Choosing and building future weapon systems just got easier and faster for military planners, thanks to a convergence of legacy and new software and the might of supercomputers... Full Story ››
Military analysts now have a tool that brings together unprecedented modeling and simulation features to help them better choose, or build weapons to overpower future threats. Such features allow military researchers to analyze, for example, how a grenade, artillery round or any other weapon performs — or falls short — against moving targets...
In this edition of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory Fellows Corner, ARL Fellow Dr. Piotr Franaszczuk, discusses the field of computational neuroscience from its roots to the present day and how this field of research can lead to a better understanding of the brain structure and function. Franaszczuk believes that advances across the field and on-going research...
To keep Soldiers safe and the lines of communication open, frequent testing of radios used on the battlefield is imperative. That testing is becoming more automated and efficient with updates to the Communications Electronic Warfare Instrumentation System, or CEWIS, a suite of test equipment developed by the Communications Electronic Warfare Branch of the U.S....
The 2013 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony was held at the Myer Auditorium at Aberdeen Proving Ground, May 20. The guest speaker was the Honorable Heidi Shyu, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders...
On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. The single-day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department – the Department of Defense. The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated by parades, open houses, receptions...
May is National Electrical Safety Month and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory is stressing the importance of electrical safety awareness and best practices both at home and in the workplace. According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, workplace electrical incidents result in more than 300 deaths and 3,500 injuries every year in the United...
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Volume 2: Research@ARL
'Air' Apparent: Army teams with University of Maryland to create most realistic robotic bird
Date: June 04, 2013
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