transforming in contact Archives

Soldiers with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, operate various military vehicles at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, July 18, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Rebeca Soria)

Army testing how existing equipment can be used differently as it seeks to ‘transform-in-contact’

1st Armored Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division tested drones, new command-and-control concepts and electromagnetic deception tools at a recent exercise.

Sep 20, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Private Davis from 2-502 Infantry Regiment, 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) poses for a picture against the night sky after air assaulting into the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2) that the 101st launched from Ft. Campbell, KY to JRTC on the night of August 16, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner)

Cheap electronic decoys providing Army units more flexibility and options on battlefield

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Commercially available technology, operationalized in the right manner, is yielding tactical advantages for soldiers, Army units discovered during a recent exercise. During its…

Sep 3, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Colonel James Stultz, commander of the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, briefs generals and the press about the capabilities of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)’s command post on August 22, 2024 at the Joint Regional Training Center at Ft. Johnson, Louisiana. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner)

Army puts its ‘transforming in contact’ concept to biggest test yet

A transforming-in-contact unit recently did a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana.

Aug 29, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) arrive in Tunica, Miss. Air Center to conduct forward arming and refueling point (FARP) operations on August 13, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Parris Kersey)

Army office using ‘transforming in contact’ units to test new EW gear

2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division is testing a new Manpack solution and vehicle-mounted EW equipment at its Joint Readiness Training Center rotation in August.

Aug 21, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers with 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. (Photo by Sam Brooks, U.S. Army)

Small drones allow infantry units to see farther on the battlefield

As part of the Army's "transforming in contact" concept, the 25th Infantry Division has been testing new gear.

Jul 26, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Army Specialist Melvin Robertson, a signal support systems specialist, attached to Task Force Wolfhound participates in electronic warfare training in Djibouti, Africa on Feb. 9, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph P. LeVeille)

Army units won’t all receive the same electronic warfare systems — and ‘that’s OK,’ officials say

Units across different theaters will receive different capabilities to address threats and terrain.

May 31, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to prototype the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team system on Strykers. (Lockheed Martin photo)

Army plans to split up signals intelligence, electronic warfare platform

The Army plans to continue experimenting over the next 12 to 18 months, before making a rapid fielding decision.

May 30, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Members of the Army’s Multi-Domain Task Force conduct operations. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Philip Velez)

Army embarking on electronic warfare data pilot to help inform rapid reprogramming

The pilot will help the Army understand and implement EW data needs to support the rapid reprogramming of modular mission payloads.

May 10, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conduct vehicle preparations in anticipation for the Large-Scale, Long-Range Air Assault as part of Operation Lethal Eagle 24.1, April 21, 2024, on Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Truesdale 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault))

Army tested electronic warfare to suppress enemy air defenses for helicopter assault

The Army's new mobile brigade combat team is testing new structures and capabilities as part of the service's "transforming-in-contact" concept.

May 9, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau