ARL has internal programs aimed at the capabilities
ARL has internal programs aimed at the capabilities of the next generation of distributed processing, and is working with partners at academic institutions and in industry. (U.S. Army graphic by Peggy Frierson,... More
Col. John P. Cogbill, right, and Brig. Gen. K. Todd
Col. John P. Cogbill, right, and Brig. Gen. K. Todd Royar, 101st Airborne Division deputy commanding general (Support), discuss 3rd BCT training inside the brigade tactical operations center in May. Hands-on tr... More
Anthony Roberts, materials engineer, prepares a fuel
Anthony Roberts, materials engineer, prepares a fuel canister for a remote-controlled tank demonstration. Nanogalvanic aluminum-based powder goes into the canister first, followed by water or any water-based li... More
Small- and medium-sized robots used for route clearance
Small- and medium-sized robots used for route clearance and explosive disposal proved their worth in Iraq and Afghanistan and are now widespread in the Army. Larger robotic “mules” are on the horizon. (Photo co... More
A Soldier from the 595th Sapper Company looks at the
A Soldier from the 595th Sapper Company looks at the TSO dispenser launcher modules in the back of a M113 in support of a Soldier Touch Point for PM CCS/Product Manager TSO.
Shrink-wrapped Kiowa Warrior helicopters await loading
Shrink-wrapped Kiowa Warrior helicopters await loading on a U.S. Navy ship en route to Iraq in 2003. The Army originally wanted to store the helicopters at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona—at a cost of rou... More
To achieve the upper hand on a battlefield that’s expected
To achieve the upper hand on a battlefield that’s expected to be complex and multidimensional, ARL is developing interconnected weapons that will incorporate advances in shared sensing, computing and navigating... More
Forty-eight of Planet’s Dove satellites—known as Flock
Forty-eight of Planet’s Dove satellites—known as Flock 2K—are prepped for launch. Launch prep includes planning for possible failure: Planet lost 26 satellites when the rocket they were attached to blew up on t... More
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin McClatchey conducts a site visit
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin McClatchey conducts a site visit with members of the Department of Public Works in September at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in preparation for a contract award for minor construction. A MIC... More
The Army is looking to leverage investments in high-energy
The Army is looking to leverage investments in high-energy laser applications to develop vehicle platforms with improved operational capabilities at significantly smaller sizes, offering defense capabilities ag... More
Sgt. 1st Class William Roth, technical adviser for
Sgt. 1st Class William Roth, technical adviser for the Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team, models Capability Set 19 for Soldiers. Capability Set 19 includes ENVG-B goggles, the Integrated Head Protection S... More
The TIRM PMO is working with industry partners to realize
The TIRM PMO is working with industry partners to realize an organic, “human” product that will afford a more permanent solution to repair damaged vessels after traumatic injury on the battlefield. The best opt... More
The Army believes the continuous lactate monitor could
The Army believes the continuous lactate monitor could play a key role in future battlefield medicine. This prototype features a wearable, subcutaneous microsensor designed to detect critical illness and intern... More
Figure1 Combined-fiber lasers show great potential
Figure1 Combined-fiber lasers show great potential for use in laser weapon systems on tactical and combat platforms because they convert electrical power efficiently to power on target. However, today’s fiber l... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 214th General
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 214th General Support Aviation Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, supports Soldiers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) during an air assault in sup... More
The Bell V-280 successfully transitioned in October
The Bell V-280 successfully transitioned in October to the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, where the JMR-TD team will continue to host government officials for demonstrations and expand the fli... More
JPEO A&A has been evaluating concepts for new 7.62
JPEO A&A has been evaluating concepts for new 7.62 mm ammunition casings for their weight and operational performance compared with traditional brass ammunition, left. The concepts include stainless steel casin... More
A remote-controlled tank at ARL, powered by
A remote-controlled tank at ARL, powered by hydrogen-electric fuel, awaits demonstration. Fuel systems like this one eliminate the need for high-pressure hydrogen canisters that can pose an extreme hazard on th... More
By enabling program officials to successfully rationalize
