FORT HOOD, Texas — A hot breeze moves across tall grass and under the square shade of a black tent.
Subject matter experts, industry tech developers, organizers, and observers cluster beneath and beside the tent, taking note of which aspects of the 81 mm mortar prototype are working well and which could benefit from further improvements.
The prototype — like the others under scrutiny at this June Soldier touchpoint — is being tested multiple times over multiple days, allowing developers and analysts to make tweaks and corrections based on iterative performance feedback, robust data collection, and a keen focus on ensuring emerging capabilities meet outlined requirements.