Senior leaders: Army fast-tracked for modernization success (If somebody did go for a meet with them they could have asked about this stuff)

FIRST HAND TESTING

In July, McCarthy tested some next-generation combat weapons, including the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and the M4 carbine.

The former Army ranger marveled at the precision at which the weapons could strike targets.

"I was hitting targets at 400 meters," McCarthy said. "I hadn't picked up a SAW in 15 years. It is remarkable the work that's being done."

Both McCarthy and McConville had the opportunity to use the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, a battlefield heads-up display that uses augmented reality to help Soldiers train. The synthetic training environment, an augmented reality, provides the platform for Soldiers to use their actual combat weapons to train in realistic training scenarios. It will also help prepare Soldiers to fight in a multi-domain environment.

"It's going to be transformational for our ground Soldiers," McConville said.

https://www.army.mil/article/226828/senior_leaders_army_fast_tracked_for_modernization_success