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Army Holding Second Adaptive Squad Architecture Industry Day In January

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, December 6th, 2019

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Army Holding Second Adaptive Squad Architecture Industry Day In January

Adaptive squad architecture will assist in identifying, defining and maintaining interfaces, which will enable the squad to be managed as an integrated platform. (Photo Credit: PEO Soldier)

The Army in January will host a second industry day for its program to build a new technology architecture that will allow soldiers to function as “integrated weapons platforms,” as the service looks to receive feedback on finalizing the project’s common standards. Officials from Program Executive Office-Soldier will detail the latest updates on the Adaptive Squad Architecture (ASA) effort, as well as provide information on the new Squad Integration Facility at Fort Belvoir in Virginia that is housing the project’s…

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