By enabling program officials to successfully rationalize Army data across programs’ life cycles—that is, to group related data fields into tables, determine key fields and then relate those tables—the acquisit... More
Combat engineers emplace Spider Activated Volcano Obstacle
Combat engineers emplace Spider Activated Volcano Obstacle prototypes at the Focused Assessment, held Dec. 3-14 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. (Photo courtesy of New Equipment Training and Media Production, Pi... More
After decommissioning the old telephone system at Fort
After decommissioning the old telephone system at Fort Leonard Wood, I3MP installed clear fiber-optic patch panels that allow cables to be cross-connected in a controlled environment. (U.S. Army photo by Scott ... More
The Excalibur, a GPS-guided, extended-range artillery
The Excalibur, a GPS-guided, extended-range artillery projectile used by the U.S. Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a precision munition, was developed by the Army in partnership with the Swedish army. Develop... More
Russell and Dr. Bruce D. Jette, ASA(ALT), center right,
Russell and Dr. Bruce D. Jette, ASA(ALT), center right, pose with representatives of the 12 finalists in the xTechSearch competition at the AUSA annual meeting in Washington. Each of the 12 companies received $... More
The Training Support Center Benelux Engagement Skills
The Training Support Center Benelux Engagement Skills Trainer receives an upgrade to EST II, with the Virtual Battle Scene 3 program, from a contractor, under supervision of a member of the Program Executive Of... More
During the system refinement demonstration at Fort
During the system refinement demonstration at Fort Hood, Texas, in September, Lt. Col. Mark Henderson, second from left, product manager for Network Modernization, presents certificates of appreciation to Soldi... More
Pfc. Rodney Flom, left, keeps watch from a concealed
Pfc. Rodney Flom, left, keeps watch from a concealed position, allowing Spc. Michael Mackiewicz to safely communicate with headquarters. Mackiewicz uses a telescoping fishing pole as an antenna to send a high-f... More
Soldiers and industry partners collaborate during the
Soldiers and industry partners collaborate during the Cyber Quest 2019 experimentation event. Although the Cyber Center of Excellence works with industry vendors at different events throughout the year, Cyber Q... More
ECBC research chemist Dr. Terrence D’Onofrio collaborated
ECBC research chemist Dr. Terrence D’Onofrio collaborated with U.K. researchers on Porton Man, a sensor-equipped mannequin capable of detecting and evaluating the impact of chemical and biological agents on war... More
This information architecture represents a high-density
This information architecture represents a high-density point cloud, viewed obliquely. A point cloud is a set of points on a coordinate plane; in this case, the data points are the edges of buildings and other ... More
ARL’s DOD Supercomputing Resource Center uses
ARL’s DOD Supercomputing Resource Center uses high-performance computing to increase mission effectiveness and advance Army modernization priorities. More than 60 Army programs of record depend on the service's... More
Researchers install cables for transmission of
Researchers install cables for transmission of motion-capture and video recording throughout a section of a subway platform and on several train cars at a transit station in a major U.S. city. TBRL conducts “in... More
Working in laboratories such as this one, digital forensics
Working in laboratories such as this one, digital forensics examiners have access to tools that help them investigate and analyze digital devices. With the proliferation of devices from which to extract valuabl... More
A Soldier navigates through the augmented reality lab
A Soldier navigates through the augmented reality lab at the Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences, a cooperative research initiative between Tufts University School of Engineering and CCDC’s Soldier ... More
Faces of the Force: Laura Wichlacz
Laura Wichlacz is part of the Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS), serving as the Web Applications Team lead in the Assistant PEO for Corporate Information.
SQUARE PEG, ROUND HOLE - A man standing in front of a silver cube
Forcing software acquisition into the standard FAR framework is akin to trying to hammer the proverbial square peg into a round hole, in the author’s view. (Image by Colin Anderson Productions pty ltd)
DEVELOPER BEWARE, US Army Photo
Developing a new capability is always a risk—but good market research will prevent you from looking like a total lunatic. (Image by U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center and Getty Images)
The SB>DEFIANT produced by Sikorsky-Boeing is one of
The SB>DEFIANT produced by Sikorsky-Boeing is one of two aircraft selected for further testing under the JMR-TD program, a precursor to the Army’s Future Vertical Lift effort. (Image courtesy of Boeing Co.)
