SOLVING ARMY PROBLEMS

Innovation at the Speed of Business

As AFC's innovation organization, AAL connects the best non-traditional industry solvers to current Army tech problems to get the best technology in the hands of Soldiers faster.

We do this by giving industry better, faster access to stakeholders and capital. We sync with government problem owners from the start of problem framing to advanced tech development through transition for further development or integration. Our innovative funding methods reduce risk for problem owners and increase opportunities for industry. This results in well informed requirements coming from close collaboration among Army experts, engineers, and end users. This creates more flexibility in government budgets and timelines, and provides solutions that address some of the Army's toughest challenges.

Our Team

AAL

Active Projects

AUTONOMOUS BRIDGING KIT (ABK)

Wet gap crossing operations require crewed maritime platforms and Soldiers to successfully deploy and maneuver bridging solutions, which are time and resource intensive and can decrease Soldier survivability. The Army is partnering with industry to enable Soldiers to autonomously employ bridging solutions and remotely maneuver through wet gap crossings.

Industry Partner
RMD Systems

Project Funding
SBIR $1.9M

Female Soldiers in the Army are experiencing a significant survivability disparity compared to male Soldiers, stemming from a lack of anatomically-correct female manikins in casualty care training. The CCT project is developing mixed reality, high fidelity modules to innovate Soldier medical training and increase survivability rates.

Industry Partners
ATCorp
Exonicus
IDL
IVIR
VCom3D

Project Funding
Phase I: FSBIR $2.5M
Phase II: ASBIR: $15M

As quantum computing develops across the world, the Army is interested in exploring further development of quantum encryption to protect sensitive information. The Quantum project is developing software that will future-proof Army networks and protect Soldiers from quantum computing vulnerabilities.

Industry Partner
QuSecure

Project Funding
SBIR $1M

Man-portable Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, currently used by Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs), lack range and appropriate power making them less effective in masking operations, threat geolocating, or disrupting enemy communications. The EWP project is developing a payload for autonomous platforms which will increase the EW’s effective range.

Industry Partners
ANDRO Computational Solutions
Distributed Spectrum

Project Funding
RDT&E: $2M
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What Partners Have to Say

I was blown away by the evaluation of our ammunition process and how in some ways how amateur it looks to an outsider, and it just shows how much we can benefit from this collaboration [with industry] and then hopefully benefit from technologies out there that could be applied to the military problem.

Brigadier General Rafferty Former CFT LRPF

Imagine, as a small business, having a personal chauffeur to walk you through everything from initial award to having direct and detailed conversations with dozens of Army personnel and stakeholders... We couldn't ask for more access, transparency, organization, and genuine interest in our success than what we’ve received from the AAL team.

krtkl Cohort Member for RCVS

This program had the most involved technology manager I have ever experienced. I believe this is what sets the program apart in both the DOD space and the government broadly. If you want a solution that meets your client's needs, this is the way to do it.

Exergi Predictive

This is Revolutionary Change. What you are doing is setting the course of the Army for the next 20-30 years.

General Edward M Daly Former Army Materiel Command Commanding General

The level of openness and collaboration is practically unheard of in government contracts, but is the way that it should be done.

Cohort Participant AAL Portfolio Company

Having a chance to be hands-on with the Soldiers and the equipment is very rare and very valuable. We learned a lot about the issues to be addressed that really drove our development for the remainder of the effort.

Cohort Participant AAL Portfolio Company

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