Defense Systems
Army wants Apache modifications for better UAS teaming
The service is interested in innovative ways to make the helicopters more compatible with the Manned Unmanned Teaming modification.
Science & Tech
Talking Helmets and Robot Builders: The Army's Future of 3D Printing
A researcher at the service’s Weapons and Materials Directorate lays out a vision for additive printers on the battlefield.
Defense Systems
Army, partners work toward better battlefield intelligence collection
The annual Enterprise Challenge tests intelligence technologies in real-world scenarios for the Army, other DOD agencies, contractors and coalition forces.
Defense Systems
Army testing swarms of small drones
Researchers want to see what's possible with small, inexpensive quad and octocopters.
Defense Systems
Army demos remote system for patrolling base camp perimeter
With multiple weapons systems controlled from a tactical command center, two soldiers can do the job of 10 on patrol
Defense Systems
The No. 1 battlefield threat? Cyberattacks
A brigade commander at NIE 16.1 says defending the network is the most important part of combat operations.
Defense Systems
Army staging largest ever joint-forces network exercise
NIE 16.1 incorporates coalition and other U.S. forces, setting the stage for the multinational Army Warfighting Assessments.
Defense Systems
Robots to retrieve the wounded from the battlefield
The Army also has other plans for using existing technologies to improve medical care in the trenches.
Defense Systems
Recruiting cyber warriors: What DOD can learn from college football coaches
Army Deputy CIO Gary Wang said that the next generation should be recruited early, much like how coaches approach young talent.
Science & Tech
While the US Army Sharpens Its Cyber Defenses, the Navy Faces the 'Real' Deal Right Now
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command conducts 'real world operations because they're there, and we don't have a choice' while the Army's Cyber Command is cautiously getting on its feet.
Defense Systems
Army awards $72M deal for Saturn Arch anti-IED support
Leidos will support the program, which uses high-powered sensors to detect IEDs and other threats from the air.
Defense Systems
New chamber is a big deal for radio frequency testing in Army vehicles
CERDEC has opened a large anechoic chamber—that is, one that disallows echoes—that will improve RF testing and could be a game-changer for WIN-T
Policy
Politics Puts Iowa Arsenal Between a Rock Island and a Hard Place
The military’s largest weapons manufacturing arsenal is one of many facilities stymied by Washington’s budgetary inaction. But you won’t hear about it on the campaign trail.
Defense Systems
Chem-bio-nuke teams test briefcase communications system
The portable GRRIP lets response teams set up quickly and send back data and imagery from potential disaster sites.
Science & Tech
Dutch Air Force Chief Slams US Army Helicopter Plan
Lt. Gen. Alexander Schnitger said the two designs being evaluated by the US Army could fall far short of actual wartime needs.
Defense Systems
Robots handle the risk, clearing hazards for Special Ops test range
A robotic solution outfitted to large construction machinery is being used to clear forestry and unexploded ordnance at Fort Bragg to make room for a new live-fire test range.
Defense Systems
Army plans to 'revamp' Gray Eagle's data link
The service is looking to expand the drone’s communications capability, with an eye toward manned-unmanned missions.
Business
All-Male No More: Army Opens Ranger Course to Women
The test is over: future classes of the elite Ranger School will be open to all candidates.
Ideas
The West Point Professor Who Contemplated a Coup
A controversial law professor resigns after calling his intellectual opponents treasonous, and perhaps exaggerating his credentials.
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