"Leaders say keeping pace - and gaining an edge - requires weapons and systems that can evolve just as quickly. Maj. Wolf Amacker, who leads the Army's Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Tactics Branch at the Aviation Center of Excellence, told Business Insider that when it comes to defense companies, "if whatever they're building isn't modular with other industry partners to work together, then I'm going to go with another industry partner that is.""
"He said that he wants to work with companies that, for example, can build a single arming tool compatible with multiple drone types, instead of requiring a separate tool for each platform. He said ideally the companies are "modular with how you can make that drop or that charge lethal through things that are already available and on hand." In practice, modularity means designing systems with interchangeable parts - hardware and software that can be swapped or upgraded without replacing the entire system."
Quickly changing battlefields require plug-and-play, easily upgraded drone gear. Training prepares soldiers for rapidly evolving drone warfare. Modularity and interoperability allow hardware and software components to be swapped or upgraded without replacing entire systems. Single arming tools compatible with multiple drone types reduce logistics and increase flexibility. Designing systems to make payloads lethal using available components expands employment options. Stovepiped, single-vendor equipment limits adaptability and should be avoided. Non-modular, non-adaptable weapons risk removal from programs of record. Industry must collaborate with soldiers and adapt in real time to operational needs.
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