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As the Army looks to field future aviation programs, it should think more holistically about those efforts, the service's program executive officer for aviation said Tuesday.

The new undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, Heidi Shyu, laid out some of her top priorities for the Pentagon in its innovation race with China at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting on Tuesday.

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The global nature of conflicts '€” physical and digital alike '€” against nation states will require forces to have ready and resilient access to data from anywhere.

The European Union wants to build its own microchip manufacturing capability to counterbalance the dominant Asian market and ensure enduring technological sovereignty.

Having failed to achieve desired lethal effects on a maritime target, the U.S. Army and Marine Corps had to delay fielding of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile. But now a full-rate production decision is expected in the summer of 2022, according to Maj. Gen. Robert Rasch, the Army's program executive officer for missiles and space.

It appears the Pentagon is prepared to see how deep the rabbit hole goes.

The U.S. Navy is trying to improve its readiness while reining in the rising costs of maintenance and modernization. While these goals can seem at odds, the service's first stab at this effort allowed it to boost its fighter jet mission-capable rates.

The Army will have to make tough decisions in the coming years as it races to modernize and stay prepared for a potential fight with high-end adversaries, Secretary Christine Wormuth said at AUSA.