JULY 22, 2021 — A team of Army and academic researchers reviewed a decade worth of studies examining fundamental physics in order to improve aircraft engine performance under extreme conditions. Military aircraft operate in demanding environments, such as sand, dust clouds, runway debris and even volcanic ash. Micro-particles from these hazards can wreak havoc on gas turbine … [Read more...]

JULY 20, 2021 - Army-funded research identified a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields and other impact-resistant structures. Researchers at the U.S. Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Caltech and ETH Zürich found that materials formed from precisely patterned nanoscale … [Read more...]

JULY 19, 2021 — An Army study has uncovered a new method that will optimize engine efficiency in future ground and UAS platforms. Researchers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory and the University of New South Wales discovered the precise dependence of ignition delay on temperatures at specific conditions in … [Read more...]

JULY 19, 2021 - U.S. Army Pacific Air and Missile Defense units working with Australian Defence Force counterparts completed the first ever Patriot surface-to-air missile firing on Australian soil during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia, July 16, 2021. In the historic first, Soldiers based in Japan and Guam from 38th Air … [Read more...]

JULY 16, 2021 — To aid Soldiers during a challenging permanent change of station season, which is seeing some delays with household goods shipments due to the current environment, the Army has widened the window for Soldiers to report to their next duty station. Soldiers scheduled to report to a new assignment between July 6-Sept. 30 can now check in up to 30 days before … [Read more...]