A commercial line-haul tractor and M915 truck, both
A commercial line-haul tractor and M915 truck, both equipped with the Autonomous Mobility Applique System (AMAS) wait for testing of the autonomous driving technology to begin, October 3, 2017, Port Huron, Mich... More
U.S. Army TARDEC to Offer Industry a Look behind the Curtain
The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center will host its annual Industry Days April 26-27 at the John Lewis Conference Center at Macomb Community College.
Raymond Gonet, an industrial design student at the
Raymond Gonet, an industrial design student at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, shows how the vehicle concepts he designed align with U.S. Army airlift and NATO standard tunnel requirements during a c... More
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) hosted the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a modeling and simulation workshop for Ground X-Vehicle Technolog... More
Representatives from Australia’s lead agency charged
Representatives from Australia’s lead agency charged with applying science and technology in defense visited the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center Feb. 16-19, to talk TORVIC... More
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation and their representatives visited TARDEC on Feb. 18, 2016. The purpose of the visit was for the Congressional Delegation to understand and see firsthand TAR... More
From SMART program to the BEYA conference
Dacie Manion pictured with Gen. Dennis Via
The U. S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development
The U. S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) here is providing a new capability to the Army’s Stryker Brigade Combat Teams – the organic capability to make repairs to veh... More
A Japanese delegation from the Ground Systems Research
A Japanese delegation from the Ground Systems Research Center came to TARDEC on March 3-4, 2016, for an ongoing working group meeting for the Hybrid Electric Propulsion Project Arrangement (PA) between the Unit... More
TARDEC’s Dr. Paramsothy Jayakumar awarded Department of Defense Scient...
Congratulations to TARDEC's Dr. Paramsothy Jayakumar on being named the #DOD Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter! The citation on his award reads: "As a recognized subject matter expert in modeling and simu... More
Dr. David Lamb receives SAE Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. David Lamb, senior research computer scientist at U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, who was recognized as an SAE Fellow and received his SAE Fellow l... More
Several Ground Systems Survivability members attended
Several Ground Systems Survivability members attended the Spring 2016 graduation ceremony for veterans completing the Compensated Work Therapy Program at the John D. Dingell Veterans Administration Medical Cent... More
TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC) visits TARDEC
The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineer Center's Systems Integration and Engineering Business Group hosted representatives from the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Anal... More
Dr. Paul Rogers, director of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive
Dr. Paul Rogers, director of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, greets Gen. Daniel Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, on the flight line at Selfridge Air National G... More
Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific and the 25th Infantry
Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific and the 25th Infantry Division as well as representatives from the Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC), the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), the Maneuver Support Ce... More
Taking the Dent Out: Engineering the Quick Fix
Jim Douglas, engineering technician for the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, demonstrates how to properly operate the Stryker ramp channel repair tool on a bent Stryker ha... More
Mary Alice McCarthy, Director of the Center on Education
Mary Alice McCarthy, Director of the Center on Education and Skills at New America; Louis Chamra, Dean of Oakland University School of Engineering and Computer Science; Kristin Dziczek, Director of Industry, La... More
TARDEC, GM bring SURUS to Smithsonian and SOFIC
The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center and General Motors (GM) featured the Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure (SURUS) at Smithsonian’s Military Invention Day to s... More
A robotics student double-checks systems on his autonomous
A robotics student double-checks systems on his autonomous vehicle during the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition June 4, 2018, at Oakland University, Auburn Hills, Michigan. The IGVC, co-hosted by U.S. Arm... More
Engineers and scientists from industry, academia and
Engineers and scientists from industry, academia and government listen carefully to Dr. Paul Rogers, Director, U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center as Rogers give the opening r... More
The driver’s-eye look of the helmet-mounted display
The driver’s-eye look of the helmet-mounted display shows the dual projection devices to enable depth while driving closed-hatch. Sensors in the vehicle’s driver compartment detect the position and movement of... More
TARDEC Director Dr. Paul Rogers talks with Houghton,
TARDEC Director Dr. Paul Rogers talks with Houghton, Mich., media about collaborating with Michigan Tech University on the Next-Generation NATO Reference Mobility Model.
