SHOP TALK


Perconti speaks with Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, then-vice chief of staff of the Army, during Allyn’s April 2017 visit to ARL. ARL was established in 1992 to focus on gathering and generating land warfare technologies needed by the Army. With the recent stand-up of the Army Futures Command, ARL will focus on high-risk, high-payoff research to support S&T across the new command and represent its S&T interests worldwide. (U.S. Army Research Laboratory photo)


multidomain, high-intensity conflict, and will maintain its abil- ity to conduct irregular warfare while simultaneously deterring adversaries anytime, anywhere, by 2028; ARL is looking at 2028 and beyond. ARL has a plenoptic view of science and technology: We look at our research through many lenses across time. ARL researchers focus on the future, while simultaneously looking to exploit breakthroughs for nearer-term innovation—for example, to address excessive wear in large-caliber gun tubes.


Recently, ARL connected long-running materials research in tantalum “cold spray” technology with collaborative partners to form the basis for new gun-tube material improvement programs. Tantalum is a high-temperature- and wear-resistant material that provides longer service life and is the only material tested that can


withstand the higher temperatures of advanced propellants. Cold spray is the only technique developed that can apply a tantalum bore coating for large-caliber cannon tubes.


We always look for opportunities to roll out disruptive technol- ogies as they emerge. If we have an S&T breakthrough with the potential to change the way the Army fights and wins our nation’s wars, then it is our responsibility to rapidly work to get that innovative technology pushed toward a transition part- ner. Early-onset partnering is a method ARL uses to quickly transition knowledge, ideas, information and technology. To effectively apply the science and technology ARL develops, it’s important to understand the capability gaps and how S&T can be used to meet the need. Tis is where partnering early with


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