APRIL 29, 2021 - Senior Defense Department financial leaders updated the House Armed Services Committee today on the department's Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation plan, the fiscal year 2020 audit and other DOD financial management related issues. Douglas A. Glenn, DOD chief financial officer, said he's keenly aware that the department must be "good stewards of … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2021
Contractor To Demonstrate Robotic Arm For Army
APRIL 28, 2021 — Austin startup Apptronik has created a robotic arm resulting from an innovative project model to increase how fast artillery pieces fire and are resupplied. The company will demonstrate the potentially game-changing arm on April 30 at its Stonehollow Drive facility. Austin-based Army Applications Laboratory (AAL), a subordinate organization of Army Futures … [Read more...]
Offensive Air Support During Distributed Maritime Operations
APRIL 28, 2021 - As hostile forces seized nearby islands, isolating western portions of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Area of Responsibility, they cut off vital sea lines of communication to the east. In response, during the hours of darkness, “STINGER 45” and “STINGER 46” departed a small island airfield and struck enemy outposts on northern and southern islands to reduce … [Read more...]
New Army Tool to Assist GPS When Jammed
APRIL 28, 2021 – The Army is advancing modeling and simulation (M&S) software that will enable scientists and senior leaders to understand the effectiveness of emerging positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technology on combat missions. Army Futures Command is leading the five-year joint-service software development program, which started in 2017; analysts will use the … [Read more...]
Researchers Explore Innovative Ways to Power the Navy
APRIL 28, 2021 - Imagine a machine that collected water from the air, broke the water down into hydrogen and oxygen, then used hydrogen as a power source. That’s the goal of Dr. Anthony Gannon, associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) school, and his rotating group of thesis students, who are applying their … [Read more...]