This summer, more than 3,000 soldiers returning from combat will arrive at Fort Bliss and begin testing new equipment. Fort Bliss is to become the permanent home of a brigade that will be dedicated to the testing and evaluation of new technology. The effort is an Army initiative to reform its procurement system, and to expedite the process of delivering new equipment to deployed soldiers.
The new brigade will test the Army’s next-generation communications network that would give soldiers access to critical data. The unit also will test vehicles and robots. New products will be evaluated for its value and application. Troops at Fort Bliss already have begun testing smart phones in combat scenarios.
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