Gen Z gamers help Army race towards robotic future force
With the Robotic Combat Vehicle Light set to enter service in 2028, young soldiers are providing vital feedback on prototypes, tactics and user-friendly interfaces.
Army’s robotic vehicle slipped behind ‘enemy’ lines in European exercise
A June exercise provided insight into how robots can speed up the pace of battle, and how the US Army, and its allies, needs to plan to defeat them.
Michigan: Arsenal of Democracy for dangerous times
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
For next OMFV phase, new competitors could join contest to replace Bradley
The Army released the RFP for the next two phases of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle on July 1, which could see some new entrants from abroad.
Randy George assigned as next Army vice chief, new leaders named in modernization offices
The announced assignments will see new faces heading to important acquisition posts in the Army.
General Dynamics wins $1.14 billion Mobile Protected Firepower contract
The Mobile Protected Firepower program, a light tank for infantry brigades, is one of the Army's top modernization priorities and the service's first new design vehicle in 40 years.
Here’s the Army’s 24 programs in soldiers’ hands by 2023
The Army boasts that about two-thirds of its modernization priority programs will be in various stages of prototyping by fiscal 2023.
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Cybersecurity skills don’t come from a manual, but from practical hands-on training
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
Networks as ‘center of gravity’: Project Convergence highlights military’s new battle with bandwidth
In desert experiments, Army races to develop tactics for transferring data — and realizes high-def video can create potentially fatal data bottlenecks.
Robotic vehicles, drones coordinate recon at Army’s Project Convergence 21
“It's this idea of collaborative sensing,” said Col. Andre’ Abadie, referring to one autonomous system talking to another to, say, confirm enemy positions or equipment.
In first, Army soldiers fight with, and against, robotic vehicles in training
Two robot vehicles provided route reconnaissance, blocked an intersection and denied a helicopter landing zone during the JRTC rotation — all critical but potentially deadly tasks for soldiers.
Army Briefs Industry On Future Air & Ground Standards
“Modular open systems architecture... is the foundation of all our future modernization,” said Brig. Gen. Glenn Dean. The Bradley replacement, OMFV, will be the test case.
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OMFV: Army gets BAE, GD Designs For Bradley Replacement
BAE’s press release features a shadowy silhouette of a previously unseen vehicle. Could this be BAE’s proposal for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle?
Faster, Tougher, Smarter: Army’s Future Armored Force EXCLUSIVE
Adding robot scouts and replacing vintage vehicles – the M113, the M2 Bradley, and potentially even the M1 Abrams – will make heavy brigades much more mobile, lethal, and aware of threats, Maj. Gen. Richard Ross Coffman says.
Army Outlines Ambitious Schedule For Robots, Armor
The Army is testing the MPF light tank; evaluating concepts for the OMFV troop carrier; preparing for major tests of high-tech Robotic Combat Vehicles and workhorse Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles in 2022; and will test a full battalion of 18 ERCA howitzers in 2023.
A War With China Would Spread To Land, Says Army Tanker
“China’s proven it will not self-limit in competition, so we cannot expect them to self-limit in conflict,” said Maj. Gen. Richard Ross Coffman, who heads armored vehicle modernization at Army Futures Command. “We’ve got to be able to fight no matter where we are.”