Army PIT

🤝 Accelerating Army Innovation: How AAL + PIT Deliver Impact to the Force The Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) is transforming how the Army tackles its toughest challenges by bringing in nontraditional industry, empowering problem owners, and developing solutions shaped directly by Soldiers, SMEs, and technical experts. Their transition‑minded approach ensures capability development stays aligned, informed, and laser‑focused on real operational needs. ✨ AAL delivers edge prototypes to drive innovation, directly supporting the PIT, strengthening ties between U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) and ASA(ALT), ensuring cutting‑edge solutions reach Soldiers quickly and effectively by fostering collaboration and streamlining technology transition. This work also directly strengthens the Army Pathway for Innovation and Technology (PIT) to move emerging capabilities from discovery to delivery with greater speed and clarity. Together, AAL and PIT are shaping a more agile, connected, and Soldier‑centric innovation ecosystem—one that gets the right technology into the hands of the force at the speed of relevance. Learn more about AAL: https://aal.mil/ #ArmyPIT #ArmyApplicationsLab #Innovation #Modernization #DefenseInnovation #ASAALT

Submit Your Solution for Predictive Sustainment: Real-Time Data! The US Army is seeking solutions for Predictive Sustainment that can capture real-time data directly from vehicle platforms and provide maintenance and logistical needs (fuel, water, ammunition) to command and control systems. Why apply? ✔️ Gain opportunities to explore, test, refine, and advance your technology ✔️ Access and collaborate with government stakeholders. ✔️ Help the Army sustain heavy armor maneuver forces through predictive sustainment. Apply Today: https://lnkd.in/gg8nGACU

🚀 LiquidPiston continues to make waves with their next‑generation engine technology. An xTech|Search 3 finalist and Army SBIR|STTR CATALYST award winner, the company is gaining national attention for reimagining what compact, efficient combustion can look like in a hybrid future. The Wall Street Journal highlights how LiquidPiston’s rotary engine work is drawing interest across the United States Department of War — including a nod to Army FUZE, where Director Matthew Willis, Ph.D. noted that upcoming Army testing will help determine how the latest prototype fits into future power and mobility needs. From early xTech recognition to continued support through US Army innovation pathways, LiquidPiston is a strong example of how non‑traditional companies can help shape the next chapter of defense energy technology. 🔗 Article: https://lnkd.in/eP5qGQs7 #PowerOfThePIT #ArmyFUZE #ArmyInnovation #DualUseTech

Thank you to everyone who joined the inaugural Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate (G‑TEAD) Army Service Component Command (ASCC) Enterprise Synchronization Forum in April. Your engagement helped make this first event a success. We were honored to host an exceptional lineup of speakers across both the Government Alignment and Industry Day—leaders whose insights are shaping the future of the tactical edge. 📄 The FAQ one‑pager is now live on the PIT’s website. View it here: https://lnkd.in/e_sdYAJ3 This Forum will occur quarterly, creating a consistent space for continued dialogue and collaboration. Stay tuned for details on July’s event, along with all upcoming G‑TEAD opportunities shared across the PIT’s website and social channels. Couldn’t make it? 📹 Watch the Industry Day replay now on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ewF_G6Nm #PowerOfThePIT #GTEAD #HoldTheRope

📢 Now Open for Submission: New Army SBIR|STTR Scalable Agile Manufacturing of Launched Effects Topic! The Army SBIR|STTR Program is now accepting Phase I proposals for: 🔹 ARM26BX02‑NV004: Scalable Agile Manufacturing of Launched Effects This topic seeks high‑rate, low‑cost manufacturing approaches capable of producing launched‑effect airframes at scale — 10,000 units/month at a $2,000 cost target — while rapidly adapting to design changes as mission needs evolve. 💰Phase I | 1–6 months | Up to $300,000 📩 Submission window closes June 24, 2026. Review the topic and submission instructions: https://lnkd.in/es3g_2Sa #ArmySBIRSTTR #LaunchedEffects #AdvancedManufacturing #UAS

