Army AL&T News

U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command hosted xTech Overwatch for Unmanned Systems Oct. 27-29, 2025, at the Bush Combat Development Center - Innovation Proving Ground in Bryan, Texas, which provided industry partners and academia the ability to continue development integrated within the Army.

FUZE: The Army’s New VC Model

By Behind The Frontlines, From the Frontlines, Science & Technology

Traditional approaches to Army prototyping efforts have been known to move at a lackluster speed, letting ideas gather dust, while near-peer adversaries field “good enough” solutions to operational units. FUZE is the U.S. Army’s flagship innovation program, which adopts a venture capitalist (VC) model to expedite military technology development.

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VOLUNTEERING FOR VETERANS Johnson, left, with Staff Sgt. Chrisantus Sakwa, Sgt. 1st Class Douglass Staub and Staff Sgt. Bruce Balsink, all with the 921st Contracting Battalion, volunteered to support a Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals event in May 2021. The nonprofit was founded to educate active-duty military personnel and veterans on sustainable homeownership, financial literacy, VA loan awareness and economic opportunities. (Photos provided by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Johnson)

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By Workforce

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center, The Army Acquisition School TITLE: Instructor YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 MILITARY OR CIVILIAN: Military YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 14 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: DOD…

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NPS Offers Three New Master’s Programs in Acquisition and Financial Management

By AAW Spotlights, Behind The Frontlines, Career Development, Workforce

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is offering three new master’s degree programs for eligible Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) personnel: Master of Science in Acquisition – Contract Management; Master of Science in Acquisition – Program Management; and Master of Science in Financial Management. Designed for flexibility, all three 24-month programs are offered remotely and part-time, allowing students to study from their duty station without career interruption.

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NPS Offers Three New Master’s Programs in Acquisition and Financial Management

By AAW Spotlights, Behind The Frontlines, Career Development, Workforce

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is offering three new master’s degree programs for eligible Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) personnel: Master of Science in Acquisition – Contract Management; Master of Science in Acquisition – Program Management; and Master of Science in Financial Management. Designed for flexibility, all three 24-month programs are offered remotely and part-time, allowing students to study from their duty station without career interruption.

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Australian Army soldiers Private Sebastian Jayne, left, Bombardier Charlie Vera, center, and Gunner Zaryn Monson, right, from 54 Siege Battery, 14th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, stand in front of a HIMARS after firing a PrSM at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.

Precision Strike Missile Success at Talisman Sabre: Accelerating Army Long Range Precision Fires Modernization

By Behind The Frontlines, From the Frontlines, Science & Technology

As the Army enhances Soldier lethality, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition’s (JPEO A&A) Product Manager (PdM) Small Caliber Ammunition is developing the XM1224 Hybrid-Anti Materiel Round (HAMR) precision cartridge for the MK22 Precision Sniper Rifle.

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A representative image of DSCS III, an example of a Defense Satellite Communications System that falls within the WSOMS, the support of which will transfer from CECOM SEC to the U.S. Space Force once the transition plan is signed. It provides secure communication services to the DoW and its allies. (Image by FoxPictures, Shutterstock)

CECOM SEC Transitions Sustainment of Wideband Satellite Communications Operational Management System to U.S. Space Force

By From the Frontlines, Science & Technology

The United States Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Center (SEC) will transfer the life cycle sustainment responsibilities of the Wideband Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Operational Management System (WSOMS) to the United States Space Force (USSF) in fiscal year 2026.

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