The Army's next-generation family of vehicles will include non-combat variants and be optionally manned, according to the chief of staff.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Ashley Tressel was Inside the Army's managing editor until November 2020. She was previously a local news reporter in Northern California, covering government, crime and the deadly 2017 wildfires in Mendocino County. She has also worked as a legislative reporter for NPR member station WFSU in Tallahassee. A Florida native, she graduated from Florida State University.
The Army's next-generation family of vehicles will include non-combat variants and be optionally manned, according to the chief of staff.
The National Guard Bureau chief told lawmakers today there are 782 Guard members serving at the United States-Mexico border, while the secretary of defense has authorized up to 4,000 troops to be deployed through Sept. 30.
The Army's recent focus on robotics is a hard shift from past years, according to the director of force development.
One of the Army's top research centers through its science and technology investments is building a foundation for manned/unmanned teaming, or MUM-T, a desired capability for several future robotic systems.
The Army has hired a project director for autonomous systems and is waiting on four-star approval to rename the Training and Doctrine Command project office for maneuver robotics and autonomous systems as the capability management office for maneuver robotics and autonomous systems.
The Army's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle procurement schedule has been extended by one year and is now slated to close in fiscal year 2036, as cited in a summary of the Defense Department's December 2017 Selected Acquisition Reports released April 3.
The Army has awarded a $429.1 million hybrid contract to two Massachusetts-based companies, initiating the engineering and manufacturing development phase for the Common Robotic System (Individual), or CRS(I).
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- An augmented reality helmet-mounted prototype, called "heads-up display 3.0," will be ready to undergo testing in 18 months, according to the director of the soldier lethality cross-functional team. The prototype is a partner effort with the synthetic training environment CFT.
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The Army is establishing three programs of record to sort its inventory of more than 4,000 non-standard robots and seeks to develop a common controller across the entire fleet. The service aims to remove 2,000 of those robots from the inventory before the programs of record are fully online.
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The Army is in the midst of testing a common controller base kit for the service’s desired Modular Active Protection System.
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle cross-functional team on March 26 outlined three phases for NGCV prototype development before a materiel development decision is expected.
The Maneuver Center of Excellence, the Army's proponent for ground robotics systems, is teaming with academia and industry to make Ft. Benning, GA, and the greater Columbus area the "center of gravity" for maneuver robotics, according to service officials. The site will eventually house a full capability management office under Training and Doctrine Command.
The Army is close to finishing the first phase of its plan for a new unmanned aircraft system, called Next-Generation Tactical UAS Technology Demonstrator (NGTUAS-TD), which is expected to be runway-independent and perform better than currently fielded UASs.
The Army's cross-functional team for soldier lethality is focused on reducing the amount of weight a soldier carries and distributing more power across weapons while remaining compatible with all other battle elements. Key projects for the team are the Next Generation Squad Weapon and Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular.
The Army plans to develop prototypes for one robotic combat vehicle and one optionally manned fighting vehicle, according to the Next Generation Combat Vehicle cross-functional team's director.
The head of U.S. European Command is calling for additional forces on the continent, including some permanently assigned units, preferably fires and aviation brigades.
The Army is adjusting its science and technology portfolio to invest in mid- and far-term efforts, demonstrating a new focus on deterring strategic competitors, according to the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for research and technology.
Guided by the new National Defense Strategy, the Army is “opening up the aperture for high-intensity conflict,” while continuing operations around the world, according to Secretary Mark Esper.
Commercial vendors are being scared off by the government's “onerous” rules, according to the Army's acquisition executive.
Following delays in "characterization" of the non-developmental active protection systems for Bradley and Stryker, the effort would receive $42.3 million in fiscal year 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funding that was not planned for last year.