Army’s women professionals honored for accomplishments in defense community

November 8, 2023 Written by: Christopher Estrada ROCHESTER, Mich.— Two women professionals at U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center were recognized for model leadership at the Women in Defense Michigan Chapter gala last week. Marta Tomkiw, executive director for GVSC System Integration and Engineering, received the 2023 Excellence in Leadership Award, which recognizes women…

IGVC Inspires Next-Gen designers of autonomous vehicles

June 5, 2023 Written by: Christopher Estrada ROCHESTER, Mich.—The next generation of ground vehicle engineers, hard at work researching solutions to the challenges posed by autonomous vehicles, competed their products earlier this month here at Oakland University. The 30th Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) is an annual event where collegiate robotics teams compete in a…

1-7 Cav support Army senior leaders with robotic vehicles decision-making

August 17, 2022 FORT HOOD, TEXAS—Garryowen Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry are providing the U.S. Army with feedback to define the future of the Army’s ground combat robotic programs during the second Soldier Operational Experiment (SOE) here. The Army’s largest ground robotic experiment in history has pushed both equipment and Soldiers to their…

GVSC and West Point Advance Ground Vehicle Autonomy

7.22.2022 Story by Doug Halleaux AUBURN HILLS, Mich.– The United States Military Academy at West Point has a long-standing collaborative relationship with Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) to develop autonomous capabilities for ground vehicles. Some projects include Ground Vehicle Robotics GVRBot, Autonomous Tunnel Exploration (ATE), Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV)-, Project…

Vehicle power networks to provide more combat lethality

    DETROIT ARSENAL—Last week U.S Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center engineers, together with their counterparts at Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center, demonstrated microgrid technology using a variety of tactical wheeled vehicles to field on-the-move power generation capabilities. Called Secure Tactical Advanced Mobile Power, or STAMP for short…

Deputy Secretary of Defense Hicks Visits Defense Industrial Base Partners and GVSC

Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visited Defense Industrial Base partners and the Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center November 8, to discuss the importance of manufacturing and the rapid electrification of the global transportation sector, including its implications and opportunities for DoD missions. Dr. Hicks emphasized the Department is committed to strengthening supply chains…