FIELDING THE FUTURE


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CBRNE: Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive


CRADA: Cooperative research and development agreement


DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency YEARS IN THE MAKING


Specialized robots, developed over more than 10 years in a collaborative effort between DARPA and the CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center, answered an operational needs statement for the 2 ID. (Image by the author)


our foreign partners, to meet U.S. Army acquisition goals. In line with the chal- lenges facing the 2 ID, the project aims to integrate autonomous mapping, data teaming, and chemical, biological, radio- logical and nuclear sensor capabilities to support subterranean operations and address the capability gap for rapidly char- acterizing and exploiting underground facilities. Further, by tying back to the SubT community of interest and rele- vant CCDC research and development centers, FAST Korea serves as the bridge between technology development and the emerging requirements of the command- ers at 8th Army, 2nd Infantry Division


and Joint United States Military Affairs Group – Korea.


STATE THE COSTS UP FRONT: CUAS SUBTECHNOLOGIES Drones are a force to be reckoned with on present and future battlefields, as evidenced by the recent strike against Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani. U.S. Army commands around the world have been asking aggres- sively for counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) capabilities.


While many options are in development, no clear leader exists. Tis is partially because the underpinning technologies for CUAS are in constant evolution. If


commanders are made aware of the limi- tations up front, FAST officers can bring pieces of developmental materiel forward to solve present-day problems, while answer- ing the need for researchers and program offices to conduct operational and limited user testing. Tis happened in 2016 when 8th Army’s commanding general, Lt. Gen. Tomas Vandal, had to stop live-fire train- ing at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex for the entire South Korean peninsula because training rounds landed outside of designated impact areas. In conjunction with CCDC’s Armaments Center, the command’s FAST team at USFK offered a potential solution: As part of a devel- opmental CUAS system, the Armaments


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2ID: 2nd Infantry Division REF: Rapid Equipping Force SUGV: Small unmanned ground vehicle


TARDEC: U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center


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