MARCH 17, 2021 - Joint Army- and Air Force-funded researchers have taken a step toward building a fault-tolerant quantum computer, which could provide enhanced data processing capabilities. Quantum computing has the potential to deliver new computing capabilities for how the Army plans to fight and win in what it calls multi-domain operations. It may also advance materials … [Read more...]
Mother Nature Growing Threat for Army, Partners
MARCH 17, 2021 - As the operational strategic environment grows more complex, the Army’s top intelligence officer said another threat must be considered: Mother Nature. Never in the history of the U.S. Army, has any of the top officers ever thought about weather, and the effects it has on the security of the nation. Climate change and natural disasters have increasingly … [Read more...]
New Infantry Squad Vehicle Tested at Yuma Proving Ground
MARCH 16, 2021 - There’s a new vehicle turning heads on the range at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), and it will likely begin arriving in Army brigades in a matter of months. It’s the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV), and it promises to give Soldiers an opportunity to arrive to a fight faster, rested, and ready. Powered by a 2.8 liter turbo diesel engine with a six speed … [Read more...]
Armored Vehicles Could See Larger Role in Indo-Pacific
MARCH 15, 2021 - When Chinese military leaders visited a U.S. military post in 2012, Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman recalled that they were shocked to see what the Army could do. “I saw it in their eyes,” said Coffman, now the director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team. “They didn’t believe our capability. I think deep down that put a fear in them that they … [Read more...]
Army Gets Boost From World’s Largest 3D Printer
MARCH 11, 2021 - A new technology will speed up development of 3D-printed components for a variety of Army applications. The initiative is part of a cooperative agreement among the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory, the Clemson Composites Center at Clemson University, and industry. Researchers will create a … [Read more...]