Other Transaction Agreement experts from around the
Other Transaction Agreement experts from around the U.S. Government talk to Penn State researchers, professors and management about how to use OTAs best and the value they bring to research in general. [U.S. A... More
Mr. Alfred Grein, Executive Director, Research & Technology
Mr. Alfred Grein, Executive Director, Research & Technology Integration, CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center, recites his oath of office upon being elevated to the U.S. Army's Senior Executive Service in a cerem... More
Master of ceremonies Maj. Andrew Scruggs stands at
Master of ceremonies Maj. Andrew Scruggs stands at the podium against a background of semi-autonomous palletized load system vehicles, which one by one were dedicated to 16 fallen Soldiers of the Army’s 88 Mike... More
GVSC signs Education Partnership Agreement with Heroes’ Alliance
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center signs an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Heroes’ Alliance during the annual Mackinac Policy Conference hosted by th... More
Dr. Peter Schihl, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development
Dr. Peter Schihl, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center, recites his oath of office during a June 6, 2019, ceremony appointing him to the U.S. Army Senior Research Scie... More
Awardees, US Army Photo
Following a flash-to-bang pitch day last week at Wayne State University, representatives from ATI, Southwest Research Institute, and the University of Delaware were each awarded $127,000 to pursue prototype sol... More
Spc. Dallyn Otteson, petroleum laboratory specialist
Spc. Dallyn Otteson, petroleum laboratory specialist assigned to the 786th Quartermaster Company, titrates for acidity in jet fuel at the U.S. Army Petroleum Laboratory in New Cumberland, Penn., Aug. 1, 2019. O... More
U.S. Army GVSC and NGCV CFT conducting Robotic Combat Vehicle Soldier ...
Modified Bradley Fighting Vehicles known as Mission Enabling Technologies Demonstrators (MET-D) and modified M113 tracked armored personnel carriers, known as Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCVs) are being utilized i... More
A convoy of optionally-manned trucks in Autonomous
A convoy of optionally-manned trucks in Autonomous Leader-Follower mode navigate a roadway on Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 28, 2019. Engineers, scientists, Soldiers and program managers from the U.S. Army G... More
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division supported the Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center Virtual Experiment #3 last month to help inform the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cr... More
U.S. Army, Michigan State Police Drive Automotive Cybersecurity
U.S. Army automotive cyber security engineers demonstrate the results of the cooperative research work conducted between the U.S. Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center and the Michigan State Police on a MSP p... More
College for Creative Studies transportation design
College for Creative Studies transportation design student Arianna Quan briefs her interior design concepts for future combat vehicles to engineers from the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center. (U.S. Army p... More
Clemson & U.S. Army, US Army Photo
This past summer at Fort Carson, Col., modified Bradley Fighting Vehicles, known as Mission Enabling Technologies Demonstrators, and modified M113 tracked armored personnel carriers, or Robotic Combat Vehicles,... More
An M915 truck equipped with the Autonomous Mobility
An M915 truck equipped with the Autonomous Mobility Applique System (AMAS) drives off for testing of the autonomous driving technology beginning, October 3, 2017, Port Huron, Michigan. The testing culminates i... More
Maj. Stephen Lemelin, 46th Military Police Command,
Maj. Stephen Lemelin, 46th Military Police Command, Michigan Army National Guard, listens intently as a student from the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, describes his new vehicle concept during an out br... More
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) hosted the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a modeling and simulation workshop for Ground X-Vehicle Technolog... More
Representatives from Australia’s lead agency charged
Representatives from Australia’s lead agency charged with applying science and technology in defense visited the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center Feb. 16-19, to talk TORVIC... More
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation and their representatives visited TARDEC on Feb. 18, 2016. The purpose of the visit was for the Congressional Delegation to understand and see firsthand TAR... More
The U. S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development
The U. S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) here is providing a new capability to the Army’s Stryker Brigade Combat Teams – the organic capability to make repairs to veh... More
A Japanese delegation from the Ground Systems Research
A Japanese delegation from the Ground Systems Research Center came to TARDEC on March 3-4, 2016, for an ongoing working group meeting for the Hybrid Electric Propulsion Project Arrangement (PA) between the Unit... More
Several Ground Systems Survivability members attended
Several Ground Systems Survivability members attended the Spring 2016 graduation ceremony for veterans completing the Compensated Work Therapy Program at the John D. Dingell Veterans Administration Medical Cent... More
