APRIL 29, 2021 - The Army continues to develop on-post housing communities that provide Soldiers and families access to safe and habitable living spaces and other amenities that typically exceed what the service member can afford on the local economy, a housing expert said last week. The Army's on-post housing inventory accommodates an average of 30-35% of Soldiers assigned … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

APRIL 27, 2021 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is delivering three modern helicopter landing zones at hospitals across Croatia to help reduce transportation times in emergency situations and ultimately save lives. The helicopter landing zone projects are funded through the United States European Command, or EUCOM, and are being delivered in close coordination with the … [Read more...]

APRIL 23, 2021 - New photonics research paves the way for improved lasers, high-speed computing and optical communications for the Army. Photonics has the potential to transform all manners of electronic devices by storing and transmitting information in the form of light, rather than electricity. Using light’s speed and the way information can be layered in its various … [Read more...]