Army Futures Command

The Redstone Scientific Information Center, part of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center, has been operational since 1962. Its catalog includes materials of historical More

Research through the U.S. Army Small Business Technology Transfer program, results in a product to accurately detect chemical weapons at low concentration levels. It is now being used by National Guard units th More

Dr. Mark Robeson, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Aviation Development Directorate structure technical area lead, poses in an official photograph. Robeson was part of More

Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General of U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC), delivers the Oath of enlistment to new recruits during a celebration for the Army’s 244th birthday at AFC headquarters in Austin, Texa More

FILE – A High Speed Rotor Technology Testing model is set up for a test at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, California, in January 2016. The test, a col More

Maj. Gen. Peter A. Gallagher, director of Architecture, Operations, Networks and Space in the Office of the Chief Information Officer/G-6 and now the network C3I cross-functional team lead under the Army’s Futu More

The competition to design, build, and test the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype is underway and, upon completion, will fill an existing capability gap created by the divestiture of th More

Army Sgt. Michael Zamora uses a prototype Third Arm exoskeleton to easily aim an 18-pound M249 light machine gun during testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, March 14, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Conrad Johnson)

Extended Range Cannon Artillery, or ERCA, will be an improvement to the latest version of the Paladin self-propelled howitzer that provides indirect fires for the brigade combat team and division-level fight. B More

Dr. J. Corde Lane, director, Human Research and Engineering Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo)

Under Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy, asks questions about an automated tank designed by Computer and Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student, Shawn Victor, at the University of Texa More

Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, U.S. Futures Command integration management officer, speaks with Austin-based business leaders during an incubator roundtable at U.S. Army Futures Command Headquarters in Austin, Texas, Au More

Dr. Chad Hornbuckle, a materials scientist with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, specializes in atom probe tomography, which analyzes ceramics or metal 1,000 times smaller More

Under Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Crosby, nominated command sergeant major for U.S. Army Futures Command (left), tours Cockrell Engineering School at the Univ More

FILE - Miranda Oden, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Engineering Directorate Prototype Integration Facility division chief, explains the PIF’s UH-60 work during a tou More

A panel of senior military leaders and Austin government leaders answers questions about newly activated Army Futures Command during a press conference held at the University of Texas System’s building in Austi More

Under Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy and Texas Sen. John Cornyn discuss newly activated Army Futures Command during a roundtable discussion held at the command’s headquarters in Austin, Texas, Aug. 24, More

The US Army Futures Command activation ceremony took place on August 24, 2018 in Austin, TX. Among those in attendance were Texas Governor Greg Abbot, Gen. Mark A. Milley, US Army Chief of Staff and Command Sgt More

Lt. Gen. John M. Murray is pinned to general by his wife, daughter and grandchildren during a promotion ceremony held at the newly appointed headquarters location for Army Futures Command in Austin, Texas, Aug. More

Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Crosby (left), nominated command sergeant major for U.S. Army Futures Command, holds the U.S. Futures Command's colors as (left to right) Gen. Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff of the More

Newly arrived Senior Enlisted Advisor Sgt. Maj. David Snipes (left) meets Dr. Robert Haynes, of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s Vehicle Technology Directorate at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Sept. 12, 2018.

University of Michigan doctoral candidate Brittany Essink adjusts her vibration dampening experiment during testing Sept. 25, 2018, at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (U. More

NPS students came up with a new way to acoustically detect small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) when they participated - and won - the Army Futures Command’s “A-Hack-of-the-Drones” hackathon competition held in More

Maj. Gen. Paul Pardew, commander of Army Contracting Command, outlines the role contracting plays in readiness and modernization. He spoke during a Warriors Corner presentation at the Association of the United More

Gen. Mike Murray, Commanding General of U.S. Army Futures Command discuss the future of the U.S. Army modernization and Futures Command during the National Partner Luncheon during this year's Association of the More

The U.S. Army Surgeon General and the Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command, Lt. Gen. Nadja West, and MEDCOM Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Gragg spoke during the Army Medicine Leader More

Brenda Ocker, Federal Aviation Administration, presents a briefing at a multi-core processor qualification solutions workshop on Nov. 27, 2018 in Huntsville, Ala. The CCDC Aviation & Missile Center’s Systems Si More

The Salute battery renders honors with a 17 Gun Salute to Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, Commanding General for the Training and Doctrine Command, and Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Futures More

General Stephen J. Townsend, commanding general, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, cases the Army Capabilities Integration Center colors during a ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va., Dec. 7, 2018, to transition More

Jena Salvetti, a human factors engineer with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center’s Software Simulation, Software and Integration Directorate, works on an illustration More

Dr. Bill Lewis, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Aviation Development Directorate director.

A Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft flies during a flight test performed by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center’s Aviation Development Directorate-Eustis at Joint Ba More

Left to right, Gen. Gus Perna, Army Materiel Command commanding general; Gen. John M. Murray, Army Futures Command commanding general; and Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, Combat Capabilities Development Command comma More

Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command commanding general, addresses members of the CCDC Aviation & Missile Center workforce during a town hall held at the Bob Jones Auditor More

Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center executive director, addresses the workforce during a town hall held at the Bob Jones Auditorium on Redston More

A Martian meteorite named Black Beauty recently shared secrets hidden deep inside thanks to powerful X-ray scanners at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory at Aberdee More

Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, director of the Army Futures Command’s Futures and Concepts Center, discusses the importance of preparing the force for future combat Feb. 7, 2019, at Fort Riley, Kansas. Wesley spoke abou More

Mike Lawrence (left), U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Engineering Directorate Prototype Integration Facility business manager, briefs Brian Wojtysiak (middle) and Chi More

Personnel from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Aviation Development Directorate-Eustis, the German Aerospace Center, and the German flight test center Bundeswehr More

Soldiers use the Future Open Rotorcraft Cockpit Environment, or FORCE, simulator during a demo day in Huntsville, Ala., Feb. 28. FORCE is a reconfigurable, extensible and portable platform that provides readine More

Joseph Patterson, a welding engineer intern at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Engineering Directorate’s Prototype Integration Facility, recently completed the U. More

Angelia Walker, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center deputy manager of space craft and vehicle systems department, addresses the crowd during the 2019 Women’s History Month observance on March 20 at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.

Army researchers working at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, analyze complex flight challenges unique to rotorcraft and tiltrotor aircraft.

Lt. Gen. James Richardson, U.S. Army Futures Command deputy to the commanding general, meets with U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Executive Director Dr. Juanita M. Ch More

Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command commanding general, introduces Gen. John M. Murray, U.S. Army Futures Command commanding general, at a March 26 town hall for the U.S. More

Hunter Blackwell, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Weapons Development and Integration Directorate program manager, is awarded Foreign Comparative Testing 2018 Project More

Maj. Gen. Neil Thurgood, U.S. Army Hypersonics director, speaks about the career accomplishments of Dr. Bill Lewis, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Aviation Developme More

U.S. Army Photo by SFC William Reinier

Layne Merritt, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Aviation Development Directorate former deputy director and acting director, is pictured.

Dr. Padma Raghavan, the Vice Provost for research for Vanderbilt University, signs the Educational Partnership Agreement between Army Futures Command and Vanderbilt Apr. 9 in Nashville. The agreement, the first More

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Dr. Bruce Jette is briefed by Steve Stilwell, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation Development Directorate, April More

Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center executive director, speaks to members of the Defense Senior Leader Development Program April 11 in Alexand More

Sgt. 1st Class William Roth, Army Futures Command, Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team, conducts a live demonstration of enhanced night vision goggles, the new Army modular vest, new combat uniform and Pelt More

Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Daugherty, U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center commanding general, tries virtual training software at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Systems More

Students of The University of Texas at Austin’s Inventors Program present innovative solutions to help solve real-world problems presented under the U.S. Army Reserve’s 75th Innovation Command’s Hacking for Def More

Students of The University of Texas at Austin’s Inventors Program present innovative solutions to help solve real-world problems presented under the U.S. Army Reserve’s 75th Innovation Command’s Hacking for Def More

Students of The University of Texas at Austin’s Inventors Program present innovative solutions to help solve real-world problems presented under the U.S. Army Reserve’s 75th Innovation Command’s Hacking for Def More

Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Daugherty, U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center commanding general, tours the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Systems Simulation, Software & Integr More

CSM Michael Crosby, Army Futures Command, speaks at the Greater Austin Council of the Navy League of the U.S. Dinner on April 18, 2019.

Lt. Gen. James M. Richardson, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Futures Command, presents at the U.S. Army’s annual Mad Scientist Conference on April 24th at The University of Texas at Austin’s Engineering E More

Sgt. Jeremy Seaman, squad leader in B. Co. 1-18 Inf. Regt., 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (end), and his team test out a prototype for the Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer – Gr More

Mr. Lee Grubbs, Director, Army Mad Scientist Initiative, speaks at the U.S. Army’s annual Mad Scientist Conference on April 25th at The University of Texas at Austin’s Engineering Education and Research Center. More

CSM Mike Crosby Visits the Fort Gordon Aviation Center of Excellence

Jeff Sallas (right), U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Systems Simulation, Software & Integration Directorate test support lead, explains the work of the Army Game Stud More

The Army Applications Laboratory (AAL), Army Futures Command, engages senior leadership in a discussion panel at the Capital Factory in Austin, Texas on April 26, 2019. The discussion panel serves as a venue to More

Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center executive director, greets Medal of Honor recipient retired Capt. Gary Michael Rose, one of the honorees a More

Col. Eric Rannow, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center deputy director, talks to Mushka Cohen, co-director of Chabad of North Alabama at the 2019 Redstone Arsenal Holocaus More

Bruce Hughes, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Engineering Directorate electronics engineer and subject matter expert, poses next to a plaque commemorating his inducti More

Army Futures Command supported the First Annual Our Community Salutes Austin recognition ceremony on May 3, 2019, at Dell Technologies in Round Rock, Texas. Over 170 high school recruits raised their right hand More

Mary Ann Brothers, CCDC AvMC’s Engineering Directorate supervisory engineer, poses in her office on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, May 7.