Dr. Paul Rogers, director of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive
Dr. Paul Rogers, director of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, listens to Gen. Daniel Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, discuss TARDEC's importance to the U.S. Ar... More
A Soldier of the 25th Infantry Division remote controls
A Soldier of the 25th Infantry Division remote controls a Kobra 710 during the Pacific Manned Unmanned - Initiative (PACMAN-I) at Marine Corps Training Area - Bellows, July 22, 2016. Manned-Unmanned Teaming is ... More
Jennifer Hitchcock, Executive Director of Research,
Jennifer Hitchcock, Executive Director of Research, Technology and Integration (RTI) for the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) speaks at the Augmented Workforce: Mi... More
Shonte Cargill, electrical systems lead for Bluefield
Shonte Cargill, electrical systems lead for Bluefield State College, makes an adjustment to her team’s entry, “Apollo IV,” while her teammates look on during the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition June 4, 2... More
Dr. Paul Rogers, Director, U.S. Army Tank Automotive
Dr. Paul Rogers, Director, U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, delivers opening remarks to gathered engineers and scientists from industry, academia and government during the... More
A U.S. Army TARDEC engineer explains the operation
A U.S. Army TARDEC engineer explains the operation of the forward-facing camera package that enables depth perception during closed-hatch driving. TARDEC, with Honeywell Aerospace and DARPA, are demonstrating ... More
Courses at Keweenaw Research Center test vehicle interaction
Courses at Keweenaw Research Center test vehicle interaction with everything from soft soil to telephone poles and parking curbs to rocks and boulders.
Army acquisition experts Mike Karaki (Left) and Ben
Army acquisition experts Mike Karaki (Left) and Ben McMartin from the U.S. Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center brought their knowledge and techniques for navigating the government’s OTA system to Penn State... More
Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, Commanding General, U.S. Army
Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, Commanding General, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, presents a certificate of promotion to Mr. Alfred Grein, Executive Director, Research & Technology Integration, CCDC... More
David Muhr, center left, and his son Aaron, attend
David Muhr, center left, and his son Aaron, attend a vehicle dedication ceremony at Fort Bliss for 26-year-old son and brother Spc. Shawn “Ox” Muhr, a motor transport operator who was killed by an improved expl... More
Dr. Peter Schihl, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development
Dr. Peter Schihl, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center, receives his Senior Research Scientist insignia lapel pin from his wife during a ceremony elevating him to this... More
Spc. Teagan Mercer, petroleum laboratory specialist
Spc. Teagan Mercer, petroleum laboratory specialist assigned to the 786th Quartermaster Company, prepares jet fuel for analysis at the U.S. Army Petroleum Laboratory in New Cumberland, Penn., Aug. 1, 2019. Merc... More
A convoy of optionally-manned trucks in Autonomous
A convoy of optionally-manned trucks in Autonomous Leader-Follower mode navigate a roadway on Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 28, 2019. Engineers, scientists, Soldiers and program managers from the U.S. Army G... More
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division supported the Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center Virtual Experiment #3 last month to help inform the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cr... More
College for Creative Studies transportation design
College for Creative Studies transportation design student Andrew Beauchamp was awarded second prize for his interior design concept for future combat vehicles as part of a course sponsored by U.S. Army Ground ... More
A commercial line-haul tractor and M915 truck, both
A commercial line-haul tractor and M915 truck, both equipped with the Autonomous Mobility Applique System (AMAS) wait for testing of the autonomous driving technology to begin, October 3, 2017, Port Huron, Mich... More
Henry Parrott, an industrial design student at the
Henry Parrott, an industrial design student at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, describes his novel vehicle concepts to Maj. Stephen Lemelin, 46th Military Police Command, Michigan Army National Guard... More
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) hosted the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a modeling and simulation workshop for Ground X-Vehicle Technolog... More
Representatives from Australia’s lead agency charged
Representatives from Australia’s lead agency charged with applying science and technology in defense visited the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center Feb. 16-19, to talk TORVIC... More
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation and their representatives visited TARDEC on Feb. 18, 2016. The purpose of the visit was for the Congressional Delegation to understand and see firsthand TAR... More
The U. S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development