Steve Blank talks with students in Stanford’s first
Steve Blank talks with students in Stanford’s first Hacking for Defense class, in spring 2016. H4D, as it is called, gives teams of students unclassified, real-world DOD problems to solve. H4D has given rise to... More
PEO C3T and Network Cross-Functional Team members and
PEO C3T and Network Cross-Functional Team members and vendors assess commercial waveform strength during their Rapid Innovation Fund capstone event at Yakima Training Center. (Photo courtesy of PEO C3T Public Affairs)
SFDI surgical camera images show reconstruction skin
SFDI surgical camera images show reconstruction skin flaps with normal circulation, upper left, and compromised circulation, upper right. SFDI images enable physicians to make early and accurate assessments of ... More
The Next Generation Squad Weapon Science and Technology
The Next Generation Squad Weapon Science and Technology prototype consolidates both ammunition and weapons, as well as a power and data rail for integration of next-generation fire-control systems. The overall ... More
Cornerstone OTA fast-tracks research, development,
Cornerstone OTA fast-tracks research, development, prototyping, demonstration, qualification and integration of manufacturing capabilities and capacities, across 19 technical sectors. Sectors can be added or re... More
Since October 2011, USAMMDA’s PSPMO has managed the
Since October 2011, USAMMDA’s PSPMO has managed the supply of two types of adenovirus vaccine for administration to service members during basic training. Production of the tablets, which have been highly effec... More
COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP, US Army Photo
ALTESS has evolved into an application modernization shop as well as the Army’s commercial cloud broker, helping application owners migrate to the commercial cloud and providing sustainment and cybersecurity se... More
Sarah Martin, fourth from the right in the front row,
Sarah Martin, fourth from the right in the front row, joins members of the Amazon Military Fellowship cohort in Kerry Park, Seattle, during a week full of tours, deep-dive meetings, community service and other ... More
Surgeons handle a human acellular vessel during an
Surgeons handle a human acellular vessel during an operation. The off-the-shelf, bioengineered blood vessel is being studied for use in repairing and reconstructing various types of vascular injuries. (Photo co... More
A common sense of purpose and a feeling that the work
A common sense of purpose and a feeling that the work matters are essential for a group to be willing and able to innovate together. Military leaders have an advantage on this score, since shared purpose and va... More
Black Engineer of the Year Award staff, including Pamela
Black Engineer of the Year Award staff, including Pamela McAuley, left, and Dr. Kendall Howard, right, present Kirkwood with his award in February 2018. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Kirkwood)
USAMMDA commander Col. Ryan Bailey meets July 20 with
USAMMDA commander Col. Ryan Bailey meets July 20 with Kathleen Berst, USAMMDA deputy for acquisition, center, and Christine Parker, acting project manager for USAMMDA’s Medical Devices – Advanced Development Pr... More
A Sabre short-range ballistic missile launches in June
A Sabre short-range ballistic missile launches in June 2017 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for a test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement, an advanced missile def... More
Soldiers analyze cyber communications during Cyber
Soldiers analyze cyber communications during Cyber Quest 2019. The mission of Cyber Quest is to conduct prototyping experiments that demonstrate capabilities with the potential to quickly close high-priority te... More
This Bell V-280 Valor is one of two aircraft selected
This Bell V-280 Valor is one of two aircraft selected for further testing under the JMR-TD program. (Image courtesy of Bell)
In the far-reaching landscape of defense acquisition,
In the far-reaching landscape of defense acquisition, this is where the U.S. Army’s International Technology Centers fit.
IBM’s Watson for Cyber Security uses cognitive capabilities
IBM’s Watson for Cyber Security uses cognitive capabilities to improve cybersecurity investigations. Scharre notes that many of the developments in AI come from the private sector, which is often reluctant to w... More
A Stryker vehicle commander interacts in real time
A Stryker vehicle commander interacts in real time with a Soldier avatar that is operated remotely from a collective trainer. ARL, University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies, the U.... More
THE ABCs OF CTI, US Army Photo
A better understanding of CTI, which people often confuse with classified critical program information or critical technologies, is necessary if DOD’s efforts to forestall its loss and compromise are to succeed... More
VIPER, MERLIN-A and MERLIN-I on a Stryker NBCRV. The
VIPER, MERLIN-A and MERLIN-I on a Stryker NBCRV. The inset is a first-of-its-kind distributed source image from tests conducted in late 2017 at Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The project team ... More
Operations in extreme heat or cold, or at high altitude,
