Next-gen sensors integrated with Abrams at Project Convergence

By Ethan Sterenfeld / December 28, 2021 at 5:00 AM
The Army used modified M1 Abrams tanks as platforms for next-generation technology at this fall's Project Convergence 21 experiment, helping to flesh out the service's concepts for the future battlefield, Army officials told Inside Defense in an interview earlier this month. This experiment demonstrated new sensors and networking technology could spread across a range of combat vehicles in armored formations, said Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team. Interconnected sensing and networking capabilities...

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