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  MORGANTOWN, West Virginia — (AUGUST 11, 20230 — The Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), based in Morgantown, West Virginia, is marking the first year of a signed collaboration agreement with Saab, combining CMI2’s capability to bridge the gaps in defense innovation and technology experimentation with Saab’s expertise in advanced training solutions. The alliance blends CMI2’s […]

MORGANTOWN, WV (Aug. 7, 2023) – A joint venture between two nationally recognized defense innovation and cybersecurity organizations will focus on cybersecurity technology innovation and growing and equipping the West Virginia workforce to become a national leader in cybersecurity. The venture, known as the Cyber Innovation Institute, LLC, which will be based in Morgantown, West […]

(July 31, 2023) More than 100 Soldiers field-tested and experimented with military technology at the most recent Driving Innovation in Realistic Training (DIRT) Days 23-02 event at the Civil-Military Innovation Institute’s (CMI2) Adaptive Experimentation Facility in Fola, WV, July 21 and 22, 2023.   The event was the third DIRT Days iteration in the past 12 […]

Strategic partnerships include West Virginia National Guard,  Marshall University, West Virginia University and CMI2 Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network and U.S. Cyber Command are partnering with Marshall University and West Virginia University to establish a National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure in West Virginia.     U.S. Senator Shelley […]

Marne Innovation Center is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory and CMI2   On May 18, 2023, the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) held its official grand opening for the Marne Innovation Center, a collaborative Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) and U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)  Design, Innovation, Research, and […]

This article was originally published in C4ISRNET. Learn more about CMI2 DIRT Labs. By Colin Demarest FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Despite its characteristic arch, a 60mm mortar can be shot directly at someone. The issue, of course, is lining things up — and keeping one’s appendages attached in the process. “The way that you aim it is you take […]

  Soldiers test and evaluate drone resupply vehicle  During the most recent DIRT Days event, seven Soldiers (three from the West Virginia Army National Guard and four from the 82nd Airborne Division) participated in experimentation and training with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) designed for a small unit, tactical resupply known as the Tactical Resupply Vehicle […]

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division deploy to Fola, W.Va. for experimentation and technology testing  FOLA, W.V. (APRIL 24, 2023) – Hundreds of the U.S. Army’s top-trained Soldiers field-tested military technology in rural West Virginia during the second iteration of the Driving Innovation in Realistic Training (DIRT) Days event April 17-21, in Fola, West Virginia, […]

Effort led by Morgantown-based CMI2 included a partnership with the University of Alabama Huntsville  MORGANTOWN, W.Va.  – Soldiers from the West Virginia Army National Guard recently tested a Mixed Reality Platform (a blend of physical and digital components) prototype to solve a problem set submitted to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s (DEVCOM) and […]

Representatives of the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) attended  Arctic Forge 23, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led winter warfare umbrella exercise leveraging the host nation’s Defense Exercise North in Finland, focusing on building Arctic military capabilities and cooperation. On Feb. 28, Scott Abplanalp, CMI2 Pathfinder Warfighter Innovation Chief for Montana and Alaska, briefed Ambassador […]