WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 25, 2014) - One of three things that the Army chief of staff worries about most is the possibility that at some point a combatant commander will request forces that are either not properly trained or are simply nonexistent, said his planning and operations point man. Of 36 brigade combat teams, only about one-third of them have a level of … [Read more...]

ADELPHI, Md. (Nov. 24, 2014) - Army researchers are finding they have much to learn from bees hovering near a picnic spread at a park. Dr. Joseph Conroy, an electronics engineer at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, known as ARL, part of the Research, Development and Engineering Command, works with robotic systems that can navigate by leveraging visual sensing inspired by … [Read more...]

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Army News Service, Nov. 24, 2014) - Scientists at the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center here, proved it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks by adding the ability to detect explosive materials to the Joint Chemical Agent Detector. The original JCAD was developed and fielded to U.S. Forces nearly 25 years ago, to serve as a … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 24, 2014) - The likelihood of more continuing resolutions is really bad for the Army, said Maj. Gen. Thomas Horlander, director of the Army Budget. CRs, as they're called, occur when lawmakers fail to pass a budget and spending levels are kept at previous budget levels. CRs result in a lot of uncertainty for planners, he said. As a result, … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (Nov. 20, 2014) - Researchers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center are developing technologies for a pocket-sized aerial surveillance device for Soldiers and small units operating in challenging ground environments. The Cargo Pocket Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance program, or CP-ISR, seeks to develop a … [Read more...]