Members of the U.S. Army Futures Command’s Cross-Functional Teams and University of Texas faculty held its first Army Futures Command/University of Texas Spring Workshop at The University of Texas at Austin on More

The Army Futures Command, Assured Position Navigation and Timing (APNT) Cross Functional Team (CFT) hosts a Partnership Day on May 9, 2019, at The University of Texas at Austin. The event, hosted by Army Future More

U.S. Army Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command, attended the 2019 Spring Texas A&M ROTC Commissioning Ceremony at College Station, TX, May 10, 2019. Gen. Murray met with the Corps of Ca More

Army Futures Command held demonstrations of technology and equipment on May 16, 2019, at the Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus in Bryan, Texas. Six weapons and defense industry vendors showcased seven More

Ben Thomason, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center metrology team lead, collaborates with local industry during the Aviation & Missile Technology Consortium at the Jackson More

Col. Eric Rannow, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center military deputy, welcomes a group of cadets and midshipmen to a tour of the CCDC AvMC Prototype Integration Facility More

Adrianne Day, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center chief information officer, participates in virtual reality training during a staff development visit to Fort Campbell, K More

Layne Merritt, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Aviation Development Directorate acting director, poses next to Roy Jorgensen, Alabama Skeet Shooting Association presi More

Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center executive director, briefs the CCDC AvMC workforce during a town hall at Redstone Arsenal June 3. Christe More

Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, U.S. Army Cyber Command commanding general, discusses the Army Game Studio’s motion capture studio with Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Av More

Noncommissioned officers assigned to Army Futures Command volunteered their time at the Austin Veteran Affairs Clinic in Austin, Texas, June 13, 2019. The Soldiers partnered with the Greater Austin Council Navy More

Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center executive director, presents Greg Clark, CCDC AvMC Engineering Directorate section chief, the Department o More

Dr. Mark B. Tischler, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center senior technologist with the Aviation Development Directorate, receives the 2018 Distinguished Presidential Rank More

Soldiers from Charlie Battery, 1-78 Field Artillery prepare and fire 155mm rounds from the M109A6 Paladin at a training range in Fort Sill, OK. Finding ways to improve lethality and battlefield capabilities are More

Richard Haley, FBI chief financial officer & assistant director of finance and facilities, tours Russell Tower Measurement Facility with Barry Pike (left), U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Avia More

Gen. John M. Murray, Army Futures Command, Commanding General speaks at the International Armored Vehicles USA conference in Austin, Texas, June 25, 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. John G. Martinez)

U.S. Military Academy Cadet Riley Roarick experiences the Army Game Studio at the U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center System Simulation, Software & Integration Directorate as More

General Mike Murray visits with Mr. Mark Sandy, Deputy Associate Director for National Security, Office of Management and Budget, at Army Futures Command Headquarters in Austin on June 26, 2019. (U.S. Army Phot More

U.S. Military Academy Cadets Anthony Villandre (left), Dante Carillo (center), and Thomas Schuette measure carbon fiber test pieces and place fiber optic sensors between them at Mahan Hall in the Department of More

Herbert Canada, a Korean War veteran now local to Texas, visits with Army Futures Command staff in Austin. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. Luke J. Allen)

Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center executive director, speaks with center employees July 9 during Coffee With the Director at Redstone Arsena More

Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center executive director, welcomes summer hires as part of a tour July 9 at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. CCDC AvMC More

Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Crosby, Senior Enlisted Advisor for Army Futures Command, tours the Long Center in Austin, Texas on July 10, 2019, as part of a planning meeting for Thank You, Austin. The event, which More

Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Command Aviation & Missile Center executive director, speaks to a group of girls and mentors from the AUM Charitable Foundation’s Pathway 2 Success Prog More

Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team Hill Visit (U.S. Army photo by Mr. John G. Martinez)

Experts from the Army’s Program Executive Offices and eight Army Futures Command cross-functional teams showcase technology and equipment at the Spates Community Center on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, July 1 More

Gen. John M. Murray, Army Futures Command commanding general, and Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology, update reporters at the Pentagon on Army modernization More

For scale, two average-height people stand near four of the six 40-foot diameter fans in the 80-by-120-foot wind tunnels at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex facilities at Moffett Federal Airfield in More

Experts from the Army’s Program Executive Offices and eight Army Futures Command cross-functional teams showcase technology and equipment on Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., July 17, 2019. AFC will reach Full Op More

Leaders from the U.S. Army Application Lab (AAL) engage Soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas on July 17, 2019 to focus on problem sets with Army equipment and possible solutions. AAL invites Soldiers and innovators to More