PRINCETON, N.J. U.S. Army officials green-lit Phase II of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program for "Augmented / Mixed Reality for Live Fire Ranges." BANC3 will develop a Head Mounted Display (HMD) and Augmented Reality (AR) software app that will enable U.S. Army Basic Rifleman Marksmanship training to replace traditional silhouette targets with virtual targets. These enhancements will provide advanced training scenarios while significantly reducing maintenance.
FORT SILL, Okla. A recent U.S. Army exercise saw 45 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones knocked out of the sky after a high-power microwave and laser dune buggy from Raytheon advanced engaged and destroyed them.
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman recently conducted the second phase of what the Army calls its Soldier Checkout Event (SCOE), during which it tested its Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS), during a live-air exercise.
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Army has issued a special notice inviting nonmembers to join the Vehicular Integration for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance/Electronic Warfare interoperability (VICTORY) standards program.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. On March 31-April 1, the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) will hold a two-day technical interchange meeting (TIM) to identify and align beneficial research and development (R&D) investments.
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, Calif. At the National Training Center, the A U.S. Army Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO) team briefed senior leaders on the completion of a demonstration of the electronic jamming technology that was developed at the Redstone Arsenal office in Alabama.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. The U.S. Army’s Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) now offers a web-based storefront for delivery of keys that protect radios, tactical laptops, and other communication systems. The process replaces the Electronic Key Management System (EKMS).