(Left to proper): Jesse Tolleson Jr., principal deputy, ASA(ALT); the Hon. Brent Ingraham, assistant secretary, ASA(ALT) and Army Acquisition Executive; Dr. Lauren Boteler, affiliate director for enterprise-level S&T integration, ARL; Joseph Alexander, ARL deputy director; Lt. Gen. Robert Collins, principal army deputy, ASA(ALT); and Sgt. Maj. Robert Haynie, assistant secretary of the Army, ASA(ALT). Boteler and Alexander accepted the 2025 Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory of the Year award on behalf of DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory.
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ADELPHI, Md. – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, often called DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory was named the 2025 Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory of the Year by the Army Acquisition Executive.
The award acknowledges the Army Research Laboratory’s distinctive contributions to advancing science and expertise for the Army, delivering groundbreaking improvements and operational options between June 2024 and May 2025.
“An award like this isn’t won by a single project or a handful of people,” mentioned. Dr. Eric L. Moore, ARL performing director. “It is the result of a thousand daily efforts, the challenging experiment, the flash of insight that forges an elegant solution, and the collaborative spirit that defines our culture. It recognizes the collective brilliance and shared commitment of all the ARL staff members to delivering the future for our Army.”
The AAE Awards, offered yearly by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology , honor people and organizations for his or her excellence, innovation and dedication to empowering Soldiers and strengthening nationwide protection.
ARL demonstrated unparalleled excellence in translating cutting-edge analysis into operational benefits. The laboratory’s achievements mirror its dedication to conducting basic analysis to deal with high-priority Army wants, together with developments in lethality, digital warfare and agentic synthetic intelligence.
Highlights of ARL’s accomplishments throughout the award interval embody:
- Catalyst Pathfinder Program: This revolutionary program quickly linked Army items with college and business companions to deal with pressing operational wants. More than 40 prototypes had been developed, with 10 transitioning to fielded applied sciences. Notable successes embody a drone-delivered sensor package deal now utilized by the a hundred and first Airborne Division and low-cost coaching gadgets adopted by the XVIII Airborne Corps.
- Thorium-229 Nuclear Clock: ARL’s collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Colorado Boulder led to a significant scientific breakthrough in nuclear clock expertise. This discovery guarantees atomic clocks with unprecedented accuracy, revolutionizing operational timing and autonomous system synchronization.
- Deep Autonomous Reconnaissance and Targeting Sensing (DARTS): ARL developed cost-effective, relocatable sensors for persistent surveillance, now adopted by the third Infantry Division’s Transformation in Contact unit.
The award additionally highlighted the lab’s dedication to fostering management, skilled improvement and teamwork throughout its workforce. ARL cultivated a collaborative atmosphere that drives scientific breakthroughs and the Army’s steady transformation.
Through these efforts, ARL continues to play a major position in the Army’s steady transformation, empowering Soldiers and strengthening nationwide protection for the future Army.
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DEVCOM ARL is the Army’s sole foundational analysis laboratory serving as the nexus of science between the army, academia and business. ARL experience drives cross-cutting developments in science and expertise to make sure the Army wins now and in the future. For data visit DEVCOM ARL’s website.