MARCH 21, 2019 - While Soldiers wear camouflage to blend into the environment, it is also important to ensure ground vehicles are not easily detected. The Army now has a new advanced coating system for ground vehicles that suppresses ground vehicle heat signatures, making the vehicles much more difficult to detect. The Ground Vehicle Coating System was developed by a joint … [Read more...]

MARCH 19, 2019 - As part of the release of the proposed fiscal year 2020 budget, more than $57 billion in a five-year defense plan will be dedicated to modernization and other signature Army programs, the Army's undersecretary said Thursday. In turn, the Army is offering "a tremendous opportunity" to industry officials that are willing to step up their research and … [Read more...]

MARCH 18, 2019 - Only months old, the Army Artificial Intelligence Task Force has already started pilot projects to find ways to speed up security clearances and analyze imagery for military activity. Split between the National Capital Region and Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center in Pittsburgh, the task force stood up in October as part of a … [Read more...]

MARCH 13, 2019 - A 10th Mountain Division squad leader credited with saving the lives of three of his Soldiers by throwing himself atop a suicide bomber in Iraq will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the White House announced today. President Donald J. Trump will award the Medal of Honor at the White House, March 27, 2019. Staff Sgt. Travis W. Atkins went above … [Read more...]

MARCH 13, 2019, Fort Stewart, GA - While being trained on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Sowards had a simple but effective way to test the vehicle's innovative suspension. He grabbed a cup, filled it with water and placed it in one of the cup holders found inside the Army's newest tactical vehicle. He then drove it along an uneven tank trail. … [Read more...]