Winning the peace: A rucksack for OOTW

Article Abstract:

The Defense Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO) has developed software that is designed to help better prepare the U.S. forces deployed in support of operations other than war (OOTW). The DMSO has used the flexible asymmetric simulation technologies (FAST) to develop a prototype rucksack that enables warriors to prosecute aspects of selective mission areas with OOTW across shifting civil-military operations.

Product development, Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, Trainers & Simulators, Electrical equipment & supplies, not elsewhere classified, Technology application, Synthetic training devices, Simulators (Training equipment), Synthetic training device industry, Simulator industry

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Unmanned ground vehicles

Article Abstract:

The United States Armed Forces have started using the unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in the Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The evaluation of Dragon Runner, a micro-UGV that focuses on the urban battlefield and is terrainable enough to overcome the small obstacles and negotiate loose soils and sands, is presented.

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Catching more IED emplacers

Article Abstract:

The U.S. military was caught by surprise by the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by h enemy in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is suggested that good intelligence process and unmanned aerial surveillance could prove to be useful to counter the IED threat.

Iraq, Design and construction, Improvised explosive devices

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