DECEMBER 10, 2020 - 1st Infantry Division Soldiers here recently finished operational testing of a new heavy assault bridge designed to cross wet and dry gaps, both natural and man-made. The Joint Assault Bridge (JAB), is a track-wheeled armored engineer vehicle built on a modified M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) chassis. With an integrated hydraulic bridge launcher … [Read more...]
The Green to Gold Opportunity
DECEMBER 9, 2020 - Former 25th Infantry Division Soldiers, now cadets in the University of Hawaii, Manoa Army ROTC Program, had the unique opportunity to train with the same division they were most recently assigned to as enlisted Soldiers during a four-day training exercise at Bellows Air Force Station Nov. 19 to 22, 2020. Three of these former Soldiers include Cadet Mary … [Read more...]
Army Secretary Releases Results of Fort Hood Review
DECEMBER 9, 2020 - Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy and the five civilian members of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee today unveiled the results of a three-month examination of the command climate and culture at Fort Hood, Texas, and the surrounding military community. The independent review, which was directed by McCarthy, arose from the questions and … [Read more...]
Wind Tunnel Tests Help Design Future Army Tiltrotor Aircraft
DECEMBER 8, 2020 - After more than three years in development, a team of U.S. Army researchers and industry partners completed the construction of a testbed that will help to inform the design of future Army rotorcraft. The team plans to test the TiltRotor Aeroelastic Stability Testbed, or TRAST in a massive wind tunnel at the NASA Langley Research Center to gauge the … [Read more...]
Pegasus Tactical Autonomous System Flies and Drives
DECEMBER 8, 2020 - During Project Convergence 20, the Army Futures Command’s capstone exercise of an ambitious project of learning, multiple examples of the most cutting-edge military technology were put through their paces on U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground’s vast ranges. Among the most futuristic of these systems was the Pegasus, a family of tactical autonomous systems that … [Read more...]