Operations in extreme heat or cold, or at high altitude, can be unpredictable. Decades of USARIEM research informs the SWET app, left, and the ARMS app, which give unit leaders objective information to adjust d... More
Chris Stoker, Adranos co-founder and CEO, presents
Chris Stoker, Adranos co-founder and CEO, presents the Adranos proof of concept demo at the 2019 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Global Force Symposium and Exposition in March. (Photo by Patricia R... More
Skeen takes a look at a Stryker vehicle integrated
Skeen takes a look at a Stryker vehicle integrated with position, navigation and timing equipment during a July 25 visit to the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC), Maryland. Skeen, who became director of the ... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heriberto Nieves, with 39th Signal
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heriberto Nieves, with 39th Signal Battalion, gets instructions from a contractor about the Virtual Battle Scene 3 program running on the upgraded Training Support Center Benelux Engagement... More
The Emerging Technologies Office uses open-house events
The Emerging Technologies Office uses open-house events at venues throughout the year as a way to interact with industry partners. At the last AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition, held every October in Washingto... More
The three-level JCAS system was developed by AMRDEC’s
The three-level JCAS system was developed by AMRDEC’s ADD as a way to eliminate shortcomings in the current method of acquiring avionics systems and improve cost and interoperability. JMR-TD’s capstone event, p... More
Hill speaks in London about her book “Collective Genius:
Hill speaks in London about her book “Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation,” co-authored with Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove and Kent Lineback. The title refers to a piece of wisdom that... More
Increasing a weapon system’s reliability, or probability
Increasing a weapon system’s reliability, or probability of mission completion, from 85 percent to 90 percent might sound simple, but it comes at a significant test cost. Testing would require the system to fir... More
The Kestrel Eye is a small, low-cost, visible-imagery
The Kestrel Eye is a small, low-cost, visible-imagery satellite prototype designed to provide near-real-time images to the tactical-level ground Soldier. Kestrel Eye was launched to the International Space Stat... More
NIE 14.2, which took place in May 2014, featured more
NIE 14.2, which took place in May 2014, featured more than 900 Marines, a British mechanized brigade headquarters and 3,800 Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, who fought side by side in a comb... More
NEW ARMY AL&T TARGETS TALENT MANAGEMENT
Talent management—getting the right person in the right place at the right time—is the theme of the Spring 2020 issue of Army AL&T magazine. “Talent management requires both risk and creativity,” writes Dr. Bru... More
AUSTERE CARE, US Marine Corps Photo
NETCCN is meant to provide military medical care to the austere environments likely to be found during multidomain operations, like the ones these U.S. Marines found in August 2019 during an exercise in Kuwait
THE 2020-2021 DAU-SSCF COHORT PARTICIPATES IN ITS ANNUAL SENIOR LEADER...
THE 2020-2021 DAU-SSCF COHORT PARTICIPATES IN ITS ANNUAL SENIOR LEADER FORUM
This write blocker, hooked up to a hard drive, lets
This write blocker, hooked up to a hard drive, lets a digital forensic investigator copy and read the contents of a hard drive without altering or risking damage to any of the original data—an important feature... More
This single-piece hull of 7020 aluminum alloy was
This single-piece hull of 7020 aluminum alloy was successfully forged by Alcoa (now Arconic) in July 2014, one year after the APOT program’s kickoff. It’s the world’s largest aluminum forging. (Photo by Arconic Inc.)
The 3D-printed On-Demand Small Unmanned Aircraft System
The 3D-printed On-Demand Small Unmanned Aircraft System is a new concept whereby Soldiers add requirements to mission planning software, and the system selects the optimal configuration for an aerial vehicle. I... More
Innovator’s Corner at the 2019 AUSA Global Force Symposium
Innovator’s Corner at the 2019 AUSA Global Force Symposium and Exposition in the Von Braun Center at Huntsville, Alabama. (Photo by Patricia Riippa, Booz Allen Hamilton, supporting CCDC – ARL)
Flashy software and more data may not be what is needed
Flashy software and more data may not be what is needed to improve decision support. (Image by ArtHead/Getty Images)
A few key players who made the Army’s electronic warfare
A few key players who made the Army’s electronic warfare project a Packard Award-winning reality.
The REF Ex Lab at Bagram Airfield produced these items
The REF Ex Lab at Bagram Airfield produced these items after Ex Lab engineers worked with Soldiers to develop solutions to problems they encountered. Additive manufacturing has the promise to allow Soldiers dep... More
As a result of improvements in AR and MR, real-time
As a result of improvements in AR and MR, real-time sensor data from unmanned aerial vehicles will allow Soldiers to better visualize battlefield terrain, providing geographic awareness of buildings, roads and ... More
WEIGHT OF ACHIEVEMENT - A man sitting on a gym machine with his feet u...
