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Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
Brigade Combat Team Modernization
The role of the US Brigade Combat Team (BCT) is to ensure that US forces adapt to match any opponent it will face in the 21st century.
It is the Army's modernisation programme consisting of a family of manned and unmanned systems connected by a common network that enables the modular force.
The aim is to provide soldiers with leading-edge technologies and capabilities so they can dominate in complex environments. Their current strategy to achieve this is: - Incrementally develop and field new capabilities based on advanced technologies, synchronized with the ARFORGEN process.
- Continuously be informed by current operations and guided by the insights and experiences of battle-tested Soldiers and the evolving needs of our Warfighters.
- Field an expansible network with the capacity for incremental upgrades which will connect Soldiers and platforms, molding them into a coherent fighting force of unmatched power.
- Leverage the investments our Nation has made in the MRAP family of vehicles to save the lives of our Soldiers while accomplishing the most dangerous missions.
- Accelerate the development and fielding of incremental Capability Packages and supporting network Capability Sets to stay ahead of the current threat and to hedge against unexpected contingencies.
- Develop and begin fielding a new Ground Combat Vehicle that will enhance the options available to our joint force commanders for operations across the spectrum of conflict.
This site provides an overview of BCT including:
Robotics at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego
This web site describes robot and robotics activities at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego. SSC San Diego, and its predecessor organisations have been involved in various aspects of robotics since the early 1960's. There are currently two groups involved in robotics research: Advanced Systems Division (Code D37): land and air robots; and The Ocean Systems Division (Code D74): underwater robots. The site contains information on UAV programmes including: Multipurpose Surveillance and Security Mission Platform (MSSMP) (formerly the Air Mobile Ground Security and Surveillance System (AMGSSS)) and Airborne Remotely Operated Device (AROD). The MSSMP description provides links to a number of full text papers, which are available online.
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