The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement is having the 3-day Future Ground Forces summit in Washington beginning Sept. 20 -- a major international event to be attended by delegates from across the world.

The U.S. Army on April 28 unveiled its modernization strategy, outlining how it will accomplish its goal of fielding a sustainable mix of units with the necessary troops, training and equipment to contend with a range of conflicts.

The 2010 Modernization Strategy is the first initiative of its kind to explicitly address changes the service needs to make in the way it equips troops and units as it adapts to a new force generation model in the midst of continuing engagements in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Edward P. Donnelly, incoming director, Force Development, Army G-8, is to make a presentation that will highlight improving and equipping the posture of army, appropriate fielding of modern equipment and the continued pursuit of modernization.

Donnelly's presentation is titled "Army Force Development: Army Modernization and Equipment Allocation," IDGA organizers said.

The modernization strategy also incorporates recent U.S. Defense Department guidance on the "Future Combat Systems" program that has the Army examining dismounted soldier technologies.

To address this part of the strategy, the summit will have a session devoted to "Lightening the Load and Dismounted Soldier" technologies, the organizers said.

"This in-depth and interactive series of workshops will examine current research and development in dismounted soldier technology with a focus on lightening the load," IDGA said.

The practical application sessions will feature training led by recognized experts, including Professor Karim Abdel-Malek, director, Virtual Soldier Research Program, University of Iowa; Carole Teolis, chairwoman and chief technology officer, TRX Systems, Inc.; and Randy L. Milbert, president, Primordial.

IDGA organizers say the summit is a time-critical forum where key military decision makers and industry partners will come together to work their solution into the overall strategy.

The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement is a non-partisan information-based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense.

The U.S. Army has come under increasing pressure from the U.S. Congress to cut costs and recent moves in the House of Representatives cut back on several funding requests for 2011. In reports cited by The Army Times, House committee members targeted what they called unsatisfactory performance of some of the equipment. Army officials responded by promising to fix issues raised in Congress.

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