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Army Officials Seek Multi-Purpose Tech To Fund For Fielding, Experimentation

Army Officials Seek Multi-Purpose Tech To Fund For Fielding, Experimentation
Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy (center, left) visits a firing range at Fort Belvoir on April 17 to witness soldiers firing the new XM-17 handgun and demonstrate other technologies. (Photo by Dan Parsons)

FORT BELVOIR, Va. – Undersecretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy continued his tour of the service’s research facilities to see in person development projects to help determine which technologies will be greenlit in the next fiscal year.McCarthy visited Program Executive Officer Soldier (PEO Soldier) along with three Cross-Functional Team (CFT) leaders to see how the office and teams are pooling resources to develop technologies that can satisfy multiple requirements.“We’re very encouraged,” he said. “I think the rigor behind the investment…

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