US military tests astonishing array of new technology

For the first time ever, every branch of the United States’ armed forces are testing their sensor-to-sensor capabilities in tandem during Army-led Project Convergence campaign at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG).

According to a recent Army news releas, Project Convergence has returned to U.S. Army YPG to test a vast and astonishing array of new technology.

In addition to representation from all branches of the military, this year’s iteration features all eight of the Army Futures Command’s cross-functional teams (CFTs). There is also a dramatically larger Soldier presence.

Among these CFTs is Future Vertical Lift (FVL), which is aggressively testing virtually every facet of the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) and FVL, as well as advancing knowledge on electronic warfare. Unmanned aircraft, air to ground missiles, rotary cannons, and all manner of ancillary technologies to expand communications capabilities and Soldier survivability are all being tested simultaneously here.