ADELPHI, Md. (July 2, 2015) - The U.S. Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, has been exploring the tactical reconnaissance vehicle, or TRV, concept for nearly nine months and is evaluating the hoverbike technology as a way to get Soldiers away from ground threats by giving them a 3-D capability. The Army is interested in this disruptive technology because it has the potential … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Warrant Officers Critical to Transformation from Wartime to Sustainment Army
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 2, 2015) - With a shrinking end strength and budget, the Army will need to relearn how to sustain what it has, rather than depending on contractor logistics support or replacements. Warrant officers will be key to that transition, Gen. Dennis L Via said. "I recall [that] warrants maintained everything in the division," said Via, commander … [Read more...]
5,000 Days of War
July 2, 2015, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (AFNS) - It’s been 5,000 days of struggle, rugged landscapes, blood and sweat. It’s been 5,000 days of exhaustion, injuries, and long separations from family, friends and home. On June 27, the 17th Special Tactics Squadron marked 5,000 days of unremitting war. Their 5,000-day epoch began in October 2001, one month after the … [Read more...]
Army Researcher Invents New Ways for Intelligence Analysts to Visualize, Interact with Information
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (July 1, 2015) - Army researchers are improving how computers manage a myriad of images, which will help analysts across the DOD intelligence community. In a new user interface developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Dr. Jeff Hansberger designed and created a system that … [Read more...]
Students Take on Navy Missions and Prepare for Future Careers with STEM
JULY 1, 2015, KING GEORGE, Va (NNS) - Teams of middle school students deployed robots they built and programmed to complete fictitious Navy missions at the Virginia Demonstration Project (VDP) Summer Academy from June 22-26. The students - and their parents, teachers, and mentors - believe that the same science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills applied to the … [Read more...]