For this reason, the FA Roadmap focuses on achieving significant improvements in integrating and fusing fires and maneuver into a single dynamic, truly unified combat power. Today, the Field Artillery leads the Army in the number and diversity of developments. At the same time, resources are severely constrained and will remain so for the foreseeable future. As a result, the Roadmap effort looks for innovative methods to conduct research and development for future fires. Modernization Challenge - The System of Systems.
Fire support is the aggregate of a complex system of systems and functions.
The FA attacks targets using different type of weapons and munitions. Supporting and sustaining FA is a multi functional operation including the logistics of moving large quantities of heavy ammunition and bulk fuel along with technical functions such as survey and meteorological support, and other functions associated with fire control. All of these system and functional components are controlled, linked, and coordinated through a fully digitized system of command, control, and communications. For these reasons, modernizing and developing the FA System of Systems requires a balanced approach in the Roadmap strategy. Capabilities concerning lethality or range must invariably take into account target acquisition or C2 abilities and limitations.