Technical-SAVVY Soldier Applied Research

Abstract

This Project conducts applied research to provide critical breakthroughs in developing a "technologically" fluent force. This research will develop models of technological fluency(TF) (TF Modeling), methods and measures to assess and develop the technological fluency of Soldiers across a career (TF Personnel Assessments), and technologies to maximize technological fluency resilience and performance in Soldiers and units (Maximizing TF). TF is defined as the ability of Soldiers and units to use and rapidly adapt new and intelligent technologies without formal training on these technologies, and it will be a decisive factor in a future operating environment in which Soldiers and squads are teamed with increasingly sophisticated and evolving technologies. Soldiers and leaders in specialty areas (e.g., Cyber and Emerging Tech) and General Purpose Forces will require increased technological aptitudes and skills to adapt emerging technologies to evolving mission sets and avoid being overmatched by Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled "smart" technologies. This Project supports key Army needs and will coordinate with and/or leverage findings of several Program Elements (PEs) to include PE 0602785A (Manpower, Personnel and Training Technology), 0602143A (Soldier Lethality Technology), and 0602145A (Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology). This research will be performed collaboratively by the Combat Capability Development Command - Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and the United States (U.S.) Army Research Institute (ARI) for Behavioral and Social Sciences. The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas, the Army Modernization Strategy, and the Army People Strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2023
Source ID
CV9_0602184A_2_2040_PB_2023

Tags

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Cyber

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