The U. S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) here is providing a new capability to the Army’s Stryker Brigade Combat Teams – the organic capability to make repairs to veh... More
A Japanese delegation from the Ground Systems Research
A Japanese delegation from the Ground Systems Research Center came to TARDEC on March 3-4, 2016, for an ongoing working group meeting for the Hybrid Electric Propulsion Project Arrangement (PA) between the Unit... More
Several Ground Systems Survivability members attended
Several Ground Systems Survivability members attended the Spring 2016 graduation ceremony for veterans completing the Compensated Work Therapy Program at the John D. Dingell Veterans Administration Medical Cent... More
Gen. Daniel Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army,
Gen. Daniel Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, dons 3D active shutter glasses in the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment during a visit to the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering... More
Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division explain the
Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division explain the capabilities of the Instant Eye Unmanned Aircraft System to Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning during the Pacific Manned Unmanned - Initiative (PACMAN-I) at Ma... More
Poojan Shah, a student at India Institute of Technology-
Poojan Shah, a student at India Institute of Technology- Kharagpur, participates in his first Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition June 4, 2018, at Oakland University, Auburn Hills, Michigan. The IGVC, co-ho... More
Select mobility tests can be performed in a variety
Select mobility tests can be performed in a variety of soil conditions with the use of mobility prediction software.
Col. Jered P. Helwig, left, Sustainment Center of
Col. Jered P. Helwig, left, Sustainment Center of Excellence, with David Muhr, right, and son Aaron, stand in front of the semi-autonomous palletized load system vehicle dedicated to son and brother Spc. Shawn ... More
Spc. Teagan Mercer, petroleum laboratory specialist
Spc. Teagan Mercer, petroleum laboratory specialist assigned to the 786th Quartermaster Company, runs the microdistillation unit at the U.S. Army Petroleum Laboratory in New Cumberland, Penn., Aug. 1, 2019. Mer... More
An unmanned forklift moves cargo around North FOB,
An unmanned forklift moves cargo around North FOB, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 28, 2019. Engineers, scientists, Soldiers and program managers from the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center and the U.K.’s... More
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division supported the Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center Virtual Experiment #3 last month to help inform the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cr... More
College for Creative Studies transportation design
College for Creative Studies transportation design student Andrew Beauchamp, seated in the model he built of his interior design concept for future combat vehicles, responds to questions from engineers from the... More
Henry Parrott, an industrial design student at the
Henry Parrott, an industrial design student at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, describes his novel vehicle concepts to Soldiers and civilians from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development ... More
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) hosted the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a modeling and simulation workshop for Ground X-Vehicle Technolog... More
Representatives from Australia’s lead agency charged
Representatives from Australia’s lead agency charged with applying science and technology in defense visited the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center Feb. 16-19, to talk TORVIC... More
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation and their representatives visited TARDEC on Feb. 18, 2016. The purpose of the visit was for the Congressional Delegation to understand and see firsthand TAR... More
The U. S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development
The U. S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) here is providing a new capability to the Army’s Stryker Brigade Combat Teams – the organic capability to make repairs to veh... More
A Japanese delegation from the Ground Systems Research
A Japanese delegation from the Ground Systems Research Center came to TARDEC on March 3-4, 2016, for an ongoing working group meeting for the Hybrid Electric Propulsion Project Arrangement (PA) between the Unit... More
Gen. Daniel Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army,
Gen. Daniel Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and Maj. Gen. James Richardson, Acquisition Reform Lead, take the controls of the TARDEC Virtual Experiments Capability during a visit to the U.S. Army Tank A... More
Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division explain the
Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division explain the capabilities of the Instant Eye Unmanned Aircraft System to Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning during the Pacific Manned Unmanned - Initiative (PACMAN-I) at Ma... More
Leveraging the most advanced physical models and modern
Leveraging the most advanced physical models and modern computing power, mobility models will improve military capability to predict the mobility of ground platforms over hundreds of different soil types.
