The January – March 2018 issue of Army AL&T magazine showcases the amazing work done by the Army science and technology community—some 28,350 employees at over 80 sites in 32 states across the U.S. and in 14 foreign countries - with more than two dozen articles originating in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology (DASA(R&T)) that provide an in-depth view of where Army science and technology are and where they need to go to meet the Army’s top technology priorities.
Highlights from the magazine include:
For Dr. Thomas P. Russell, the DASA(R&T), envisioning and developing the capabilities that the Army will need in five years or 30 years doesn’t require a crystal ball—just science. Find out more in “IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SCIENCE.”
Ponder the paradox of artificial intelligence. Are Siri and Google maps just apps (yes), or are they stunning demonstrations of AI’s power that would have blown minds 30 years ago (also yes)? Read “THE ARTIFICIAL BECOMES REAL.”
The Army’s primary science and technology arm, the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), is developing technologies for the future multidomain battle scenario, in “WORLD-CLASS TECH, ACCORDING TO PLAN.”
Robbie Schingler, one of the founders of Planet, a private company that has a constellation of nearly 200 satellites taking daily images of the Earth, outlines lessons that the Army can learn from a strategy of going big by going small, in “VERY SMALL SATELLITES, VERY BIG DEAL.”
Read Army AL&T emagazine online: http://usaasc.armyalt.com/.
| Published: | January 5, 2018 |
[The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)](https://asc.army.mil/) is a Direct Reporting Unit of the [Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology](https://www.army.mil/asaalt) responsible for providing oversight of the approximately 29,000-strong Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW). The Army Director for Acquisition Career Management (DACM) is the Army’s senior level advocate for all AAW matters. The AAW consists of civilian and military professionals residing in Army staff offices, Army commands, Army service component commands, Capability Program Executive offices, and direct reporting units.
Army AL&T's mission is to serve the Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology community by educating, informing, motivating and instructing the AL&T Workforce with topical and useful information on AL&T processes, policies, best practices and lessons learned, in support of the ASA(ALT) and Principal Military Deputy and with guidance and direction from the Army AL&T Editorial Advisory Board.
