Countering Enemy Drones
The Army seeks solutions to defend personnel and equipment by disabling or destroying aerial swarms, high-speed racing drones, and autonomous drones. Applicable technologies may include, but are not limited to, unmanned aerial solutions, communication disrupting technologies, and auto-detection and targeting systems.
Disrupting Enemy Detection & Targeting
We are pursuing counter enemy surveillance capabilities to make vehicles and their optical, thermal, acoustic, and electromagnetic emissions difficult to detect or, if detected, harder to target. Effectively camouflaging these signatures or creating false positive diversions increases the security of personnel and equipment.
Operating in Complex Terrain
How do we safely maneuver armored vehicles through complex urban areas or restrictive environments? What innovations in robotics, satellite communications, or sensor technologies can decrease exposure to vulnerable situations?
Active Defense/Advanced Vehicle Protection Suites
The Army wants to explore combinations of active and passive defense solutions in layers to disrupt, deter, and ultimately defeat threats and fortify vehicle and crew protection.
Obstacle Breaching & Water Crossing Operations
We are interested in faster and safer ways to breach obstacles and improve water crossing operations. Breaching obstacles require more than one technique, often detonating and plowing minefields, avoiding anti-tank ditches, physical barriers, concertina wire, and more. Wet gap or water crossing may include different rafting or bridge building solutions. Improvements within these use cases may include human-machine integration or robotics decreasing the need for equipment-intensive solutions, and expediting the operation.