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Defense Daily Robotic Combat Vehicle Phase 1 experiment at Fort Carson in Colorado. Photo: U.S. Army. Share: The Army announced Thursday it is starting a new small-business cohort looking for innovative ideas to apply sensor capabilities for sustainment of its future fleet of Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCV.) The first phase of the program will include selecting up to 10 firms, who will each receive $200,000, to work on their ideas over a 12-week period. Then, the Army will downs...

US Army looks for nontraditional business to tackle robotic vehicle sustainment May 6 The Army knows robotic combat vehicles will play an important role in the ecosystem of ground operations, and it is developing light, medium and heavy RCVs to fight alongside optionally manned or manned combat vehicles in the formation. (Courtesy of the U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is tapping nontraditional businesses to tackle the challenge of future robotic combat vehicle sustainment, accordi...

The Army Wants Its Extended Range Cannon Artillery to Shoot Faster The Army just inked five contracts that it hopes will pave the way for a faster rate of fire for its large artillery guns, such as the ERCA. Earlier this month, U.S. Brigadier General John Rafferty, the head of the Long-Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team, and Program Manager for Armored Fighting Vehicles Colonel Timothy Fuller briefed reporters about the efforts that are being undertaken to scale down the autoloader for...

US Army picks 5 innovators to help increase its howitzer firing rate 3 hours ago U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground conducts developmental testing of multiple facets of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery project, from artillery shells to the longer cannon tube and larger firing chamber the improved howitzer will need to accommodate them. (Army) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has picked five small business innovators to build prototypes intended to help increase the rate of fire of self-propelled ...

AUSTIN, Texas (February 24, 2021) - The Army Applications Laboratory (AAL), Network-Cross Functional Team (N-CFT) and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR (Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Center are asking small U.S. companies for proposals to provide more secure communications to Soldiers operating in contested environments. The Low-Cost, Low Probability of Detection (LC/LPD) Sm...