Got New Autonomous Tech? The Army Wants to See It

Published on February 22, 2023

The United States Army is laying the groundwork for its second autonomous technology assessment event. The Army’s main research laboratory - the Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory - is requesting information on ‘a range of autonomy-enabled capabilities.’

The event will place particular emphasis on autonomous systems with enhanced mobility, detection, and teaming. With its modernization goals in mind, the Army is using the event to accelerate its understanding of the challenges it faces in this domain. White papers must first be submitted by interested applicants to advance.

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