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Seeing Further, Striking Deeper: Unpacking the Army’s Launched Effects Portfolio
July 27th, 2026
FORT IRWIN, Calif.— To secure a decisive warfighting advantage, Army Aviation must project power beyond the enemy’s threat ring. By penetrating and defeating an adversary’s Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS) from a standoff distance, Army Aviation opens critical corridors that allow the subsequent infiltration of joint systems, precision fires, and other manned and unmanned assets.
Above the high-desert sands of Fort Irwin during Project Convergence-Capstone 6 (PC-C6), Army Aviation demonstrated decisive air-launched capabilities in contested airspace. The U.S. Army proved it was actively delivering integrated sensor-to-shooter lethality to the tactical edge by pairing two Active/Passive Infrared launch effects (LEs) — which successfully executed the mission to detect, identify, locate, and report (DILR) the threat — with a third, “lethal LE” Long-Range Precision Munition (LRPM) that executed the terminal strike.
PC-C6 is the premier Army-hosted experiment that allowsthejointforceandmultinational alliesand partnersto integrate people, equipment, and technologies to support continuous transformation efforts aimed at shaping how future warfighters willoperatein fast-paced, high-techenvironments.
Understanding the Portfolio: Finding and Finishing
The LE portfolio is not a single drone; it is a comprehensive ecosystem of diverse capabilities categorized by range (short, medium, long) and payload (lethal, non-lethal, electronic warfare, and enabling reconnaissance through sensing) tailored to meet specific mission requirements.
Through persistent experimentation at PC-C6, Army Aviation demonstrated the critical interplay between these variants. Operating deep within contested territory, reconnaissance assets like the LE-Medium Range (LE-MR) utilized the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) within the Next Generation Command & Control (NGC2) ecosystem to push real-time targeting coordinates back to the corps echelon. By treating data as a weapon system, this seamless flow enabled rapid decision-making to determine follow-on kinetic operations. Once a target was identified, the lethal sub-variant of the portfolio was called upon to finish the mission.
What truly distinguishes the LE portfolio is its capacity for collaborative, autonomous operations. Rather than functioning as isolated assets, multiple LEs can dynamically network to operate as a “wolfpack,” overwhelming adversary air defenses through synchronized, multi-domain effects. Designed to be low-cost and attritable, these systems offer a highly tactically survivable solution for penetrating Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) environments. This strategic blend of autonomy and affordability allows commanders to project persistent sense and strike capability and maintain overmatch without unnecessarily risking manned aviation platforms.
From Prototype to Production: The LRPM Milestone
The primary lethal asset within this comprehensive ecosystem is the LRPM. At PC-C6, the Army achieved a significant operational milestone by validating the first production-line LRPMs when, in a separate demonstration, a manned aircraft successfully employed the munition, which independently identified and terminated a high-priority threat in contested environment.
Transitioning past the prototype phase distinguished the LRPM from existing standoff munitions. This successful evaluation solidifies its role as the dedicated lethal effect of the LE family and establishes a clear path for targeted FY27 fielding.
The Integration Enablers: LEDGR and UVC
The Launched Effects Dispenser for Ground and Rotorcraft (LEDGR) and Universal Vehicle Control (UVC) architecture act as a universal interface. Rather than building custom launch tubes and cockpit hardware for every new system, this standardized, modular architecture allows aircrews to plug, play, and control diverse LE payloads. These enablers will allow the Army to employ these capabilities at scale by FY27.
Maximizing Survivability and Lethality
The core philosophy driving this modernization is simple: push autonomous assets into harm’s way instead of manned aircraft.
“Launched Effects are not just stand-alone tools; they are networked combat enablers,”said Dan Bailey, Deputy Director, Aviation Future Capability Directorate (AFCD).”By standardizing our launch and control systems, we’re giving the Combat Aviation Brigades the flexibility to dynamically deploy multiple capabilities, share critical targeting data on the fly, and secure a decisive overmatch against peer adversaries.”
By deploying LE via standardized systems like LEDGR, commanders can maintain continuous pressure on the enemy while preserving valuable aviation assets. However, this capability extends far beyond just protecting aviation. By systematically dismantling the enemy’s theater long-range artillery, drone networks, and rocket systems, LE preserves the combat power of the ground maneuver force. Neutralizing these deep-area threats creates a protective umbrella for Maneuver Brigades, drastically increasing overall force survivability while enhancing mission success.
