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BUILT FOR SURGE: Contractor employees at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant prepare 155 mm artillery rounds to be filled as a part of the load, assemble and pack operation. The plant…
NOT YOUR MOTHER’S MICROWAVE: RCCTO will field a prototype Indirect Fire Protection Capability - High Power Microwave at the platoon level in fiscal year 2024. (Photos courtesy of RCCTO) …
DOD and the Army can do more to help, innovative firms say. by Michael Bold Tapping the innovation of small high-tech businesses has been a goal of…
Contractors have pivoted, practically overnight, to keep in step with the DOD throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic response. by Ellen Summey The federal government usually moves…
LIVE COMMUNICATIONS: The Army needs advanced interoperable communications so that Soldiers can communicate in real time, helping to ensure mission success. (Photo courtesy of PacStar) Industry helps to keep…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (October 14, 2020)—The Army relies on the industrial base to produce things—like helicopters, tanks and satellites—that it just can’t buy at the local supermarket. The…
MANUAL INSTRUCTION: Maj. Sarah Sanjakdar, center, learned the value of seeking feedback on the function and usefulness of two FDA-approved TBI screening devices at medical facilities across the U.S. Central…
SETTING UP: Spc. Cheryll Eguilos, left, demonstrates how to set up a Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in February 2018. Radio communication in Afghanistan…
The Army's requirement calls for the highest energy-density fuel combined with the lowest mass and volume—and gasoline and diesel win over alternative energy. by Dr. David J.…
QUICK DRAW: Sgt. Brett Knox with the Kendrick Memorial Blood Center, located outside Fort Gordon, Georgia, takes blood from Patrick Young, an employee at Winn Army Community Hospital, as a…
THE DIVISION: The Kansas City District Contracting Division is pictured with then-Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement Stuart Hazlett, outside of the Bolling Federal Building in downtown Kansas…
REAL-WORLD TEST: During PNTAX, developers and Soldiers assessed how more than 80 mounted, dismounted and NAVWAR capabilities and systems operated within a replicated real-world, anti-access and area-denied environment. (Photo by…
THE MODERN LOOK: Modern storage magazines, which are larger, drier and provide electrical service, would provide greater capability to properly store modern munitions. The organic industrial base needs…
FIBER OPTICS: Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) research and development technician Chhea Chhav monitors a fiber draw on one of AFFOA’s five fiber draw towers. Draws need to be…
SEEING THE SUPPLY CHAIN: Full visibility of the supply chain has been a high priority for the PM IVAS team, in collaboration with industry partners. The security and quality of…
APPLYING TRAINING: The Department of Defense Security Cooperation Workforce Certification Program is based on nine security cooperation competencies and 58 job tasks. It has three elements: training, experience and continuous…