PEO Soldier

We Still Own the Night: Integrated Technology Takes Night Vision to a New Level
March 1, 2021 — The PVS 14 night vision monocular and PAS 13 thermal rifle optics are technologies of the past as the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B), Nett Warrior, and Family... MORE

A Soldier from the 2-506, 101st Airborne Division don the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG-B), Nett Warrior, and Family of Weapons Sight – Individual (FWS-I) during a live fire test event at a Soldier Touchpoint at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD in February 2021.

Collaboration on IVAS Helmet Integration
February 23, 2021 — Iterating on the development of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) is not isolated to large Soldier Touchpoint (STP) events such as the high visibility STP 3 held on... MORE

A Soldier dons the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) Capability Set 3 (CS3) at the Soldier Integration Facility (SIF) at Fort Belvoir, VA in January 2021.

IVAS Mounted Amplifies Capabilities
February 18, 2021 — The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) is being developed to address capability gaps in the dismounted close combat force identified by Army leadership via the 2018... MORE

Soldiers don the Integrated Visual Augmentation System Capability Set 3 hardware while mounted in a Stryker in Joint Base Lewis-McCord, WA.

Family of Weapons Sights-Crew Served Successfully Tested By 10th Mountain Division
November 22, 2020 — In October at Fort Drum, NY, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Soldiers successfully tested the Army’s most advanced lightweight, thermal and visible... MORE

A 3-71 CAV, 10 MTN DIV Soldier makes adjustments to the FWS-CS during a test at Fort Drum, NY

IVAS Draws Army Senior Leaders
November 16, 2020 — United States Department of Defense and Army leadership weathered a tropical storm and pandemic to visit Soldier Touchpoint 3 of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS)... MORE

Soldier tests the Capability Set 3 (CS3) militarized form factor prototype of the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a life fire test event at its third Soldier Touchpoint (STP 3) at Fort Pickett, Virginia.

Preparing for the Battlefield of the Future
November 12, 2020 — The third Capability Set of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) was tested at Fort Pickett by 82nd Airborne Soldiers and 25th Marines during October 2020... MORE

Soldier dons the Capability Set 3 (CS 3) militarized form factor prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a Soldier Touchpoint 3 (STP 3) squad reconnaissance mission test event at Fort Pickett, Va in October 2020.

Project Manager Soldier Survivability Welcomes New Leader
August 31, 2020 — Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier’s Project Manager Soldier Survivability (PM SSV) executed a Change of Charter, with Col. Derek Bird assuming leadership as PM from Col. Stephen... MORE

Col. Derek Bird addresses PEO Soldier staff, leadership and his family after being chartered as Project Manager, Soldier Survivability at Fort Belvoir, Va., August 21, 2020.

The Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suit: The Future of Soldier Protection
August 19, 2020 — Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Soldiers have one of the most life-threatening jobs in the military. They not only must be able to defend themselves in the battle space, but also protect... MORE

PEO Soldier recently completed the first Human Factors Evaluation with the 52nd Ordnance Group at Fort Campbell, KY where Soldiers assessed the NGABS for two weeks. (Photo by Maj. Justin Bond)

N.J. Governor Recognizes Former PM SL Summer Intern
August 12, 2020 — PM Soldier Lethality’s Shailesh Parmar beamed with pride on Apr. 9 when he learned that N.J. Governor Phil Murphy had recognized his son, Kunj, and Kunj’s two roommates... MORE

Kunj Parmar, son of Shailesh Parmar and former PM SL summer engineering intern, smooths the side panel edge of one of the intubation boxes he and his Rowan University roommates fabricated to help protect the state’s health care workers. The students and their professor were recognized publicly in April by N.J. Governor Phil Murphy for helping to protect the state’s health care workers.

PEO Soldier Senior NCO Retires
August 11, 2020 — Upon his arrival at PM Soldier Lethality in May 2018, Master Sgt. Willie D. Richardson told his new boss he knew very little about the Army acquisition business... MORE

Master Sgt. Willie D. Richardson speaks to the in-person and virtual audience that attended his Aug. 11 military retirement ceremony at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. Project Manager Soldier Lethality’s Senior Non Commissioned Officer since May 2018, he concluded a 26-year active duty service.

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