Defense Systems
Army awards $89 million contract for C3 support
ManTech will provide command, control and communications software support for combat operations, field logistics and training.
Business
The Army Will Lay Off 500 Majors This Month
The involuntary separations are part of the Army's plan to downsize to 490,000 soldiers by the end of 2015. By Eric Katz
Defense Systems
How one Army base is getting to 'net zero' energy use
Fort Buchanan uses an incentive-laden Army Corps of Engineers program to install solar, wind and water systems while cutting usage rates.
Defense Systems
Army cyber training center to get new commander
Maj. Gen. Stephen Fogarty is set to take over in September.
Ideas
The Army Is Developing 3D Printers to Make Food
Chow gets a high-tech makeover with futuristic printing technology. By Rick Docksai
Defense Systems
ARL explores dual-sensor gunfire detection, location
Logos Technologies, under a $9.7 million contract, will integrate audio and visual systems onto aerostats to detect hostile gunfire, explosions.
Threats
How The Army's Next Pistol Will End Up in a Gun Shop Near You
After more than 30 years, the Army will open its competition for a new standard-issue handgun. Here's how those old Beretta M9s could migrate to the streets. By Matt Valentine
Defense Systems
A few ways 3D printing is about to transform the Army
Advancements in additive manufacturing could determine the clothes you wear, the tools you use, the medical treatments you receive, even the food you eat.
Defense Systems
Army building a marketplace for tactical comm equipment
The program will set technical standards for hardware in support of the Common Operating Environment and provide a contract vehicle for vendors to work with.
Defense Systems
An ISR drone in your pocket
Natick researchers are adapting a 16-gram, remotely operated helicopter that could send real-time video to soldiers and squads, indoors or out.
Defense Systems
NERO jams aboard a drone in Army test
Flights show that a Gray Eagle can carry out electronic attacks currently handled by C-12 aircraft.
Defense Systems
ARL, TARDEC work to defeat laser threats that could blind soldiers
Wavelength-diverse lasers, which are difficult to filter out, could be used to blind tank gunners and attack soldiers’ eyesight.
Defense Systems
Army moving enterprise apps to core data centers
The migration also involves removing unused and redundant applications.
Defense Systems
3D bioprinting: Repairing burns, other traumatic injuries with new cells
Army researchers, part of a consortium of universities, hospitals and others, work on printing healthy cells onto serious wounds.
Defense Systems
ARL finds new ways to measure the fog of war
To build a better smoke grenade, the Army’s EETRANS can measure how obscurants transmit visual, infrared waves.
Defense Systems
DOD’s biometric terrorist ID upgrade ready for another close-up
Version 1.2 of ABIS, which proved lacking in tests last year, passes one round of tests and moves on to the next stage.
Defense Systems
Base-by-base, Army modernizes its crypto
A CERDEC team of engineers is touring bases in the United States and abroad, replacing antiquated devices with standardized, 21st-century units.
Defense Systems
Army's next-gen hybrid helicopter program nears next stage
Future Vertical Lift managers will pick which vendors will move on toward flight testing.
Defense Systems
Even in communications exercises, the cyberattacks are real
The Army-run JUICE, in which military, civilian and international components test joint emergency response, also draws the attention of hackers.
Defense Systems