U.S. Army Announces Small Business-Targeted Contract Awards for Ground Vehicle Technologies

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…

U.S. Army, Michigan State Police Drive Automotive Cybersecurity

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…

Culminating event brings four spirals of Port Improvement via Exigent Repair technology together

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…

U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command MAPS Program Successfully Completes Layered Protection Range Demonstration

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…

3rd virtual experiment informs future manned-unmanned teaming missions

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…