📢 Now Open for Submission: New Army SBIR|STTR Topic in Multifrequency Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Antenna Solutions! The Army SBIR|STTR Program is now accepting Phase I proposals for: 🔹 ARM26BX02‑NV003: Multifrequency Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Antenna Solution This topic seeks tunable, multifrequency patch antennas for Precision Guided Munitions, supporting M‑GNSS and Signals of Opportunity (SoOp) from UHF through X‑band to strengthen PNT performance in contested EW environments. 💰Phase I | 1–6 months | Up to $300,000 📩 Submission window closes June 24, 2026. Review the topic and submission instructions: https://lnkd.in/eg-QwqYS #ArmySBIRSTTR #PNT #AntennaTechnology #EWResilience #IntegratedSensing

⚠️ Last Call — Expeditionary Power in the Arctic Closes Tomorrow! Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) + Army PIT are seeking modular, low‑signature, 72‑hour‑endurance, Soldier‑ready technologies built for extreme and Arctic environments. Selected companies may receive up to $1.5M to advance their solutions. 🗓️ Submissions are due tomorrow, May 27 at 11:59 AM CDT If your technology can strengthen readiness and power the force at the tactical edge, this is your last chance to submit! 🔗 Step up. Power up. Submit now: https://lnkd.in/gtsjDQzz #PowerOfThePIT #ArmyApplicationsLab #ExpeditionaryPower #DefenseInnovation #Modernization U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army

Army FUZE ManTech: Innovating Manufacturing Within the PIT 🚀 The Army Manufacturing Technology program, a part of the Army FUZE portfolio ensures defense technologies are affordable, scalable, and sustainable by tackling critical manufacturing challenges. 🔧 Key Focus Areas: ▪ Advanced materials & processes ▪ Automation & digital manufacturing ▪ Supply chain resilience ▪ Sustainment & repair innovation By the Numbers: 💰 $492M+ invested (FY22–FY28) 🏆 79 processes transitioned into Programs of Record from FY07-FY25 🤝 Collaboration with 60+ industries ManTech doesn’t just modernize manufacturing—it drives tangible results for the Army and its industrial partners. By focusing on innovation and collaboration, ManTech delivers solutions that enhance the producibility, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of critical defense technologies, ensuring long-term mission success. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eXndnEP6 #ArmyManTech #ArmyPIT #InnovationAccelerated #ManufacturingInnovation

Army PIT is expanding how we work with the private capital community – because accelerating defense innovation requires aligned partners from day one. ⚡ We’re engaging directly with: ✅ Venture capital firms focused on dual-use technology ✅ Strategic investors with national security portfolios ✅ Accelerator networks and private capital advisors These relationships are rooted in more than just funding. They’re built around: ✅ Shared insight into Army demand ✅ Early visibility into transition-ready technology ✅ Deeper understanding of how and where to engage Through investor roundtables, curated pitch events, and ongoing private capital dialogue, the PIT is driving a more connected innovation ecosystem – one that delivers impact faster, and at scale. Learn more about how we work with the private capital community: https://pit.army.mil/ #ArmyPIT #PowerofthePIT #ArmyTransformation #ArmyPrivateCapital #ArmyModernization

⚡US Army acquisition is evolving — and the Army PIT enterprise is already building the future to meet new demands. The United States Department of War's push to modernize acquisition highlights a critical shift: faster decisions, empowered leaders, and a focus on mission outcomes. not process for process’s sake. Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE)s are being positioned to make real‑time tradeoffs, cut approval chain timelines, and deliver capabilities at the speed the warfighter needs. Army PIT was built to be a critical enabler of that exactly that acquisition reform mindset. The PIT injects capability faster by getting in the dirt with Soldiers, prototyping at the edge, and delivering operational impact at the speed of relevance. PIT exists to close the gap between innovation and impact, ensuring emerging technologies don’t sit on the shelf but get into Soldiers’ hands faster. By supporting the Army’s 6 PAE + 1 structure, where PIT serves as the “plus one,” the enterprise strengthens unity of effort and accelerates lethality across the force. As the acquisition community moves toward unity of command and unity of effort, PIT ensures the Army can translate innovation into operational advantage — not years from now, but when Soldiers need it. Modernization demands speed, courage, and collaboration. PIT is where that transformation is already happening. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/ewR9X2Cq #PowerOfThePIT #ArmyInnovation #AcquisitionReform #DefenseInnovation #Modernization #USArmy