Conferences In A Pandemic – And After: AUSA’s Lessons Learned

Conferences In A Pandemic – And After: AUSA’s Lessons Learned
Conferences In A Pandemic – And After: AUSA’s Lessons Learned

Holding events virtually saves venue, transportation, and lodging costs, AUSA’s Guy Swan says, but setting up and checking all the digital links takes way more work from staff. They’re hoping to do part of their October Annual Meeting in person in DC.

Do Soldiers Dream Of Electric Trucks?

Do Soldiers Dream Of Electric Trucks?
Do Soldiers Dream Of Electric Trucks?

While Tesla won’t be building heavy tanks, the Army Futures & Concepts Center says moving lighter, wheeled vehicles from fossil fuel to electric drive could streamline supply lines – and save lives.

New TRISO Nuclear Mini-Reactors Will Be Safe: Program Manager

New TRISO Nuclear Mini-Reactors Will Be Safe: Program Manager
New TRISO Nuclear Mini-Reactors Will Be Safe: Program Manager

If the Pentagon does build the mobile reactors, it will deploy them far from the front lines – and even if they’re hit, their revolutionary TRISO fuel pellets will stay intact at temperatures that can melt steel.

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Raytheon Ramps Up Range On TOW Missile

Raytheon Ramps Up Range On TOW Missile
Raytheon Ramps Up Range On TOW Missile

The original TOW was a revolutionary tank-killer when it entered service in 1970. With a new warhead, improved guidance, and greater range, the newest model is not your grandfather’s guided missile.

xTechSearch: Army Picks Top 10 Tech Innovators

xTechSearch: Army Picks Top 10 Tech Innovators
xTechSearch: Army Picks Top 10 Tech Innovators

From throwable cameras to magnetic brakes, from disease prevention to battlefield networks, these small businesses have technologies the Army really wants. Read on to find out why.

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Raytheon AI: Fix That Part Before It Breaks

Raytheon AI: Fix That Part Before It Breaks
Raytheon AI: Fix That Part Before It Breaks

A modern mechanized military lives or dies by maintenance. But what if a computer could warn you when your weapons and vehicles were about to break, so you could fix them before they ever let you down?

PRSM: Lockheed Long-Range Missile Passes Short-Range Stress Test

PRSM: Lockheed Long-Range Missile Passes Short-Range Stress Test
PRSM: Lockheed Long-Range Missile Passes Short-Range Stress Test

The Precision Strike Missile’s rocket booster is so powerful that short-range shots actually put more stress on the weapon than letting it loose to fly its full distance, Lockheed told us.

FLRAA In Flight: Watch The SB>1 Defiant & V-280 Valor In The Air

FLRAA In Flight: Watch The SB>1 Defiant & V-280 Valor In The Air
FLRAA In Flight: Watch The SB>1 Defiant & V-280 Valor In The Air

WASHINGTON: In normal times, this week would see Bell Textron and the Sikorsky-Boeing team showing off their cutting-edge aircraft at AUSA Global Force in Huntsville, with video displays, models, and even full-size mock-ups. With conferences closed down because of the coronavirus, we’re making an all-out push to give you a virtual taste of Huntsville (click…

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Raytheon: Robotized Factory Speeds Up Army LTAMDS Radar

Raytheon: Robotized Factory Speeds Up Army LTAMDS Radar
Raytheon: Robotized Factory Speeds Up Army LTAMDS Radar

The company is using extensive automation and a new generation of high-efficiency gallium nitride materials to accelerate development of the Lower-Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor, LTAMDS.

COVID-19: Biotech Innovators Pitch Army Rapid Test Kits & More

COVID-19: Biotech Innovators Pitch Army Rapid Test Kits & More
COVID-19: Biotech Innovators Pitch Army Rapid Test Kits & More

The Army launched its Shark Tank-style xTechSearch before coronavirus hit, but several of the small firms competing for $1.2 million in prizes are working on ways to help.

FVL: Bell, Sikorsky-Boeing Split $181M To Finalize FLRAA Designs

FVL: Bell, Sikorsky-Boeing Split $181M To Finalize FLRAA Designs
FVL: Bell, Sikorsky-Boeing Split $181M To Finalize FLRAA Designs

After two years of intensive digital engineering, in 2022 the Army will pick either a Bell tiltrotor or a Sikorsky-Boeing compound helicopter to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk.

‘No Timeout’ In Future Wars: Army Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE

‘No Timeout’ In Future Wars: Army Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE
‘No Timeout’ In Future Wars: Army Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE

20th century warfare was like football, with lines, phases, and pauses, the head of Army Futures Command told us. 21st century conflict is like hockey: unrelenting, brutal, and chaotic. So how do you coordinate your players well enough to win?

Coronavirus: AUSA Cancels Huntsville Conference

Coronavirus: AUSA Cancels Huntsville Conference
Coronavirus: AUSA Cancels Huntsville Conference

“This was a tough decision,” association president Carter Ham told Breaking Defense, but with over 6,000 people expected to gather in close quarters, “I am confident this is the right decision.”

20 Firms Of 350 Advance In Army Shark Tank: $1.7 M In Prizes

20 Firms Of 350 Advance In Army Shark Tank: $1.7 M In Prizes
20 Firms Of 350 Advance In Army Shark Tank: $1.7 M In Prizes

Read about the 20 innovators in AI, biotech, materials & more who will compete at AUSA’s Huntsville conference in March as the Army shakes up its acquisition system.