Defense
Army looks to bring $22B headset program into production in 2025
After years of delays and program adjustments, the Army has a new time frame for rolling out its augmented reality headset to troops.
Defense
DOD wants innovation to counter drone swarms
The Defense Department is planning a July outreach event to find new solutions from industry that can counter AI-enabled drone swarms over land, sea and air.
Defense
The Army is putting all its network efforts under one roof
By October, Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical is expected to absorb network portfolios from its sister PEO for enterprise services.
Defense
Army looking to experiment with autonomous, real-time technologies
The service's annual experimental technology event will include a focus on autonomous lane clearance and decontaminant capabilities in 2024.
Defense
Army wants ideas from industry on autonomous, anti-drone capabilities
Army Futures Command called on industry for white papers outlining potential technology capabilities it will look to deploy as part of its modernization strategy.
Defense
The U.S. Army Is testing a data platform just for intelligence officers
It’s part of a larger effort to use commercial and cloud-based technologies to make the service more data centric.
Defense
L3Harris wants to add drone data streams to night vision goggles
Improving image quality and broadening the amount of data feeds available are priorities for future versions.
Defense
Small radios on armored vehicles will be a big step toward the Army's networked future
The challenges include trying to install them and making sure they don’t run out of range.
Defense
Army climate plan relies on technology that doesn’t exist yet
The most “complex” aspect of the implementation plan is “building a force to operate in the future that still has to operate in the present,” officials said.
Defense
Soldiers can use their phones for work under new Army pilot
Unlike other Pentagon BYOD efforts, this one taps the cloud for a secure remote work experience.
Defense
The Army wants smarter sensors to ease soldiers’ ‘cognitive burden’
New intelligence and electronic-warfare tools aim to help commanders get data faster.
Defense
Hacking the Army's tech talent problem
As the Army trains its second cohort of technology professionals, the success of the software factory will hinge on how well they are integrated into the Army's mission.
Modernization
Army plans ICAM rethink to support unified network operations
To make mobile device use more secure, the Army is preparing a new identity and access requirements as it adopts zero trust security principles.
Modernization
Army Intel Division Aiming For Wide-Reaching IT Overhaul
The Intelligence and Security Command unit published a solicitation looking for a contractor to modernize its IT infrastructure, focusing on secure network and automation capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence
US Army Announces New Machine Learning Tech For Burn Treatment
The Defense Department will partner with two private medical research centers to develop a portable tool for soldiers to assess burns.
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People
Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say
Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains.
Modernization
How the Army is embracing telework-friendly tech
The Army is expanding its use of bring-your-own devices through a pilot program that’s expected to initially focus on National Guard and Reserve components as it rolls out Microsoft 365.
Cybersecurity
Military service principal cyber advisors take root
Congress established service level principal cyber advisors in the 2020 defense policy bill. FCW sat down with the Army and Navy PCAs to get a sense of what their priorities have been in the past year.
Modernization
Army seeks native data analytics in its logistics systems
Lt. Gen. Duane Gamble, the deputy chief of staff, G-4, for the Army, said that as the service modernizes its enterprise resource planning systems, it's looking for native data analytics capabilities to avoid supply chain surprises.
People