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 […]
Operational testing
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). […]
Army, Marine Corps begin testing new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
By Sherman Jennings, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs TWENTY-NINE PALMS, Calif. — Marines and Soldiers have started testing the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) in eastern California’s Mojave Desert at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. The JLTV is a joint military […]
Commentary: Innovation in Army Testing provides modernization and readiness
By Michael DiGennaro, Senior Technologist, Test Technology Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The Army’s only independent operational test organization has the awesome responsibility for making sure new equipment issued to Soldiers works as advertised. With the motto “Truth in Testing,” the U.S. Army Operational Test Command […]
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