Bernstein, 84, lives an active life for an octogenarian, in part because of his willingness to use himself as a guinea pig in the search for better diabetes treatment, providing well-documented evidence that a ... More
Simulated mines blink red and emit an acoustic signal
Simulated mines blink red and emit an acoustic signal to communicate a detonation. Researchers were studying the psychological factors determining a person’s ability to cross a minefield. (U.S. Army photo by Gl... More
These are some of the views possible with an enriched,
These are some of the views possible with an enriched, 3-D visualization of a given area: Clockwise from upper left, a high-resolution representation; a version that filters out ephemeral objects such as passin... More
From left, Col. Joshua Burris, commander, ECC-A; Sgt.
From left, Col. Joshua Burris, commander, ECC-A; Sgt. 1st Class Katrina Tolbert, noncommissioned officer in charge for RCO-S; the author; and ECC-A Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Williams. (U.S. Army photo by Staff ... More
The test robot resembles an oddly shaped Lego toy,
The test robot resembles an oddly shaped Lego toy, with a blue body, white arms and a red, jointed appendage with a counterweight. The bumps on the robot allow motion capture markers to be fitted to it in hundr... More
A lance bombardier with the Australian Army readies
A lance bombardier with the Australian Army readies an M777 howitzer for a fire mission during an exercise in 2017. Extending the range and accuracy of the M777 is an important component of U.S. Army efforts to... More
Army AL&T magazine, US Army Photo
January - March 2018 Army AL&T magazine is online now.
Infantrymen with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (“Iron
Infantrymen with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (“Iron Brigade”), 4th Infantry Division (3-4 ABCT), conduct an air assault in August with 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade du... More
Faces of the Force: Peter Nesby
Peter Nesby, Product Manager for Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems; Project Manager for Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems; Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS)
FROM ART SCHOOL TO ‘TEAM ARMY’
Faces of the Force: LT. COL. THERESA ELLISON
Division chief, Modeling and Simulation/System Analysis
Division chief, Modeling and Simulation/System Analysis Division, Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space (PEO MS) (Photo by Henry Norton)
Scenarios are run in OneSAF to help understand the
Scenarios are run in OneSAF to help understand the effects of new NBCRV SSU capabilities within the different mission spaces and to explore employment options for the unmanned systems.
The forged aluminum hull, affixed to a massive test
The forged aluminum hull, affixed to a massive test rig, undergoes an objective-level underbody blast test. The test, conducted in October 2014, resulted in minimal hull deformation. (U.S. Army photo)
CRADAs have grown rapidly in both number and diversity
CRADAs have grown rapidly in both number and diversity since ARL implemented the Open Campus approach. The number of CRADAs has increased each year by an average of 40 percent. The CRADAs also have generated mi... More
Soldiers from the 595th Sapper Company sit beside TSO
Soldiers from the 595th Sapper Company sit beside TSO dispenser launcher modules in the back of a M113 in support of a Soldier Touch Point for PM CCS/Product Manager TSO.
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command conducted the first flight of the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW) concept in November 2011. AHW is a boost-glide weapon that is lau... More
Sixty-two members of the DoD Executive Leadership
Sixty-two members of the DoD Executive Leadership Development Program gathered in Southbridge, Massachusetts in October for CORE, the first of several 'TDY deployments' throughout the ten-month program. Each d... More
Dr. Mark Griep, third from left, a materials engineer
Dr. Mark Griep, third from left, a materials engineer working in the nano- and bio-nanomaterials field at ARL, recently returned from a one-year tour working at the Agency for Defense Development in Daejeon, Re... More
HOW TO TACKLE A WEIGHTY ISSUE
By keeping an eye on weight requirements early in a program, acquisition professionals can ensure that Soldier load remains bearable and program requirements stay on track, financially and schedule-wise. (Image... More
WINNING TEAM - A group of people posing for a picture in front of a sc...
Team Platypus from The Aerospace Corp. won first prize in the Army Signal Classification Challenge over the summer of 2018. The team includes (front row, from left) Eugene Grayver, Alexander Utter and Andres Vi... More
Christopher J. Lowman, acting principal deputy for
Christopher J. Lowman, acting principal deputy for the assistant secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) learns about Conformal Batteries from Maj. Ronald D. Schow, assistant product manag... More
This open-pit mine in Kokpatas, Uzbekistan, operated
This open-pit mine in Kokpatas, Uzbekistan, operated by Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat, a state-owned company, began operating in the mid-1990s and has been expanding ever since. “We are a commercial-f... More