Tag Archives: RDECOM

Scientists & Soldiers Collaborate for Tech Improvements

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Yolanda R. Arrington

For 30 years, the U.S. Army has embedded scientists and technology experts in the field to ensure the exchange of new technology.
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Posted in Articles, Technology | Tagged army, Development and Engineering Command, RDECOM, Technology, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Research | Comments Off

Army Engineers: Defining the Future Aviation Fleet

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Yolanda R. Arrington

The U.S. Army science and technology community is charting the future of military vertical lift aviation that will enable warfighters to accomplish missions not possible today.
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Posted in Articles, Technology | Tagged army aviation, aviation, DARPA, RDECOM, U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center, U.S. Army Communications Electronics Research, U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command | Comments Off

(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

Soldiers of the Future to Self-generate Power

Posted on December 22, 2014 by jtozer

Wearable technologies may provide U.S. soldiers with on-the-move, portable energy and reduce the weight of gear they carry into combat.
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Posted in Articles, Energy, Technology | Tagged acquisition support, Bionic Power’s Knee Harvester, Department of Defense, Development and Engineering Center, Emerging Concepts and Technologies, energy-harvesting, energy-harvesting devices, energy-harvesting technology solutions, Fort Benning, Integrated Soldier Power Data System, knee kinetic, Lightning Pack’s Rucksack Harvester, logistics power projection, materiel development, MC-10’s photovoltaic, MFIX, Natick Soldier Research, NSRDEC, power electronic devices, RDECOM, soldier-borne, sustainment, technologies, Technology, U.S. Army Materiel Command, Warfighter Directorate | Comments Off

Testing Out Robo-insects

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jtozer

The Army Research Lab announces plans to test insect-inspired robotic platform in an Army exercise.
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Posted in Articles, Robots | Tagged 3D mapping, Carnegie Mellon University, Development and Engineering Command, Dr. Joseph Conroy, insect neurophysiology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Micro-Autonomous Systems Technology Collaborative Technology Alliance, MUM-T exercise, RDECOM, research, robotic systems, U.S. Army Materiel Command, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania | Comments Off

Enhanced Grenade Lethality

Posted on September 16, 2014 by jtozer

Army engineers work to integrate sensors and logic devices to scan and filter the environment and autonomously airburst the fuze in the ideal spot.
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Posted in Articles, Technology | Tagged ARDEC, ARDEC Public Affairs, Armament Research, army, artificial obstacles, concealment, counter-defilade puzzle, decisive edge, defilade, Development, Discovery, empower, engineering, Eric Kowal, future, grenade, innovation, innovative, invention, Joint Service Small Arms Program, lethality, M203, M320, overmatch, Picatinny Aresnal, Project Manager Ammunition Systems, protect, RDECOM, research, SAGM, science, scientists, Small Arms Grenade Munitions, Steven Gilbert, unburden, warfighter launch | Comments Off

Disruptive Tech & How it is Changing the Future

Posted on September 9, 2014 by jtozer

Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory are unlocking the mysteries of power, energy and lethality in the search for new materials and technologies.
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Posted in Articles, Technology | Tagged army, decisive edge, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Development, Discovery, disruptive energetic and propulsion science, empower, energy, engineering, future, image-based navigation, innovation, innovative, invention, lethal and scalable effects, lethality, low-cost hyper-accurate weapons, overmatch, power, protect, RDECOM, research, science, scientists, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, unburden | Comments Off

Are You Gonna Eat That?

Posted on July 29, 2014 by jtozer

Scientists at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center are working on testing a new technology to detect and prevent food poisoning.
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Posted in Articles, Technology, Videos | Tagged Aberdeen Proving Ground, armed with science, AWS, detecting food poisoning, DoD News, dod technology, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, food poisoning, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, RDECOM, researchers, science, SSG Adam Ross | Comments Off

Fuel is the second largest transported item next to water, and is therefore vulnerable to attack. Find out how the Army is working to lessen the reliance on fuel convoys while improving fuel efficiency.
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Posted in Articles, Energy | Tagged army, army research laboratory, cerdec, communications-electronics center, Defense Department, Development and Engineering Command, fuel cell power systems, Fuel reforming, Jet Propellant 8, ommand, Power and Integration Directorate, Power Generation and Alternative Energy Branch, RDECOM, U.S. Army Research, Unmanned Ground Systems | Comments Off