Army Technology Transfer Program News

DEVCOM CBC Partners with the University of Hawaii to Enhance Bioprinting and Advanced Manufacturing

Pentagon News — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:15:00 GMT

The U.S. Army DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center (CBC)and the University of Hawaii (UH) System are collaborating under a CRADA and two Joint Work Statements (JWS) to enhance warfighter survivability and effectiveness. Their initiatives focus on leveraging biomaterials and advanced manufacturing, including projects like organ-on-a-chip scientific tools and broader manufacturing and repair capabilities to support USINDOPACOM operations in Hawaii.

Army Scientists Develop New Battery Treatment Process

Pentagon News — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:01:00 GMT

U.S. Army scientists have developed a new surface treatment that could lead to more efficient and longer-lasting batteries for military applications. The team at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, known as DEVCOM ARL, created a process that treats multivalent metal electrodes with an acidic solution, creating an ultra-thin protective layer that improves overall battery performance

Army licenses biological sampling tool to company to prevent the spread of illnesses from kitchens, mess halls

Pentagon News — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:39:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center, located in Natick, MA, recently granted a non-exclusive commercial patent license to SafetySpect, Inc., a dual-use biomedtech/agtech company headquartered in Grand Forks, ND. The license is in furtherance of the commercialization of a handheld tool designed to remove biological matter from surfaces and store it for subsequent analysis, to support food safety and surface sanitation efforts.

DEVCOM Soldier Center team wins Major General Harold J. Greene Innovation Award

Pentagon News — Wed, 29 May 2024 15:36:48 GMT

A team from DEVCOM Soldier Center won the prestigious Major General Harold “Harry” J. Greene Team Innovation Award in the warfighter category for developing a new way to process combat helmet preforms and their associated layer-by-layer-design. The innovation award recognizes advances in research and development leading to technologies that enhance Soldier performance and readiness.

DEVCOM Soldier Center’s hydration flow meter helps prevent dehydration in Soldiers

Pentagon News — Wed, 29 May 2024 15:32:34 GMT

Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, have invented a personal flow meter to measure water consumption. The invention, which has been licensed to an industry partner, will serve to help prevent dehydration in the nation’s warfighters. Preventing dehydration is important since it can impact Soldier health and performance. Monitoring and understanding hydration status of warfighters can help prevent heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Army Licenses Ambidextrous Gun Holster to Maine-based Company

Pentagon News — Wed, 29 May 2024 14:16:54 GMT

Army DEVCOM developed a holster that accommodates an attached aiming light, red dot, and integrated safety features; Down East to manufacture the design.

ERDC Technology Transfer Professional Receives DoD George Linsteadt Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer

Pentagon News — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 04:00:00 GMT

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OASD(R&E)) bestows the Linsteadt Award annually to recognize DoD T2 professionals who embody Mr. Linsteadt’s legacy in shaping the DoD T2 community while simultaneously highlighting initiatives that have had a significant impact on the DoD T2 program. OASD(R&E) continues its tradition of championing DoD research, science, technology, engineering, and innovation efforts to maintain the United States military’s technological advantage through the Linsteadt Award.

DEVCOM C5ISR Center Signs Industry Partnerships in Support of Advanced Capabilities for Future Ground Combat Platforms

Pentagon News — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:19:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center (C5ISR Center) executed Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) in FY23 with three industry partners in support of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team’s (NGCV CFT) primary modernization efforts. The CRADAs established partnerships to support critical automation capabilities for the design of future armored platforms.

U.S. Army and Shell Collaborate on Energy Solutions

Pentagon News — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT

DEVCOM Commander MG Miles Brown and Shell Global Solutions President Dr. Selda Gunsel signed a five-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), solidifying the Army’s commitment to its Climate Strategy and the unique opportunity to improve our Nation’s defense capabilities and become a more efficient force, while securing a sustainable, cleaner future for our planet.

AI in Space: West Point Advances Astronaut Healthcare

Pentagon News — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT

In the vast expanse of space, where expert medical help is millions of miles away, a new hero

Interagency Collaboration Achieves Far-Reaching Perimeter Security Solutions

Pentagon News — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT

The collaboration between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and two

DEVCOM Soldier Center and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Collaborating to Optimize Soldier Performance and Health

Pentagon News — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM SC) entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), with Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. DEVCOM SC and Harvard Chan School are working together to develop nutritional interventions to optimize Soldier performance and health. The CRADA will enable both organizations to leverage the other’s scientific expertise.

DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center Partners with IndyGeneUS to Advance the Development of the Pocket Detection Pouch

Pentagon News — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMT

In June 2023, a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) was approved between IndyGeneUS AI and U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) to commercialize the Pocket Detection Pouch (PDP) to deliver rapid identification of potential exposure to environmental and infectious hazards in a small form factor device for military and civilian first responders.

U.S. Army and L3Harris Sign MOSA Agreement for Next Generation Ground Combat Vehicles

Pentagon News — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:00:00 GMT

The US Army and L3Harris Technologies have partnered to support the service’s modular open systems approach (MOSA) for next-generation ground combat vehicles. The US Department of Defense MOSA strategy includes cost reductions and timeline optimizations to ensure warfighter readiness on multi-domain missions.

New, shortened BAD for 120mm mortar designed by US Army

Pentagon News — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 04:00:00 GMT

Engineers at the U.S. Army's DEVCOM Armaments Center have designed a new bolt-on muzzle cone for the 120mm mortar tube.

Scottsboro City Schools enter partnership with DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center

Pentagon News — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:00:00 GMT

Scottsboro City Schools officially signed a partnership with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC).

DEVCOM Soldier Center event honors patent inventors for warfighter innovations

Pentagon News — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 05:00:00 GMT

A ceremony honoring patent inventors at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, underscored the center’s commitment to innovations benefitting the warfighter.

Improved ice removal methods lead to patent for ERDC CRREL inventor

Pentagon News — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT

For the military, icy conditions threaten the safety and success of global operations by severing communication and utility networks, halting transportation and interfering with visibility. For one inventor at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), such ice adhesion scenarios are rich with research questions, leading to her invention, which enables high-fidelity control over ice growth on surfaces for ice adhesion research.

US Army Analytics Group Confirms 1000x Performant Cybersecurity Technology by Entanglement AI™, Run on Groq™ Hardware, Advancing National Security Systems

Pentagon News — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 04:00:00 GMT

The United States Army has released a Validation Report confirming that Entanglement AI's cybersecurity solution on Groq technology – specifically a GroqNode™ – and simultaneously using quantum and classical algorithms for anomaly detection, is running the world's fastest Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization ("QUBO") Solver, noted in the report as "dramatically faster and more accurate… - with far fewer false positives - than any known technology."

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground hosts cutting edge artillery demonstration

Pentagon News — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:24:00 GMT

In mid-September, YPG hosted a demonstration showcasing the use of the United States’ most cutting edge 155mm artillery munitions with the South Korean K9A1 Thunder Self-Propelled Howitzer and K10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicle.