MAY 23, 2019 - Army Futures Command is developing new mission command concepts that will enable Soldiers and robots to operate as effective teams in the future. Mission command is the Army's philosophy of command and a warfighting function that promotes freedom and speed of action. It combines the centralized intent from the commander with the decentralized execution of … [Read more...]

MAY 21, 2019 - A project of the U.S. Army has developed a new framework for deep neural networks that allows artificial intelligence systems to better learn new tasks while forgetting less of what they have learned in previous tasks. The North Carolina State University researchers, funded by the Army, have also demonstrated that using the framework to learn a new task can … [Read more...]

MAY 21, 2019 - Following successful initial field testing, Army senior leaders have approved the development of alternate Army Combat Fitness Test assessments for selected Soldiers with permanent profiles that prevent full participation in the six-event test. Although final determination of standards will not be completed until Oct. 1, 2019, the Army's lead for development … [Read more...]

MAY 20, 2019 - In the distant future, teams of Soldiers equipped with high-powered exoskeletons disembark a series of autonomous personnel carriers outside the enemy's position. Overhead, a small fleet of drones scans the engagement area, giving each Soldier a real-time view of the battlefield through their heads-up display. As each team moves into position, they hear a … [Read more...]

MAY 17, 2019 - In Our Boots is the U.S. Army's new recruitment marketing effort for prospective recruits. This is an immersive virtual reality experience to inspire and inform brave young men and women when it comes to considering a future in the U.S. Army. By engaging with In Our Boots, the young Americans will experience, what it is like to be an Army Soldier on a mission … [Read more...]