“The inability to operate in degraded visual environments is the primary contributing factor to Army aviation mishaps over the past decade,” said Steffanie Easter. Easter, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, spoke at the Army Aviation Association of America-sponsored 2016 Army Aviation Mission Solution Summit in Atlanta, April 29…
Picatinny Division Protects Armament Systems From Cyber-attacks
Cyber-attacks are one of the more significant threats facing the United States and its allies around the world. Adversaries go beyond traditional uniformed Soldiers and are as diverse as their tactics. Moreover, they can launch these attacks with little more than a personal computer, a thumb drive and an internet connection. The results can be…
Army’s Network Integration Evaluation Exercise Enhances Readiness
Soldiers are getting a hands-on look at the latest enhancements to Army tactical communications equipment during the two-week long Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 16.2, which kicked off, May 2. With 2,000 Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division performing combined arms maneuver missions spread out over more than 1,000 miles at Fort…
Research Institute of Environmental Medicine creating 3-D Soldier Avatars
Since 2010 researchers at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine have taken on the mission to develop a computer program to create the full-body, complete-anatomy avatar of individual warfighters. Their goal is to create a 3-D full-anatomy avatar for any Soldier regardless of gender, shape or size. Dr. Gary Zientara, a mathematical modeler,…
Minimized Logistics Habitat Unit Saves Energy, Preserves Quality of Life
For Soldiers in remote locations, home is where the MILHUT is. The small shelter system provides a home-like environment while also reducing energy and water usage, as well as waste. The Minimized Logistics Habitat Unit, or MILHUT, is a containerized shelter that relies on renewable energy technologies, which enable warfighters to be deployed longer in…
Special Operations Intelligence Specialists Refine Skills In Combined Training
To make it easier for Soldiers to manage the vast tactical communications network, the Army plans to operationally evaluate newly enhanced and simplified network operations, or NetOps, tools during Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE, 16.2 this spring. The NetOps tool suite enables communications officers (S6s and G6s) and staff to provide a second set of…
Army Prepares To Test Enhanced Network Operation Tools At NIE 16.2
To make it easier for Soldiers to manage the vast tactical communications network, the Army plans to operationally evaluate newly enhanced and simplified network operations, or NetOps, tools during Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE, 16.2 this spring. The NetOps tool suite enables communications officers (S6s and G6s) and staff to provide a second set of…
US Army to Introduce Autonomous Airdrop System
The US Army is set to introduce an autonomous airdrop system to supply troops with equipment at remote locations. The Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) is the result of research by the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC). Optimised by Draper, the system uses image data to navigate drops to a…