The Army's third Forum for Innovative and Novel Discovery will focus on obtaining industry ideas on how the service can improve its soldier/team performance and overmatch.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
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Connie Lee was an associate editor for Inside the Army until October 2017. She previously worked as a local news reporter in New Mexico and has a BA from Rutgers University.
The Army's third Forum for Innovative and Novel Discovery will focus on obtaining industry ideas on how the service can improve its soldier/team performance and overmatch.
The Army plans to pursue a swarming capability with a forthcoming small unmanned aerial system program, according to the robotics branch chief at the Army Capabilities Integration Center.
The Army is pursuing a tethered unmanned aircraft system capability to help meet its overall robotic and autonomous platform objectives.
The Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center plans to demonstrate a hard-kill modular active protection system in fiscal year 2018, according to a spokesman.
The Army is scheduled to hold a live demonstration of Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport offerings in September, according to a service official.
The Army is seeking information for the 2019 Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments, which will focus on cross-domain maneuver concepts and capabilities for small tactical units, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice.
The Army's next milestone in examining metal matrix composite technology as a potential vehicle lightweighting solution is to develop additional brake drums for testing, according to one of the service's engineers.
The Army's program executive office for ground combat systems is "continuing to work with" concepts developed in the service's Future Fighting Vehicle program, according to the head of the office.
The Army has been incorporating feedback from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment into its Stryker upgun effort and plans to continue improving the vehicle's design.
Army Materiel Command is working to change its approach to contracting to ensure materiel readiness on the battlefield, according to its commanding general.
The Army needs to improve its supply chain availability, according to the head of Army Materiel Command.
The Army plans to award a contract to help develop the Next Generation Combat Vehicle prototype next month, according to Jennifer Hitchcock, executive director of systems integration and engineering at the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.
The Army's Rapid Capabilities Office is keeping "a finger on the pulse" of new technologies that may be useful for meeting its operational goals, according to Rob Monto, the office's emerging technologies lead.
The Army is using ground vehicle manned-unmanned teaming during an annual live-fire exercise this month.
The Army is evaluating ways to integrate dismounted electronic warfare systems into its units, according to the director of operations for the service's Rapid Capabilities Office.
The Army is taking a "tailored approach" to improving its network technologies, Gen. David Perkins, Training and Doctrine commander, said July 25.
The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, will continue to focus on agility during its rotation in Europe, according to the unit's new commander.
The Army wants its Multi-Domain Battle concept to allow the service to "change continually," according to Gen. David Perkins, chief of Training and Doctrine Command.
The Army needs to upgrade its ground combat vehicle portfolio across the board, according to the service's chief of staff.
The Army is working to take cyber capabilities to the operational level, according to the deputy director of operations (J-3) for U.S. Cyber Command.