DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. — U.S. Army researchers in early Fiscal Year 2020 selected a handful of proposals for funding through its Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) and Small Business Innovation Fund (SBIR) efforts, targeting technology advancements in vehicle protection, survivability, and maneuverability, vehicle-based fuel cells, and autonomy. The announcement comes from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities…
December 16, 2019 LANSING, Mich.—U.S. Army engineers and scientists specializing in automotive cyber security with their colleagues from the Michigan State Police (MSP) demonstrated the results of applying Army cyber security tools to the law enforcement agency’s fleet vehicles December 6. The Army experts are from the nearby U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Ground…
Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations (JCTD) are meant to develop, demonstrate and transition emerging technologies and prototypes to meet our Warfighter’s needs by accelerating acquisition and fielding decision capability in two to four years. In the past, commanders lacked the capability to assure continued logistics agility and freedom of maneuver for U.S. forces. They required a…
By: Kim Cobb, U.S. Army CCDC GVSC DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. — U.S. Army engineers representing the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) and Product Manager Vehicle Protection Systems (PdM VPS) teams recently hosted a successful MAPS leadership event at U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal. The centerpiece of…
By GVSC and NGCV CFT Public Affairs DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich.—Soldiers, engineers, and other armor experts came together here for the first in a series of Optionally Manned Tank Soldier Innovation Workshops to begin planning for the next generation tank. For the 3-day workshop, the team held group discussions on what capabilities the Army’s next tank…
WARREN, Mich.—Thirty Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division supported the Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center Virtual Experiment #3 last month to help inform the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team’s campaign of learning for Manned and Un-Manned Teaming. The campaign of learning is part of GVSC’s Virtual Prototyping process…
CAMP GRAYLING, Mich.–Tomorrow’s battlefield won’t be limited to direct enemy fire. It’s expected to be a hyperactive environment of cyber and electronic warfare where warfighters are contested the minute they leave a start-point to the minute they arrive on the objective. As this activity increases, so does the risk. Last week, the Army’s Ground Vehicle…
Nestled in the Cumberland hills of Pennsylvania on a post run by the Defense Logistics Agency, a small laboratory resides that is vital to the mission and safety of the Army. Supported by chemists and tech nicians, the CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) U.S. Army Petroleum Laboratory performs critical tests and evaluations on military…
FORT BLISS, New Mexico—Motor transport operators, more commonly known in the Army as “88 Mikes,” drive the Army’s tactical wheeled vehicles that transport cargo on the battlefield. They are the backbone of the Army’s support and sustainment structure, and what they do makes them highly vulnerable to enemy attack. Sixteen of these Soldiers who paid…
