Without a reliable network, mission command and warfighting would be severely degraded. The Army’s only test laboratory that ensures system of systems interoperability is located here, at System Engineering and Integration, part of the Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate at the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, according to Scott Newman. Newman, the SEI program…
Rucksack May Someday Power Soldiers’ Gear
A novel attachment to the Soldier’s assault pack might someday reduce the number of batteries carried to power night-vision devices, radios and other equipment, as well as help make dismounted patrols less fatiguing. Courtney Webster, a biomedical engineer with the Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, is in the middle of testing with her team the…
Sensors Key to Preserving Battlefield Edge
While modernization programs across the Department of Defense have shrunk, science and technology involving sensors and other capabilities has not – at least not yet, Dr. Mike Grove said. The reason for that support is that sensors are relatively inexpensive when compared to the big weapons systems they protect, not to mention the protection they…