Army Agile Innovation and Demonstration

The Army Agile Innovation and Demonstration program is designed to accelerate the development of innovative solutions for future force modernization. This initiative emphasizes strategic and non-traditional partnerships, working with both traditional vendors and academia-led collaborations to leverage cutting-edge technology. The program aims to maintain technological superiority in a globally competitive environment by fostering an agile and rapid innovation process. It seeks to address current technology shortfalls and future capability gaps through breakthrough technologies that benefit the warfighter.

The Advanced Technology Development and Convergence project within this program focuses on solving complex technological problems by integrating smaller subsystems into more comprehensive solutions. By collaborating with nontraditional entities, the Army aims to rapidly implement novel solutions derived from operational experimentation. This project supports the Army's goal of quickly transitioning innovations into acquisition programs, thereby delivering capabilities to soldiers more efficiently. The work is aligned with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering's priority areas and is executed by the Army Application Lab.

The Army Advanced Innovation project supports the rapid acceleration of innovative solutions to challenging warfighter problems. It aims to integrate multidisciplinary technologies into the acquisition pipeline at appropriate milestones, ensuring that innovations have a high potential for filling capability gaps. This project leverages strategic partnerships to demonstrate innovative technologies that can be rapidly delivered to soldiers. The focus is on advancing unanticipated technology opportunities at the speed of innovation, with efforts coordinated through various Army research centers.

These initiatives are part of a broader strategy to enhance innovation across hardware, software, artificial intelligence, and machine learning domains. The Army's Innovation Oversight Board plays a crucial role in approving projects based on priority and opportunity, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. These efforts are closely coordinated with other related projects to optimize technology investment strategies and support the design of the Army of 2040.