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Army Aims To Have First Human-Machine Integrated Formation Platoons In FY ‘27

Army Aims To Have First Human-Machine Integrated Formation Platoons In FY ‘27
Robotic Combat Vehicle (Light), RCV(L), prototype during Soldier Experimentation at the National Training Center, NTC, Fort Irwin, CA from July to September 2023. Photo: Savannah Baldwin, Army's PEO Ground Combat Systems

The Army is aiming to have its first “human-machine integrated” formation (HMI-F) platoons in place around fiscal year 2027, a lead official said recently. Lt. Col. Jonathan Judy, the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office’s (RCCTO) military deputy leading HMI-F, said the phased effort to deploy formations outfitted with a slew of robotic platforms is still in the development phase, while there’s a “significant opportunity” for industry to assist in the iterative design process as the service moves forward.…

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