Looking Ahead: Future Technology Demonstrators
The Army also utilized PC-C6 to evaluate future concepts within the LE-MR category. Emerging technology demonstrators designed for significant speed and range were assessed as multi-use platforms capable of carrying both lethal and non-lethal payloads. While these specific systems are currently in the technology demonstration phase rather than formal programs of record, they represent the continuous evolution of the LE portfolio to meet future operational demands.
Through rigorous experimentation in realistic tactical scenarios, the Army ensured that when LE capability reaches the operational force, it will provide a decisive warfighting advantage.
By Nelson Ballew
BFG Monday: Why Did Blue Force Gear Build a Tailed Sling?
July 27th, 2026Blue Force Gear® built one of the most successful tailless rifle slings in the world.
Then we built a tailed one.
On the surface, that does not make much sense.
The Vickers Combat Applications Sling™ (VCAS™) helped redefine the modern two-point rifle sling by eliminating the loose webbing shooters had long accepted as part of an adjustable design.
Approaching two decades of service, the Vickers Sling has been widely adopted across the U.S. military. It is issued with the Marine Corps’ M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle and authorized for use with the M4, M4A1, and M16 series. More than 250,000 Vickers Combat Applications Slings are in use across the branches of the U.S. military.
It did not simply become another sling. It became one of the standards by which modern combat slings are measured.
So, when Blue Force Gear introduced the GMT Sling®, short for “Give Me Tail,” the reaction was understandable:
“Wait. Why?”
The short answer is adjustment range.
Some experienced users wanted the ability to make larger changes in sling length as they moved between no kit, body armor, packs, specialized equipment, and cold-weather clothing. They preferred the flexibility of a free-running tail.
The GMT Sling was built for them.
It was not intended to replace the Vickers Sling. It gave Blue Force Gear a purpose-built option for shooters with a different requirement.
Photo courtesy of Chuck Pressburg, Presscheck Training and Consulting, LLC
A Sling Has to Work With Everything You Wear
A rifle sling seems simple until you spend an entire day living with one.
A setup that feels right on a flat range can feel completely different after hours spent working around vehicles, moving through confined spaces, carrying a pack, or adding layers of equipment.
The rifle may not change. Everything around it does.
Some shooters prioritize a streamlined rifle with no loose material to manage. Others need a broader adjustment range because their equipment and working conditions changesignificantly.
That is the fundamental difference between the Vickers Sling and the GMT Sling.
The Vickers Sling: The Proven Standard
Developed alongside retired U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Larry Vickers, the Vickers Sling uses a captured-tail, quick-adjust system that allows the shooter to tighten or loosen the sling without leaving excess webbing hanging from the rifle.
There is no free-running tail to manage.
That matters around vehicles, doorways, vegetation, and other equipment where loose webbing can become a distraction or interfere with movement. The result is a clean, simple sling trusted by military personnel, law enforcement officers, competitors, hunters, and armed citizens.
That level of acceptance was earned through years of use. The Vickers Sling solved a real problem without adding unnecessary complexity.
For shooters who prioritize simplicity, snag reduction, and a streamlined rifle, it remains the proven choice.
The GMT Sling: A Purpose-Built Alternative
The need for a broader adjustment range is best explained by retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major and firearms instructor Chuck Pressburg:
“When picking a sling, range of adjustment is important to me. A sling should have the range of slider adjustment to be tight enough to shoot sling-supported alternate firing positions while I’m slick with no kit on, and loose enough to engage targets off the hard side after digging a corner, in full kit, while wearing breaching tools, PAPR or even a mission pack on my back. The GMT’s open tail design creates that wide spectrum of adjustment rapidly without having to resize the sling in the friction adaptors.”
The GMT can be pulled tight for retention or sling-supported shooting, then opened substantially when equipment, clothing, or shooting position requires more room.
That additional range comes with a tradeoff. Thin, uncontrolled webbing can twist, snag on equipment, enter a magwell, or otherwise interfere with the rifle.
Blue Force Gear built the GMT around those known issues rather than ignoring them.
Building a Better Tailed Sling
The GMT was designed from the ground up as a modern tailed sling.
Its custom double-locking buckle interface adjuster provides consistent tension when tightening and loosening the sling. Once set, it stays in place until the user intentionally adjusts it.
Instead of the thin webbing commonly found on legacy tailed designs, the GMT uses proprietary solution-dyed CORDURA® nylon webbing. The material has greater thickness and softness for comfort while retaining the durability required for hard use.
The end of the tail is reinforced and stiffened, making it easier to locate and control while reducing the chance of it finding its way into the trigger guard, magwell, or surrounding equipment.
The goal was not to eliminate the tail. It was to preserve the adjustment experienced users wanted while addressing the weaknesses associated with older free-tail designs.
Which BFG Sling Fits Your Requirement?
Choose the Vickers Sling if:
• You prioritize a streamlined, captured-tail design.
• You want to minimize loose material around the rifle.
• Your equipment configuration remains relatively consistent.
• Simplicity and snag reduction are your primary concerns.
• You want rapid adjustment without managing a free-running tail.
Consider the GMT Sling if:
• You prefer a free-tail design.
• You move between substantially different equipment configurations.
• You need a broader usable adjustment range.
• You use sling tension in alternate or supported shooting positions.
• Your need for additional adjustment outweighs your preference for a captured-tail system.
The Standard Remains. The Options Expand.
The Vickers Sling remains one of the most recognized and trusted combat slings in the world. Nearly two decades of service, widespread military use, and continued support of the Marine Corps speak for themselves.
The GMT expands the BFG sling family for experienced shooters who need the adjustment range of a free-running tail, built with modern materials and purpose-designed hardware.
The question is not which sling is universally better.
The question is what you need your sling to do.
Want the proven, streamlined, captured-tail design? Explore the Vickers Sling.
Need the extended adjustment range of a purpose-built free-tail sling? Explore the GMT Sling.
Equipment should solve problems, not create them.
About Blue Force Gear
Blue Force Gear® is a leading innovator in lightweight tactical equipment, best known for producing some of the world’s most trusted weapon slings. The company continues to redefine load carriage with its Ten-Speed® multi-use pouches, MOLLEminus® platforms, and patented Helium Whisper® attachment system.
Driven by a commitment to performance and weight reduction, Blue Force Gear® engineers its products using proprietary ULTRACOMP® high-performance laminate materials, delivering durability without unnecessary bulk. This relentless focus on innovation, combined with precision manufacturing and attention to detail, has positioned the brand at the forefront of modern tactical gear.
Blue Force Gear® is a Great Place to Work® Certified company, reflecting its dedication not only to the warfighter, but to the people behind the mission.
For more information, visit www.blueforcegear.com.
Project Convergence Capstone 6 Experiments with Hammer of the Gods
July 27th, 2026Fort Irwin, Calif. – A key highlight of Joint experimentation during Project Convergence Capstone 6 is the Army, Navy and Space Force coming together on the west coast to experiment with the effects of a technology called Hammer of the Gods.
Although Hammer of the Gods is a relatively new technological capability, it has already begun to play an important role in military experimentation. Hammer of the Gods is an emitter that provides an expanded suite of command-and-control (C2) and operational capabilities in a highly deployable, low-electromagnetic-signature, electronic warfare platform, delivering multi-domain effects at the forward edge of operations.
Land-based versions of the system have been featured in various exercises and demonstrations during the past two years, helping warfighters across the joint force explore new ways to operate in the electromagnetic spectrum. More recently, the maritime variant made its debut during PC-C6, marking the first time the technology was tested at sea in mid-July 2026. This milestone represents another step in the system’s ongoing development as military leaders continue evaluating how it can enable future operations across multiple domains and enhance Next Generation Command and Control and electronic warfare capabilities.
“Joint experimentation is how we prepare for future fights,” said Lt. Col. Darrin Hall, Chief, Modeling, Simulation and Integration (S7/8), U.S. Space Forces Pacific. “By integrating space, cyber and conventional forces into realistic scenarios, we strengthen our ability to operate as one joint team in contested environments.”