David Muhr, left, and his son Aaron, flank a dedication
David Muhr, left, and his son Aaron, flank a dedication banner for 26-year-old son and brother Spc. Shawn “Ox” Muhr, a motor transport operator who was killed by an improved explosive device in Afghanistan in 2... More
Mr. Luke Wayman, petroleum fuels chemist, and Spc.
Mr. Luke Wayman, petroleum fuels chemist, and Spc. Dallyn Otteson, petroleum laboratory specialist assigned to the 786th Quartermaster Company, discuss how to differentiate between diesel fuel oils at the U.S. ... More
Leaders from the U.S. and U.K. Armies watch a demonstration
Leaders from the U.S. and U.K. Armies watch a demonstration of the Coalition Assured Autonomous Resupply project at Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 28, 2019. Engineers, scientists, Soldiers and program manager... More
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division supported the Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center Virtual Experiment #3 last month to help inform the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cr... More
Raymond Gonet, an industrial design student at the
Raymond Gonet, an industrial design student at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, describes his novel vehicle concepts to Soldiers and civilians from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development ... More
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) hosted the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a modeling and simulation workshop for Ground X-Vehicle Technolog... More
Representatives from Australia’s lead agency charged
Representatives from Australia’s lead agency charged with applying science and technology in defense visited the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center Feb. 16-19, to talk TORVIC... More
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation and their representatives visited TARDEC on Feb. 18, 2016. The purpose of the visit was for the Congressional Delegation to understand and see firsthand TAR... More
The U. S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development
The U. S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) here is providing a new capability to the Army’s Stryker Brigade Combat Teams – the organic capability to make repairs to veh... More
A Japanese delegation from the Ground Systems Research
A Japanese delegation from the Ground Systems Research Center came to TARDEC on March 3-4, 2016, for an ongoing working group meeting for the Hybrid Electric Propulsion Project Arrangement (PA) between the Unit... More
Gen. Daniel Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army,
Gen. Daniel Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and Maj. Gen. James Richardson, Acquisition Reform Lead, take the controls of the TARDEC Virtual Experiments Capability during a visit to the U.S. Army Tank A... More
Lonnie Freiburger, Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T)
Lonnie Freiburger, Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) project lead for U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, explains to distinguished visitors the robotic capabilities used durin... More
A convoy of semi-autonomous palletized load system
A convoy of semi-autonomous palletized load system vehicles roll past attendees during a vehicle dedication ceremony at Fort Bliss for 16 fallen Soldiers of the Army’s 88 Mikes. (U.S. Army photo by Jerome Aliot... More
Laurie Taggart, Adventist Health Hanford's patient
Laurie Taggart, Adventist Health Hanford's patient care executive, talks with U.S. Air Force Capt. Paul Reed, an emergency medicine doctor with COVID Theater Hospital-1, about the most important lessons the hos... More
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) hosted the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a modeling and simulation workshop for Ground X-Vehicle Technolog... More
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation
Several members of the Congressional Staff Delegation and their representatives visited TARDEC on Feb. 18, 2016. The purpose of the visit was for the Congressional Delegation to understand and see firsthand TAR... More