R&D will focus on ground combat systems
By Washington Technology staff
Jun 10, 2021
Science Applications International Corp. has won a five-year, $126 million task order from the Defense Department s Information Analysis Center to work on modeling and simulation enhancements.
The research and development contract will support the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and its Ground Vehicle Systems Center in Warren, Michigan.
SAIC will provide R&D in areas related to ground combat systems modeling and simulations, software-in-the-loop systems integration laboratories, and lab-based performance assessments of lifecycle systems architectures.
The Ground Vehicle Systems Center develops solutions and capabilities for DOD crewed and unmanned ground combat and combat support systems.
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Unmanned Systems and the Future of War
5/28/2021
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In 2005, Vice Adm. Lowell E. Jacoby, then director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, noted in his testimony before the House Armed Services Committee that “lethal unmanned aerodynamic vehicles are expected to pose an increased threat to deployed U.S. and allied forces in various regions.”
Jacoby predicted that not only would autonomous systems proliferate among U.S. allies, but also amongst potential competitors and pose a threat to friendly forces in the battlespace. His words were prophetic.