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Army Seeking Input On Industry’s Deep Sensing Capabilities For Upcoming Experiment

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, October 23rd, 2020

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Army Seeking Input On Industry’s Deep Sensing Capabilities For Upcoming Experiment

Soldiers with the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team observe an impact zone from a forward observation point during Dynamic Front 2019 in Torun, Poland, March 5, 2019. Photo: U.S. Army.

The Army is seeking industry’s input on available long-range command and control and sensor communications capabilities that could be used for an upcoming experiment to address technology gaps for linking future long-range precision fires. A Request for Information notice released Friday said the Army may select a limited number of participants to demonstrate deep sensing capabilities at a series of risk reduction experiments, which are set to run from December through March 2021 at Fort Dix in New Jersey. “The…

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