Un esfuerzo dentro del Comando de Futuros del Ej\u00e9rcito dirigido a la colaboraci\u00f3n entre los cient\u00edficos y expertos se centra en la biolog\u00eda sint\u00e9tica y la inteligencia artificial como prioridades clave. El Ej\u00e9rcito estableci\u00f3 el Comando de Futuros en 2018 para encabezar las principales iniciativas. Un grupo conocido como Team Ignite se uni\u00f3 en 2019.<\/p>\n
An effort within Army Futures Command aimed at collaboration between the service\u2019s scientists and technical experts is zeroing in on synthetic biology, autonomy and artificial intelligence as key priorities, a service official said in October.<\/p>\n
The Army established Futures Command in 2018 to spearhead the service\u2019s top acquisition initiatives. A group known as Team Ignite joined in 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis transition was part of a strategic effort to bring intellectual capital into one Army command focused on the future,\u201d said Maj. Gen. John George, commanding general of Army Combat Capabilities Development Command.<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s goal is to lead the systematic and continuous shaping of concepts and capabilities for warfighters while fostering collaboration between CCDC and the Futures and Concepts Center, which are sister organizations that operate under the umbrella of Army Futures Command, the service said.<\/p>\n
The team holds science concept workshops \u201cthat are based on what is being developed in scientific labs, both inside and outside the Army,\u201d George said. Discussions in previous workshops have ranged from synthetic biology and quantum sciences to alternative sources of power and energy, he noted.<\/p>\n
To help prepare the military to combat adversaries, Team Ignite is \u201cintegrating fields like synthetic biology, autonomy and artificial intelligence into our future network,\u201d George said during a speech at the Association of the United States Army\u2019s annual conference, which was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These technologies will fundamentally change the military\u2019s future operating environment, he added.<\/p>\n
One research area related to synthetic biology that has garnered excitement during workshops is camouflage, George said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all know that missions are always safer when our soldiers and their equipment are not detected, and so research in synthetic biology has identified a series of plants that naturally filter light and hide things in plain sight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
One result of the workshops is a deeper understanding of the linkage between science and technology and the creation of new tools for soldiers \u2014 an understanding that materializes in what the team calls \u201cdiscovery trees.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDiscovery trees allow the command to visualize the bonds between research in its science-and-technology programs and their pathway to capabilities,\u201d George said. \u201cThere is a logical link, a network between ideas to foundational science, to applied and advanced research and ultimately to [the] delivery of Army capabilities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The team is leveraging this approach in a series of deep dives to explore S&T opportunities for modernization.<\/p>\n