By Mr. Mike Shelton, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT BRAGG, N.C. — 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers recently completed the final phases of the Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment (MOLLE) 4000 rucksack operational test here. “The new MOLLE 4K is a compilation of the best parts of the […]
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Soldiers, Marines bring Joint Light Tactical Vehicle operational testing to completion
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Marines and Soldiers will finish testing the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Thursday at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) here. Soldiers from Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division joined with Marines […]
Airborne drop tests in progress for potential SOF Ground Mobility Vehicle
By Leon Price, Military Test Plans Anaylyst, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Testers at the U.S. Army Operational Test Command’s (USAOTC) Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD) here recently conducted low-velocity airdrops of the Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1). The vehicle […]
Army Aviators test new system to improve situational awareness, modernize aging UH-60A/L Blackhawk helicopters
By Maj. Richard Stravitsch, Rotary Wing Aircraft Division, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs JACKSON, Tenn. — To enhance Army battlefield lethality, UH-60A/L helicopter pilots recently tested technology which could drastically change how UH-60A/L Army aircrews plan and execute missions. Known as Air Soldier System (Air SS), aircrews receive improved situational […]
FA Soldiers test new precision targeting system to find friend or foe on battlefield
By Staff Sgt. Timothy Phillips, Test NCO, Fire Support Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT GREELY, Alaska — Twenty Field Artillery Soldiers are testing the Joint Effects Targeting System Target Laser Designation System (JETS-TLDS) at the Cold Regions Test Center here. The JETS-TLDS is a modular advanced sensor suite of three […]
Field Artillery Soldiers test latest M109A7 Paladin Howitzer upgrade at Ft. Riley
By Sgt. 1st Class Derek Green, Research Development Test & Evaluation NCO, Fire Support Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT RILEY, Kans. — Field Artillery Soldiers here are testing the new M109A7 Family of Vehicles (FoV) 155mm / 39 caliber Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) and the M992A3 FoV Carrier Ammunition Tracked (CAT). […]
