocking Maritime Strike for the U.S. Army Lockheed Martin has successfully tested PrSM Increment 2, featuring a new multi-mode seeker capable of engaging moving land and maritime targets. Launched from HIMARS, the missile flew 350km and met all test objectives — marking a major step forward in Army long-range fires. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dWrceGDr #DefenceNews #PrSM #LockheedMartin #LongRangeFires #HIMARS #MaritimeStrike #USArmy #PrecisionFires #MultiDomainOperations

Forging the Future: U.S. Army Activates CPE Mission Autonomy The U.S. Army has taken a monumental step in modernizing our forces with the official activation of the Capability Program Executive Office for Mission Autonomy (CPE Mission Autonomy). This new organization is dedicated to revolutionizing military operations by developing interconnected unmanned systems capable of autonomous action. Brig. Gen. Anthony Gibbs now leads this crucial initiative. He affirmed that to maintain our strategic advantage, the Army must not only keep pace with technological change but actively set the pace, and that CPE Mission Autonomy is the Army's commitment to that goal. The work done by CPE Mission Autonomy will be critical in developing the future of planning tools, ground vehicles, and unmanned systems, ensuring our soldiers are the best-equipped in the world. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/eCKa_Tji. U.S. Army - Acquisition Reform + PAE for Maneuver Air ASA(ALT)

If you are a current industry partner or small business and interested in all things autonomy within the Army, be sure to give this page a follow -- it will be a wealth of information as this new organization kicks-off!

One of the most important technologies shaping the future battlefield isn’t a tank, drone, or missile. It’s #water. In a recent #NBC report from Fort Stewart, soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division — the US Army’s most decorated unit — demonstrated a new capability that could fundamentally change battlefield logistics. A system that creates clean drinking water directly from air. During training exercises, soldiers showcased the Genesis Systems® (USA) - Water Your Way WaterCube, which extracts moisture from the atmosphere and converts it into potable water for troops operating in austere environments. Why it matters: • Water is one of the largest logistics burdens in combat operations • Convoys transporting water are vulnerable and resource-intensive • Producing water at the point of need reduces vehicle demand and operational risk As one brigade support battalion commander described it during the demonstration: “It’s a game changer… it reduces the demand on our vehicles.” In field testing, soldiers used the system to generate water for cooking and sustainment during extended training, demonstrating how atmospheric water generation could support troops during long deployments in remote environments. While headlines often focus on weapons systems, logistics wins wars. And water remains the largest single sustainment requirement for deployed forces. If water can be produced anywhere soldiers operate, it changes the math of military logistics — fewer convoys, fewer vulnerabilities, and greater operational independence. The battlefield of the future may be defined by autonomy, sensors, and AI. But soldiers will still need water. Now they can make it from the air with WaterCube Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/etuuZYGP #USArmy #3rdInfantryDivision #MilitaryLogistics #FutureWarfare #DefenseInnovation #WaterSecurity #ResilientLogistics #FortStewart #WaterCube #Logistics #WaterSupply #safewater

UK Army Invests in Artillery Systems UK Army invests in advanced artillery systems to enhance defense capabilities and strengthen national security. Discover the latest developments in military technology....