DefenceTalkTwenty years ago, one phone call between two Army engineers led to a cost-effective lithium-ion battery solution for what was then an up-and-coming guided missile system. That solution, now proven as a comprehensive success, evolved from a dynamic multi-agency partnership that continues to advance state-of-the art battery technologies for current and future Army, Navy, Air […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-battery-technology-saves-soldiers-time-money-on-the-battlefield-71104/

DefenceTalkThis time it is the head of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Dr. Arati Prabhakar, making the same observation as virtually every other senior uniform and civilian leader in the Department of Defense: U.S. weapons systems cost too much. In an interview for the Defense News with Vago Muradian television show, Dr. Prabhakar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/technology-is-not-the-solution-to-the-high-cost-of-weapons-systems-59667/

DefenceTalkThe Army’s Rapid Equipping Force launched a website two weeks ago to solicit ideas and input from Soldiers, industry and tinkerers. These ideas are helping bring “modern technologies and solutions to the battlefield,” said Col. Timothy Hill, director of the Operational Energy/Contingency Basing Task Force, which works closely with the Rapid Equipping Force, or REF. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rapid-equipping-force-bringing-solutions-to-battlefield-46771/