PC-C6 serves as a critical venue for Army, joint, and multinational allies and partners to integrate and experiment with future warfighting capabilities.
The original plan for Hammer of the Gods was ambitious. Organizers intended to demonstrate both the land and maritime-based versions of the system while supporting learning objectives from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command and U.S. Space Forces Pacific.
The experiment successfully proceeded with support from U.S. Space Forces Pacific and Naval Base San Diego, enabling the integration of the maritime variant into PC-C6. Their collaboration highlighted the value of joint experimentation, demonstrating how multiple forces can work together across multiple domains to test new electromagnetic spectrum capabilities and gather insights for future operations.
“This experiment proved that counter-PNT capabilities can be deployed, controlled and recovered in real-world maritime operations while extending operational reach through resilient mesh networking. It demonstrates the value of joint collaboration in advancing operational readiness,” Hall said.
A key focus of the experiment was understanding Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, a capability that underpins many of today’s operations. From helping troops navigate and synchronize communications, to enabling precision-guided systems and supporting uncrewed platforms, reliable PNT information is essential across nearly every domain of modern combat.
“Positioning, Navigation and Timing is the foundation of modern military operations. Understanding how to protect and operate through PNT disruption ensures our forces can continue to shoot, move and communicate effectively,” Hall said. “Counter-PNT effects enhances lethality by impacting the backbone for pinpoint targeting via long range artillery, guided missiles, and cruise munitions. Without PNT data, modern weapon precision drops sharply, resulting in delayed missions, missed objectives, or severe collateral damage.”
Recent conflicts have highlighted just how dependent military forces have become on these capabilities. When GPS signals or other PNT services are disrupted, the effects can ripple across communications, navigation, and overall mission effectiveness. As a result, leaders are increasingly exploring how forces can continue to operate in environments where these services are degraded or unavailable.
Experiments during PC-C6 provide an opportunity to study those challenges in realistic operational settings. By testing technology like the Hammer of the Gods, commanders can better understand how to shape the electromagnetic environment, improve resilience against PNT disruptions, and refine concepts for operating effectively in contested environments.
Story by SGT Sar Paw, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Northrop Grumman Presents: Defeating Drone Threats
July 26th, 2026With drone threats advancing faster than ever, Northrop Grumman’s flexible, cutting-edge technology marries speed with innovation to defeat drones like never before. Through close collaboration with our warfighters and partners, we drive continuous innovation — anticipating emerging challenges and providing the precise capabilities needed, exactly when and where they matter most. Building upon the reliability and precision of the Bushmaster family of Chain Guns that our customers know us for, our teams are building next-generation weapon systems and ammunition to elevate battlefield adaptability.
“We built this technology because the need is real — and it’s ready now to help protect those on the front lines,” said Rylan Harris, director of business development for Northrop Grumman armament systems. His team works on the M230LF Dual Feed Bushmaster® Chain Gun, which was engineered to address the growing counter unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) threat. “In the end, defeating drones comes down to reliable capability and the Bushmaster Dual Feed with our proximity ammunition will win the fight.”
Northrop Grumman’s M230LF Dual Feed Bushmaster Chain Gun integrated with SAAB’s Trackfire weapon station on the CB90 Combat Boat.
Revolutionizing Flexibility on the Front Lines
Currently, warfighters need one type of ammunition to defeat ground threats and another to defeat drones. With the Dual Feed cannon, operators can switch between these two ammunition types with the push of a button, with no time lost reloading or changing weapons. When seconds matter for survival, this mission flexibility gives an instant battlefield advantage.
“Seeing the emerging needs of the warfighter as C-UAS threats evolve, our team moved with urgency,” Rylan said. “We saw where the battlefield was going and built a solution to meet it.”
The versatility of the Dual Feed cannon enables commanders to respond swiftly to both unmanned aircraft systems threats and ground combat situations, adapting to rapidly changing mission demands. Whether engaging drones swarming overhead or enemy vehicles advancing on the ground, operators remain ready with superior capability in any operational setting.
Our advanced ammunition, including proximity and air-bursting rounds, are ideal for defeating small unmanned aerial systems.
