Thank you for completing the ROID DIRT Days 27.01 request for information. Your information submission is confirmed. CMI2 will review and confirm attendance, along with event access instructions and additional logistical details, in December 2026. If you have any immediate questions, please contact us at opportunity@cmi2.org.
OVERVIEW The FY27 Rapid Operational Innovation Detachment (ROID) Driving Innovation in Realistic Training (DIRT) Days 27-01 Request for Information (RFI) invites industry partners, technology vendors, academic institutions, and government organizations to participate in a collaborative tactical validation event taking place 14-19 February 2027 at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center (CBJTC), FL. DIRT Days 27-01 provides […]
October 1, 2026 At the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2), interns do more than learn about innovation. They help drive it. For Kadence Greenfield, an intern with CMI2’s Design Innovation Group (DIG) in Morgantown, West Virginia, that means taking lessons learned in the field and applying them to the development of practical solutions. In September, Greenfield […]
The Civil-Military Innovation Institute, Inc. (CMI2) is seeking an Innovation Engineer/DIRT Lab Manager (AI/ML Data Engineer) – Fort Huachuca, AZ, to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory Catalyst Pathfinder program. This position is a full-time position which reports directly to the CMI2 Deputy Pathfinder Program Manager for Design, Research, […]
The Civil-Military Innovation Institute, Inc. (CMI2) is seeking an Innovation Engineer/DIRT Lab Manager – Fort Huachuca, AZ, to support the US Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory Catalyst Pathfinder program. This position is a full-time position which reports directly to the CMI2 Deputy Pathfinder Program Manager for Design, Research, Innovation and Technology (DIRT) […]
The Civil-Military Innovation Institute, Inc. (CMI2) is seeking an Innovation Engineer/DIRT Lab Manager – Fort Hood, TX, to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory Catalyst Pathfinder program. This position is a full-time position which reports directly to the CMI2 Deputy Pathfinder Program Manager for Design, Research, Innovation and Technology […]
Thank you for completing the IRON DIRT Days 27.01 Technology Integration RFI. Your information submission is confirmed. CMI2 will review and confirm attendance, along with event access instructions and additional logistical details, in October 2026. If you have any immediate questions, please contact us at opportunity@cmi2.org.
This article was originally published by Joe McAdory of the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering on September 3, 2026. Read the original article. Applied Research Institute, ECE researchers lead $1.4M effort to reinvent MRZR-Alpha 4 communications platform By Joe McAdory The U.S. Army’s Polaris MRZR‑Alpha 4 delivers the speed and agility expected […]
By Lisa Bistreich-Wolfe | U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Army Research Laboratory | Aug. 28, 2026 Read original article published on August 28, 2026, on the Digital Visual Information Distribution System (DVIDS) CMI2-supported Catalyst Pathfinder project advances ECU predictive maintenance technology for operational use across Army Reserve facilities. GREENVILLE, N.C. – An innovative predictive […]
CMI2-supported Catalyst Pathfinder builds on a track record of Soldier-led innovation with six Dragon’s Lair wins. By DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Public Affairs Office | August 27, 2026 Read the original article published August 27, 2026, on Army.mil. ADELPHI, Md. – For the sixth time, an innovation initiated through the Army’s Catalyst Pathfinder program […]