army futures command

Texas A&M associate professor Thomas Ferris is working on a U.S. Army Futures Command project to integrate automation that will support human crew members in future combat ground vehicle systems.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved $79.3 million for the complex, which will support research and technology development that will modernize the Army.

Regents authorized the construction of a $130 million combat development complex that will test and evaluate next-generation technologies.

Army Secretary Mark T. Esper added that he’s confident each of the 49 cadets receiving their commission into military service are equipped for the challenges ahead, thanks in large part to what they learned and experienced as a cadet in A&M’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program.

The three-day trip to Aggieland by General John M. “Mike” Murray marked one of his first stops outside of Austin since the Army Futures Command opened its headquarters in the Texas capital city in August.