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...]

MAY 16, 2019 - Imagine a battlefield where Soldiers have access to near-real time video transmitted back to them on a handheld device. Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier) fielded the first personal Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in the U.S. Army to Soldiers of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, April 29th-May 3rd, 2019 at Fort Bragg, NC. Soldiers did more … [Read more...]