Accelerating Advanced Ammunition
Northrop Grumman’s commitment to innovation goes beyond the cannon itself. For more than 30 years, the company has led advancements in medium-caliber ammunition and now delivers cutting-edge solutions that provide warfighters with a decisive edge in counter-UAS missions. The Bushmaster Dual Feed cannon utilizes two types of our advanced ammunition, including XM1198 high-explosive rounds designed to defeat armored targets and the XM1211 proximity-fuzed rounds for C-UAS engagements.
Designed and produced in partnership with the U.S. Army, the XM1211 is a 30x113mm round integrated with a proximity sensor that detonates when it gets close enough to detect a target, sending fragmentation to defeat it. This makes it ideal for C-UAS operations, as drone targets are typically small, fast and hard to hit precisely.
Our advanced ammunition is demonstrating real-world effectiveness against drones and we’re continuing to ramp production on these critically needed rounds to meet escalating global C-UAS threats,” Rylan said.
To meet growing global demand for cannons and ammunition, Northrop Grumman is investing in equipment, facilities and tools to accelerate capacity expansion and reduce lead-times. We are engineering technology that responds swiftly to the rapidly changing battlefield. Not just to keep pace with the future of warfare, but to dominate it.
Learn more about how we’re innovating armaments.
By Allison Newman
New Army Command and General Staff College Course Creates AI Sharpshooters
July 26th, 2026
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Before any Soldier steps up to a sniper hide or takes a precision shot, they must first know their weapon inside and out.
From day one of basic training, Soldiers are taught to field-strip their rifles, understand the mechanics of the bolt carrier group, and know exactly what to do when the weapon malfunctions.
It isn’t magic; it is simply a tool of the trade.
The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s newest AI Basics elective course is applying that same philosophy to Artificial Intelligence.
Day one of the new course started with a question: How many people know how their rifle works?
“AI is just another weapon system,” Instructor and Curriculum Developer Lt. Col. Timothy Williams said. “This class is going to teach you how AI works to that level – how it is built, how it is trained, what it is you’re actually interacting with when you interact with these platforms. We’re going to teach you how to use AI not just as a rifleman, but a sharpshooter.”
Early in the Command and General Staff School’s 2026 Command and General Staff Officer Course academic year, fellow AI elective Instructor and Curriculum Developer Lt. Col. Anthony Joyce and Williams observed students using AI in varying levels of expertise.
The 48-hour elective was created to provide structure and a kind of basic training for AI mechanics of Large Language Models, what tokens are, and how data is ingested, similar to understanding how gas operates the bolt in an M4.
The elective is a two-pillar design focusing on foundational understanding of AI and how to use the technology effectively and then using that knowledge to create agents to solve real-world Army problems.
“We teach any AI user level how to leverage AI to make tools rapidly for warfighting organizations. Service men and women know what their tools need to do, now they can make them themselves,” Joyce said.
A foundational understanding of how AI works is critical to enabling the officers to go beyond using technology to solve basic staff work problems, similar to basic training, Joyce said.
By demystifying the technology, the CGSC elective is transforming staff officers from basic users firing generic prompts downrange into digital marksmen capable of surgical, data-driven precision, he explained.
“If you know how to make slides, you know how to do so with any tool. The same is what we’re teaching here in this class,” he said. “If you can build agents leaving this class you will be able to build agents across all the joint force platforms and softwares.”
A total of 130 students took the new elective. Nearly two thirds of them had little to no experience using AI in an operational environment.
According to both Williams and Joyce, that is 130 Soldier developers who, at their next units, will be AI agent ambassadors, effectively dispersing the no-cost software creation skill across the force.
The population that took the first AI elective represented not only U.S Army students, but joint service members and international students from allied partner nations.
The large variety of knowledge bases, services and nations challenged Joyce and Williams to create a curriculum that was deliberate in its delivery.
“One of the most surprising things to me about this elective course was the diversity of military occupational specialties [signing up to take it]. Everything from chaplains, Medical Corps, MPs, to the more obvious MI and Signal,” he said. “However, no matter their starting point, they all achieved the overall learning objectives that will enable the entire Army, joint force, and partner forces: they all became Soldier Developers.”
