R&D for the Army Applications Lab (AAL)

R&D for the Army Applications Lab (AAL) is sponsored by U.S. Army Applications Laboratory (AAL). Supports basic and applied research proposals in areas of interest to the Army Applications Lab, welcoming submissions from universities, nonprofits, businesses, and foreign organizations focused on disruptive technologies and applications with Army relevance.

AAL | Army Applications Laboratory Applications close July 31 We have spent the last year refining our metrics and using them to drive decisions about which projects we take on and the types of technologies that merit investment. These metrics now help us better evaluate our portfolio to ensure we are solving the Army’s most pressing and challenging problems.

How AAL accelerates commercial technology into the hands of warfighters Director, Dr. Casey Perley Army Applications Laboratory The most groundbreaking technology in the world has been created by military-civilian partnerships — pioneers of thought and fearless innovators driven to change the world. We unite those people into teams and back them with resources to solve critical operational challenges for the Army.

From our conversations with leaders and units, we've identified four technology areas where the Army can make a lot of progress quickly. Our focus is on identifying solutions in these and other emerging areas to build military capability while supporting all aspects of Army transformation & not just the technology. AAL 101 WEBINAR | Getting Started Learn how AAL makes doing business with the Army make sense.

Innovation at the Speed of Business AAL connects the best non-traditional industry solvers to current Army tech problems to get the best technology in the hands of Soldiers faster. We do this by giving industry better, faster access to stakeholders and capital. We sync with government problem owners from the start of problem framing to advanced tech development through transition for further development or integration.

Our innovative funding methods reduce risk for problem owners and increase opportunities for industry. This results in well informed requirements coming from close collaboration among Army experts, engineers, and end users. This creates more flexibility in government budgets and timelines, and provides solutions that address some of the Army's toughest challenges.

AUTONOMOUS BRIDGING KIT (ABK) Wet gap crossing operations require crewed maritime platforms and Soldiers to successfully deploy and maneuver bridging solutions, which are time and resource intensive and can decrease Soldier survivability. The Army is partnering with industry to enable Soldiers to autonomously employ bridging solutions and remotely maneuver through wet gap crossings.

CASUALTY CARE TRAINING (CCT) The Army is working to modernize existing casualty response training and the associated technologies to increase Soldier survivability. The industry solutions developed in this effort use mixed/augmented reality simulations of wounds paired with updated, anatomically correct manikins. Phase I: FSBIR $2.

5 million Phase II: ASBIR: $15 million As quantum computing develops across the world, the Army is interested in exploring further development of post-quantum encryption to protect sensitive information. The Quantum project is developing software that will future-proof Army networks and protect Soldiers from quantum computing vulnerabilities.

MODULAR ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE PAYLOAD (EWP) Man-portable Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, currently used by Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs), lack range and appropriate power making them less effective in masking operations, threat geolocating, or disrupting enemy communications. The EWP project is developing a payload for autonomous platforms which will increase the EW’s effective range.

ANDRO Computational Solutions Read Our Performance Report What Partners Have to Say I was blown away by the evaluation of our ammunition process and how in some ways how amateur it looks to an outsider, and it just shows how much we can benefit from this collaboration [with industry] and then hopefully benefit from technologies out there that could be applied to the military problem.

Brigadier General Rafferty Former CFT LRPF Imagine, as a small business, having a personal chauffeur to walk you through everything from initial award to having direct and detailed conversations with dozens of Army personnel and stakeholders... We couldn't ask for more access, transparency, organization, and genuine interest in our success than what we’ve received from the AAL team.

Cohort Participant AAL Portfolio Company This program had the most involved technology manager I have ever experienced. I believe this is what sets the program apart in both the DOD space and the government broadly. If you want a solution that meets your client's needs, this is the way to do it.

Cohort Participant AAL Portfolio Company This is Revolutionary Change. What you are doing is setting the course of the Army for the next 20-30 years. General Edward M Daly Former Army Materiel Command Commanding General The level of openness and collaboration is practically unheard of in government contracts, but is the way that it should be done.

Cohort Participant AAL Portfolio Company Having a chance to be hands-on with the Soldiers and the equipment is very rare and very valuable. We learned a lot about the issues to be addressed that really drove our development for the remainder of the effort. Cohort Participant AAL Portfolio Company This is revolutionary change.

What you are doing is setting the course of the Army for the next 20-30 years. General Edward M Daly AMC Commanding General The level of openness and collaboration is practically unheard of in Government contracts, but is the way that it should be done. Cohort Participant AAL Portfolio Company These cohorts are not focused on one widget.

They are not bound to rigid requirements processes. They are working to dissect and solve complex operational problems for the Army. And, at the end of the day, that's the driving force behind the Army Applications Laboratory.

CSM Mike Crosby Former Command Sergeant Major, AFC Having a chance to be hands on with the Soldiers and the equipment is very rare and very valuable. We learned a lot about the issues to be addressed that really drove our development for the remainder of the effort.

Cohort Participant AAL Portfolio Company 12th Combat Aviation Brigade Fuels Innovation: Army Application Laboratory Modernizes the FARP The Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) is a critical lifeline on the modern battlefield for aviation assets.

Small victories: Army Applications Lab issues first progress report Five years since its founding as part of then-nascent Army Futures Command, and three years since it got its own budget, the Army Applications Laboratory on Monday issued its first formal progress report.

Meet the Army's tech incubator The Army's tech incubator keeps a low profile in downtown Austin, but it's spent the past five years cultivating new startups interested in working with the Defense Department.

From record labels and sports management to a career as an Army communicator Scott Stanford's wide-ranging experiences as a journalist, producer and member of the United States Army have taken him more places than he ever thought possible.

Streamlining Business With The Army For a company, working with the military can involve navigating murky waters and dealing with the large amounts of red tape associated with submitting a whitepaper to a government agency. Seven questions with Gen. Rainey, head of US Army Futures Command Nearly a year into leading Army Futures Command, Gen. James Rainey says he's no longer focused on modernizing the service; he wants to transform it.

DA Civilian brings entrepreneurship to the Army Until just a few years ago, Brance Hudzietz had never really thought about working for the Army – at least not as a civilian. In May, Casey Perley became director of the Army Applications Laboratory (AAL), which is designed to escort technologies across the Valley of Death.

AR-Innovator Taqtile Featured at SXSW Army Applications Lab and Capital Factory Event At South by Southwest, the Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) will feature Taqtile's Manifest augmented reality...