This article was originally published by Joe McAdory of the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering on September 3, 2026. Read the original article. Applied Research Institute, ECE researchers lead $1.4M effort to reinvent MRZR-Alpha 4 communications platform By Joe McAdory The U.S. Army’s Polaris MRZR‑Alpha 4 delivers the speed and agility expected […]
By Lisa Bistreich-Wolfe | U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Army Research Laboratory | Aug. 28, 2026 Read original article published on August 28, 2026, on the Digital Visual Information Distribution System (DVIDS) CMI2-supported Catalyst Pathfinder project advances ECU predictive maintenance technology for operational use across Army Reserve facilities. GREENVILLE, N.C. – An innovative predictive […]
CMI2-supported Catalyst Pathfinder builds on a track record of Soldier-led innovation with six Dragon’s Lair wins. By DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Public Affairs Office | August 27, 2026 Read the original article published August 27, 2026, on Army.mil. ADELPHI, Md. – For the sixth time, an innovation initiated through the Army’s Catalyst Pathfinder program […]
Honorary Award recognizes CMI2 for its xTechPacific collaboration, accelerating Soldier-driven experimentation and Army innovation The Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) experimentation team was recognized at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory’s (DEVCOM ARL) 31st Annual Honorary Awards Program on Aug. 13, 2026, for its collaboration with the xTechPacific Planning and Execution Team. […]
Lizemores, WV – August 12, 2026 – The Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) brought STEM education to life this summer through its 2026 Ignite summer internship program at Fort Andrew, in Lizemores, WV, where interns gained hands-on experience designing, testing, and solving real-world challenges. Building on prior Ignite internships, the 2026 program curriculum evolved from an […]
By U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Public Affairs | July 8, 2026 Read the original article published July 8, 2026 on Army.mil ADELPHI, Md. – Three Army innovation programs, Catalyst, Pathfinder and Accelerating FORCE (Future Operational Requirements, Capabilities and Experimentation) connecting Soldiers, researchers and industry released the latest report on how they’re addressing urgent operational needs. Managed by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, […]
CMI2-led experimentation event advanced evaluation of emerging technologies and operational capabilities in realistic training environments TAMPA, Fla. — Soldiers from the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the Montana Army National Guard participated in the second Rapid Operational Innovation Detachment (ROID) Driving Innovation in Realistic Training (DIRT) Days 26-02 experimentation event, conducted April 20–24, 2026, […]
West Virginia-based CMI2 supports Army innovation program advancing Soldier innovation, readiness, and lethality WASHINGTON, D.C. — A program led by the Civil Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) was highlighted during the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 defense budget held May 19, 2026. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito […]
LIZEMORES, WV January 22, 2026 — A new push to speed battlefield-ready technology into the hands of U.S. forces is getting underway as the U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) Chief Technology Officer’s office teams up with the U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), and Army units, including the 5th Special Forces […]
Morgantown, WV – OCTOBER 8, 2025 — The Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) and the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today announced a strategic partnership to strengthen collaboration between defense, industry, and academia in advancing autonomous systems, experimentation, and training at CMI2’s Adaptive Experimentation Facility at Fort Andrew in rural West Virginia. This partnership […]