Opportunity Knocks: A Snapshot of Army Technology Priorities

Hear all about it! Learn more about the Army’s top priorities for technological innovation — from wearables to robotics to electric vehicles and beyond — and how to get involved.

What you’ll find out

Tech priorities in:

• PNT modernization (2:12)
• AI/ML (3:51)
• Open architecture, modular systems, sensors, wearables (5:59)
• Energy and electrification (7:50)
• PNT sensor fusion, situational awareness, open standards (11:53)

How fixing “mundane” problems creates huge impact (18:22)

What’s next/how to engage:

• Alternate PNT, antijam capabilities (21:10)
• AI/ML at Army SBIR (25:55)
• Robotics, autonomous systems, ASTRA Event (Feb. 22) at Army RCCTO (27:17)
• Electrification, Army Vertex Event (Feb. 22) (28:13)

Key quotes

• “We’re looking at the disruptive technologies. Things that will really save us in terms of cost or even performance … so having the customer, the soldier, involved early on is one of the key things that we like to work with industry on.” — Chad Nash, PM PNT Deputy & Technical Director (02:50)
• “Not only AI/ML but robotics autonomous systems are going to play a big part in that. Right now, we’re focused on modular open system architecture so that we can plug and play sensors, and not be vendor locked, or have overly military specific solutions.” — COL Steve Hart, U.S. Army, 75th Innovation Command (6:33)
• “We’re looking for stuff that can power things that soldiers carry, ride in, shoot, move, or drive, okay? Second bucket, stuff that powers everything I just mentioned, either power storage or power generation. And the third one is stuff that can provide energy, or electrification, power, whatever terms you want to use.” — Brian Halloran, AAL, Director of Solution Innovation (08:30)
• “We’re really interested, again, in how we can apply some of these next generation technologies. To really not just evolutionize the way we do business, but really revolutionize it.” — Matt Willis, Army Prize Competitions and Army Applied SBIR Program, Director (11:08)

Who you’ll hear from

• Brian Halloran, AAL, Director of Solution Innovation
• COL Steve Hart, U.S. Army, 75th Innovation Command
• Matt Willis, Army Prize Competitions and Army Applied SBIR Program, Director
• Chad Nash, PM PNT, Deputy & Technical Director

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