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U.S. Army Soldiers conduct M4 Rifle qualification during the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) Best Squad Competition 2023, at Lightning Academy, Hawaii, June 5, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mariah Aguilar, 28th Public Affairs Detachment)

Army taking modular, microservice approach to next-generation fires system

The Army is planning to break the modernized AFATDS system into three applications or microservices.

Dec 19, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Sgt. Victor Sanchez, a fire direction coordinator assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Artillery Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the New York Army National Guard, operates an advanced field artillery tactical data system to calculate aiming data to relay to the howitzer teams during an air assault artillery raid on Fort Drum, N.Y. on June 9, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector)

Army working on next-gen fires platform

The Army will soon begin an iterative modernization of its AFATDS system for next-generation fires.

Sep 28, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau