HUMAN-MACHINE INTEGRATION PLATOONS

The U.S. Army is developing Human-Machine Integrated Formation platoons with plans to field the first units by 2027, designed to allow robots and drones to make first contact with the enemy rather than soldiers. The core philosophy, as military leaders put it, is "trading steel for blood" rather than risking human lives on first contact. These platoons integrate both ground and aerial robotic systems, including armed drones capable of dropping munitions equivalent to 81mm mortars, loitering munitions, ground robots with weapon systems, and quadruped robots for reconnaissance

HMI000 - Human-Machine Integration Platoons - Research Questions
HMI001 - Program Structure and Timeline
HMI002 - Defense Contractors - Ground Systems
HMI003 - Defense Contractors - Aerial Systems
HMI004 - Defense Contractors - Quadruped Systems
HMI005 - Networking and Control Architecture
HMI006 - Operational Tactics
HMI007 - Warehouse and Logistics Robotics
HMI008 - Technology Transfer: Military to Commercial
HMI009 - Agricultural Robotics
HMI010 - Healthcare and Public Safety
HMI011 - Economic Analysis
HMI012 - Ethical and Policy Considerations
HMI013 - Supply Chain and Manufacturing
HMI014 - Workforce Implications
HMI015 - Competitive Intelligence
HMI016 - AI and Machine Learning
HMI017 - Hardware Innovations
HMI018 - Communication Technologies