Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army's recently concluded Project Convergence event and more.
We start off with our coverage of this year's Project Convergence:
Army tests two different ERCAs at Project Convergence
YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- The Army used two different prototypes of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery at Project Convergence 21, one from the set that will be used for rapid fielding and one with a government-designed autoloader, service officials said Nov. 9.
Army tests IVAS for air assault at Project Convergence
YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- An air assault portion of the Project Convergence 21 experiment showed that the Integrated Visual Augmentation System could provide soldiers with a better picture of the battlefield, if they have stable access to a high-bandwidth network, a service official told reporters Nov. 9.
Army includes seven battlefield scenarios in Project Convergence
YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- The Army included seven different scenarios at the Project Convergence 21 experiment that wrapped up this week, that were designed to illuminate how new technology will alter doctrine for the future battlefield, an official said Nov. 9.
Followed by coverage of the Navy's effort to adapt the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft to the carrier onboard delivery role:
Navy anticipates CMV-22B initial operational capability in 2021
The Navy believes the CMV-22, the new tiltrotor aircraft which will deliver cargo to aircraft carriers, will reach initial operational capability before the end of December, a service spokeswoman told Inside Defense.
Last but by no means least, some air and missile defense news:
Lockheed Martin doubling PAC-3 MSE production capacity in 2022 to meet demand
Lockheed Martin is readying to ramp up production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors in 2022 with a new manufacturing line that -- when paired with beefed up supplier agreements -- will double the annual output of the new guided missiles.