For Zambia Army student, Lt. Col. Victor Simukonda, the AI elective course was another means of building interoperability. He noted AI is something militaries across the globe are learning and this course demonstrated a U.S. Army capability that could be transferred.
“It gives us [international students] a better view, and understanding of the differences in capabilities. But this also is an opportunity to bridge that gap,” Simukonda said. “It helps us all start thinking of applying this in a similar manner that can help us achieve better interoperability and be able to work as allies and partners.”
At the end of the course, Simukonda created Vanguard, a modular command intelligence system, intended to assist soldiers in understanding doctrine and military information.
In building the agent, Simukonda learned more than just how AI works, but its intended application, problem solving.
“My biggest takeaway was to stop looking at artificial intelligence as merely tools that we create, but [stet] look at them as in things that help us solve problems,” he said. “It’s changing the mindset from a tools sort of mindset to a problem mindset. Sort of asking ‘what kind of an AI am I creating?’. We were encouraged to think of what are the problems that we’re trying to solve, and that ties into the human aspect of this system, or these systems that we’re creating are meant to help solve human problems.”
Similarly, Maj. Andrew Fletcher, a civil affairs officer, came into the elective course with very little experience with AI, but the staff and faculty encouraged him to take advantage of the professional military education environment that allows for space for experimentation.
The course did more than teach foundational understanding of what AI is, Fletcher explained, it changed how he thought.
“Once you understand how AI thinks and how it makes use of information in order to get you the answers that you’re asking for, it completely changes your mental framework for how you view information,” he said. “Now when you receive data, instead of viewing it and categorizing it how you used to, you start to view it in a way that can be made use of by AI. And I think that mental shift was key.”
After graduation, Fletcher transitioned to the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion under the Special Forces Group, taking with him his AI agent that assists in a secondary effect of the Civil Affairs force modernization efforts.
Smaller, more mobile detachments are capturing critical data points at an increased rate, he explained, generating a need for the ability to analyze and share outcomes.
AI was the perfect, low-cost solution, that goes beyond civil affairs, Fletcher said.
“With some really basic instruction and just ‘how to’ on how to use some of the tools, I think Soldiers everywhere throughout the Army would be really surprised by how powerful their knowledge of their job, paired with very little technical expertise and what it’s able to produce, and the power and impact that they’re able to have on the force,” he said.
For Joyce and Williams that impact is the introduction of no-cost software solutions being created by the Soldiers who can easily identify the problems the solutions can solve.
“Innovation at the speed of war is what is going to win battles in the future and war in the future. And traditionally in the military, we had to rely on our defense industrial base, which are great partners to have, but we relied on them for absolutely everything software related at scale. We now necessarily don’t have to rely on them to solve small problems, and we could allocate our budget, time and effort to more complicated problems that they’re suited to solve,” Joyce explained.
AI is the future of warfare, according to Williams, making CGSC the ideal place for electives like this one to emerge, reform, and eventually be pushed across the force.
CGSC is a generating force, Joyce explained, educating the largest population of the Army’s field-grade officers.
“If we can train the field-grade officer to be a Soldier developer, we are the generating force for the Army of that capability, which goes out to the operational force, implements it, trains their subordinates and then creates the flywheel,” he said. “It’s reciprocal because now these captains that come here to CGSOC, they are further along in the pipeline of using AI technology than the existing cohorts are.”
The prediction of each future academic year’s students having more AI-related knowledge and skills has already encouraged curriculum adaptations.
Williams explained some of the initial lessons of the AI Basics Course will be integrated into the first Common Core lessons of the academic year, exposing students to AI even sooner in PME than before.
In addition, the future of the AI elective will expand to the students’ needs, he said, with the potential of evolving into a more advanced elective.
The number of CGSOC students leaving with AI proficiency and potentially agents to solve some of the Army’s most persistent problems will nearly triple next year, Joyce explained.
Students and instructors described their excitement to watch the lessons learned and agents applied at divisions and corps across the force.
“There’s this idea that the Army has over a million people in it, and if we put this capability in the hands of a million Soldiers, the Army can become the world’s largest software developer overnight. And that’s powerful to think about. The Army didn’t start with that role, but we have that capability now to generate that,” Joyce said.”
By Sarah Hauck, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Public Affairs Office
