DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army has released a request for proposals, or RFPs, to procure additional rifleman radios using full and open competition. The RFP, which was posted Jan. 5 to the Federal Business Opportunities website, moves the Army toward full-rate production, or FRP, for the rifleman radio, part of the Handheld, Manpack and Small-form Fit, known […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-releases-rfp-for-competitive-radio-marketplace-61807/

DefenceTalkIran is to help Iraq rebuild its army under an agreement that could formalise Tehran’s military support for its neighbor, which remains under assault by the Islamic State (IS) group. No details of the pact were released but state television said the two sides had “agreed to continue cooperation in the defence arena with the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-in-new-deal-to-boost-iraq-army-61242/

DefenceTalkArmy scientists and engineers are advancing sensors research in hopes of giving future Soldiers enhanced situational awareness. Sensor technology has broad application across the Army. Medical researchers are investigating how physiological sensors may help Soldiers achieve superior performance on battlefields of the future. Soldiers of 2025 and beyond may wear sensors to help detect and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-sensors-research-enables-future-capabilities-61228/

DefenceTalkA mechanical fly buzzing into an enemy operations center for surveillance may still be the stuff of science fiction, but perhaps not for long. Dr. Ron Polcawich and his team at the Army Research Laboratory, known as ARL, in Adelphi, Maryland, have been pushing innovation in the area of tiny actuators and developed a pair […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-developing-robotic-insects-61185/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army installed its first Ground-Based Sense-and-Avoid radar system today, here, which is home to two MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system companies Fort Hood is one of five installations that have been identified to acquire the system. “We are very excited to finally see this come to fruition,” said Viva Kelley, product director […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-installs-first-ground-based-sense-and-avoid-radar-61164/

DefenceTalkIn an effort to further develop and enhance ‘Force 2025′ capabilities, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s Army Capabilities Integration Center held a pilot test for Early Synthetic Prototyping here, Monday through Thursday. The Early Synthetic Prototyping, or ESP, uses a virtual environment to allow Soldiers the ability to assess and give feedback on emerging […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-person-shooters-the-future-of-army-research-development-force-capabilities-61156/

DefenceTalkDuring the latest test of the Army’s mobile tactical communications network, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2, a field artillery battalion used the Soldier Network Extension to extend the range of their fire support operations to the tactical edge and significantly cut the length of time it takes to process their fires missions. The satellite-based Warfighter […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-armys-mobile-satellite-network-enables-rapid-fire-missions-61110/

DefenceTalkSoldiers of the U.S. Army’s Military Police Corps newest military occupational specialty are making history on Fort Leonard Wood. The inaugural company of 31 Kilos, Military Working Dog Handlers, is about to finish phase one of Advanced Individual Training, referred to as AIT. The Soldiers are learning the duties and all-around responsibilities of military police […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-breed-of-us-army-dog-handlers-61080/

DefenceTalkArmy researchers are finding they have much to learn from bees hovering near a picnic spread at a park. Dr. Joseph Conroy, an electronics engineer at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, known as ARL, part of the Research, Development and Engineering Command, works with robotic systems that can navigate by leveraging visual sensing inspired by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-researchers-test-insect-inspired-robots-61046/

DefenceTalkIn popular culture, the idea of robots that perform human-like functions has a special hold on the imagination, based on real-life examples like space exploration, unmanned aerial drones and stoked by futuristic scenarios in movies like the “Terminator” series. The military has used and experimented with robots that perform functions such as scouting and surveillance, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/remote-lethality-army-researchers-address-a-host-of-challenges-60975/