By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — A new building serving as a technology collaboration hub opened here Wednesday, along with an announcement of a cyber education plan among Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s academic, community, and industry partners. The Army Test and […]
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Media Advisory — Ft. Hood opens Technology Integration Center to bond Army testing, academic, community, industry partners
WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Operational Test Command (OTC) will open its new Technology Integration Center here 9 a.m. Aug. 28, aiming to connect its test technology developers and users world-wide with other engineers, analysts, technicians and academia. The center will also provide an anchor point for OTC to better collaborate […]
Ft. Hood Black Hawk aviation crews test new Army aircraft survivability system
By Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Rubio, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama – The latest countermeasures designed to improve Army aircraft survivability were tested here by helicopter aircrews based out of Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas. Soldiers from the 3rd Assault Helicopter […]
Ft. Benning Rangers jump test new backpack systems for forced entry operations
By Sgt. 1st Class Ian Seymour, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BENNING, Georgia – Army Rangers here are evaluating three Mystery Ranch backpack variations by jumping out of U.S. Air Force C–130 Hercules aircraft. The three commercial off the shelf variants tested by Soldiers with the 75th Ranger […]
Pilots, ground troops combine to test new Apache helicopter upgrades
By Capt. Christina Smith, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — During the largest Aviation test of 2019, Apache and Unmanned Aerial System pilots joined combat ground forces to test an upgraded Apache helicopter version. The complex operational test of the AH64E Version 6 Apache helicopter […]
82nd Airborne snipers jump, testing new Compact Sniper rifle system
By Mr. Mike Shelton, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Operational testing of the Army’s newest precision rifle, the Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) began recently, marking one of the final hurdles this system will face prior to fielding. Snipers assigned to the 82nd Airborne […]
