Tag: Next Generation Command And Control
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Lessons from Ukraine inspire ongoing hackathon at Fort Carson to integrate legacy computer systems
By Mary Shinn and Savannah Eller Lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine inspired an ongoing hackathon at Fort Carson, where defense contractors are integrating previously siloed technology, such as air and missile defense systems and drones. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said he had the idea while talking with Ukrainian fighters in Germany who were working…
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Fort Carson soldiers test new communications system for the battlefield at Piñon Canyon
As Fort Carson soldiers made their way through shrubby evergreens, their boots sinking into the powder-dry soil, their task was to take an enemy trench. A small drone hummed above them, a monotone contrast to the sharp crack of their machine-gun fire. The company of soldiers arrived at the battleground in hulking eight-wheeled Strykers. They…
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Fort Carson testing medical sensors to improve battlefield care
Future Army medics and doctors may obtain real-time vital signs from casualties in the field through wearable sensors, allowing them to provide better, more consistent care and potentially save more lives. Fort Carson soldiers tested the wearable sensors during a recent simulated mass casualty event as part of a larger exercise focused on building a…
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Rune Technologies’ software to modernize Army supply chain systems
Fuel, food, ammunition and spare parts — all are on what would seem like an endless list of needs to keep the Army moving in the field. Many of these needs are managed on spreadsheets and whiteboards, and take hours of manpower to manage. Rune Technologies, a Virginia-based company, is building software, TyrOS, to help…
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Fort Carson starts testing new Army-wide communications system
When two M777 howitzers fired at Fort Carson Wednesday the blasts were identical, but the computer systems behind the explosions were decades apart in sophistication. One from 1995, still used across the Army, carries a name matching its clunky nature. The Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System is slow to reboot, taking 45 minutes at…