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U.S. Army Research Laboratory
In late 2003, ARL began producing prototype kits for HMMWVs using rolled homogenous armor steel and ballistic glass to provide the HMMWV with maximum balanced protection against small arms projectiles and fragments from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The effort was transitioned to the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, who further developed the solution for production by the Army industrial base.
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
The IED Countermeasure Equipment (ICE) is a radio-controlled IED countermeasure, completely composed of commercial-off-the-shelf technology. The Department of the Army IED Task Force identified ICE as a preventative solution to IED casualties and vetted the system through its confirmation process.
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
UTAMS is an acoustic localization system based on classic sound ranging principles with advanced and unique signal processing techniques that can detect and isolate transient events such as mortar or rocket firings, munitions impacts, and other explosive events.
U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
The M107 is a .50 caliber long range sniper rifle effective against various materiel and personnel targets such as parked aircraft; command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence sites; and lightly armored vehicles. The M107 has a longer stand off range and increased terminal effect when opposing snipers armed with smaller caliber weapons.
U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
The Lightweight Handheld Mortar Ballistic Computer System provides, for the first time, a handheld fire control system with GPS and digital communication capability for all fielded mortar weapon systems. The system calculates ballistic solutions and provides fire support coordination measures with functionality. The software component allows the weapon platform to receive, decode, encode, and send digital messages via the combat net radio to other weapon systems or command and control systems on the digital network.
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center
AMRDEC's Upgraded Aviation FBCB2 / BFT is a paradigm-shattering communication and tracking system that provides global, real-time, situational awareness and command and control to/from air and ground platforms in a compact militarized package. Consisting of a Miltope Laptop Computer, satellite antenna, and Global Positioning System receiver, BFT displays the air or ground platform's location on the computer's terrain-map display along with the respective location of other air and ground platforms.
U.S. Army Communications Electronic Research Development and Engineering Center
LCMR was designed to automatically locate mortar weapons over 360 degrees and to be sufficiently lightweight to support insertion by Airborne troops. LCMR is specified to detect and track mortar rounds that are out of range for most mortar weapons and locate the firing weapon with a target location error sufficient to neutralize the shooter with either combat air support or counterfire.
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
Chitosan is a biodegradable, nontoxic, complex carbohydrate derived from chitin, a naturally occurring substance. In an initial test of prototype laboratory-constructed dressings, this dressing significantly increased survival rates and reduced both blood loss and resuscitation fluid requirements following Grade V liver injuries in swine. The dressing is a freeze-dried chitosan-based dressing designed to optimize the mucoadhesive surface density and structural integrity of chitosan at the site of injury.
U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center
The Electronic Information Carrier is a wireless data storage device the size of a dog-tag that is capable of storing up to 4 gigabytes of data. The real power of the Wireless Electronic Information Center (WEIC) is its ability to securely and wirelessly read and write data within a range of 10 meters of medical devices such as the Battlefield Medical Information System-Telemedicine and the Composite HealthCare System II-T. It also has a universal physical interface which ensures its compatibility with commercial and Government off-the-shelf products.
U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center
Developed in collaboration with PEO Soldier, this new combat uniform increases performance capabilities through the application of new camouflage technologies, incorporation of functional fabric finishes, and design engineering for increased operational effectiveness, while reducing sustainment costs. Scientists fused terrain environments into a single visual camouflage design by analyzing terrain types and then incorporating the results into an acceptable digitized pattern. The Army Combat Uniform (ACU) includes coat, trousers, moisture wicking t-shirt, rigger-style belt, improved moisture wicking anti-blister socks, and no shine tan combat boots. The Chief of Staff of the Army approved the ACU to replace the Battle Dress Uniform and the Desert Camouflage Uniform.
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