Click the video above for Forecast International Vice President Dan Darling’s discussion of the hot topics of AUSA 2025.
Also, be sure to catch up on these AUSA articles from the FI Staff as well:
Army Aviation at AUSA: Three Leading Stories
by Jon Helmer
At this year’s AUSA exposition, key Army aviation developments included competition for the Flight School Next helicopter trainer, Sikorsky’s unveiling of the unmanned U-Hawk utility aircraft, and Boeing’s introduction of its Collaborative Transformational Rotorcraft tiltrotor drone concept.
AUSA 2025 and AI Piloting: An Old Idea with New Technology
By Anna Miskelley and Vincent Carchidi
AI and autonomy took center stage as companies showcased advanced piloting and command software, highlighted by Leidos’ AlphaMosaic system—an AI-driven battle management tool descended from DARPA’s earlier Pilot’s Associate concept—now undergoing U.S. Air Force testing as part of a broader shift toward human-AI collaboration in combat aviation.
For more show content, see our sister publication, Defense One’s coverage of the event.
Defense One Radio, Ep. 164: AUSA conference, in review
By Patrick Tucker, Sam Skove and Ben Watson
Defense One staff summarize the leading developments from this year’s Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington.
The Army’s new tank will roll out a decade early. Here’s how they did it
By Meghann Myers
Soldiers are expected to be riding in the M1E3 next year, well ahead of the tank’s planned 2030s arrival.
Counterdrone tech has a production problem
By Lauren C. Williams
Big defense prime companies pairing with scrappy upstarts could help tip the scales.
Dismount before contact: Learning to fight with the infantry squad vehicle
By Meghann Myers
How the Army is adapting to protect soldiers in its new open-air dune buggy.
Dan Darling is Forecast International’s director of military and defense markets. In this role, Dan oversees a team of analysts tasked with covering everything from budgeting to weapons systems to defense electronics and military aerospace. Additionally, for over 17 years Dan has, at various times, authored the International Military Markets reports for Europe, Eurasia, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.
Dan's work has been cited in Defense News, Real Clear Defense, Asian Military Review, Al Jazeera, and Financial Express, among others, and he has also contributed commentary to The Diplomat, The National Interest and World Politics Review. He has been quoted in Arabian Business, the Financial Times, Flight International, The New York Times, Bloomberg and National Defense Magazine.
In addition, Dan has made guest appearances on the online radio show Midrats and on The Media Line, as well as The Red Line Podcast, plus media appearances on France 24 and World Is One News (WION).
