JULY 20, 2022 - The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) announced the first set of projects to receive funding via the pilot program to Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT). The purpose of the APFIT pilot program is to expeditiously transition technologies – with priority given to those … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2022
Army Scientists Use VR to Teach STEM Education
JULY 20, 2022 – Harford County, Maryland students used a virtual laboratory to solve real-world problems as part of a learning experience developed by the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC). The Center held a virtual laboratory exhibit and learning experience during the Magic of Science Fair and Family Festival hosted … [Read more...]
National Guard Partners with Austria for Global Security
JULY 20, 2022 - With a stroke of the pen, the partnership between the Vermont National Guard and Austria was formalized under the National Guard's State Partnership Program and became official. On July 19, Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont's adjutant general; Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau; Klaudia Tanner, Austria's defense minister; and … [Read more...]
The Strategic Significance of Africa to Brazil
Attendees of the Naval Infantry Leadership Symposium - Africa (NILS-A) 2022 pose for a group photo in Dakar, Senegal, July 6, 2022. NILS -A is a multinational, Africa-focused forum, designed to bring together partner nations with marine forces and naval infantries to develop interoperability, crisis response capabilities, and foster relationships which will improve Africa’s … [Read more...]
BRP Antonio Luna Tests Guns During Live-Fire Exercise
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2022) Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) tests its weapons systems as part of a live-fire exercise with partner-nation ships during the at-sea phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and … [Read more...]