January 23, 2021 –
The US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Army Research Laboratory (ARL), has recently announced that it is employing the use of augmented reality (AR) overlays in its research for the detection of roadside explosive hazards, such as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), unexploded ordnance and landmines.
Route reconnaissance in support of convoy operations remains a critical function to keep Soldiers safe from such hazards, which continue to threaten operations abroad and continually prove to be an evolving and problematic adversarial tactic. To combat this problem, ARL and other research collaborators were funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, via the ‘Blood Hound Gang Program’, which focuses on a system-of-systems approach to standoff explosive hazard detection.
5 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – Under the guidance of a new leader, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center will continue to deliver what the Army has come to expect from the Warfighter-focused valued team of world leaders in aviation and missile technologies and life cycle engineering – excellence.
“We’re supposed to be the smart scientists and engineers that provide the very best data and analysis to our customers,” said DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center Director Jeff Langhout. “We’re the aviation and missile science and technology experts for the Army. We have got to excel in that role.”
Protecting Army aircraft from missiles involves constant battle to counter adversaries Ed Lopez for Picatinny Arsenal Public Affairs | January 11, 2021
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In warfare, just as there is one side that develops codes and another side that seeks to break them, there is also one side that develops missiles to shoot down aircraft and another side that seeks to thwart such attacks.
A CH-47 cargo helicopter dispenses countermeasure flares during a training exercise. The Countermeasures and Flares Branch at Picatinny Arsenal strives to increase aircraft survivability through the design, development and production support of countermeasures such as decoys, chaff, and flares that divert enemy missiles. The Branch is part of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center. Clinton Plaza Photo
By Garrett Reim2020-12-18T23:33:00+00:00
US Army researchers believe they have found a novel way to articulate the position of turbine blades in the hot section of jet engines.
They say the innovation could significantly improve the efficiency and power of jet engines – and also enable a new, wider range of performance needed for futuristic aircraft, perhaps even new types of supersonic vertical-take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
Source: US Marine Corps
F-35B landing vertically
Jet turbine blades are typically fixed in one position. That geometry is chosen to enable the engine to perform most efficiently in one stage of flight, often cruise mode, which is the longest duration of flight. However, “this limitation creates drastic performance losses when operating away from the optimal design point, such as during take-off or landing, or when conducting sudden manoeuvring,” say US Army researchers.
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