Delivering Decisive Capabilities to SoldierS
Army JIOP
The Army’s Joint Innovation Outpost (JIOP) is where urgent operational needs meet expert acquisition. We serve as the Army’s nexus for rapid innovation, chartered to discover, develop, and deliver decisive capabilities directly to the warfighter.
Our Mandate: Supporting the Mission
JIOP directly executes the strategic vision of the SECWAR and SECARMY to create a more lethal, agile, and innovative Army. We are the engine driving their directive to accelerate acquisition and harness the ingenuity of our Soldiers. Our sole focus is on generating and delivering the tools that create warfighter overmatch, ensuring our forces can deter, fight, and win in any domain.
Our mandate is clear: accelerate acquisition, empower Soldier-led innovation, and ensure the American Soldier is the best-equipped and most lethal force on any battlefield.
Mission
LTG James M. Gavin Joint Innovation Outpost supports the XVIII Airborne Corps – America’s Premier Power Projection Force – by enabling rapid innovation and technology transition to ensure global readiness and operational dominance. The JIOP bridges the gap between operational needs and cutting-edge solutions by uniting government, industry, academia, and capital.
Vision
To accelerate delivery and deployment of combat-ready, multi-domain, interoperable capabilities to operational units across warfighting functions, through rapid ‘deploy/ test operations’ aligned with Continuous Transformation initiatives.
Our Agile Approach
90-120 Day Program Increments
We execute our Technical Innovation Objectives (TIO) in focused, time-boxed increments. This ensures we are constantly delivering value and adapting to the evolving operational environment.
2-Week Sprints
Within each increment, our teams work in intensive two-week sprints to tackle specific challenges, prototype solutions, and drive progress, turning concepts into tangible outcomes.
Soldier-Centric Design
The PIT’s structure allows for calculated risk-taking and embraces a venture capital mindset. By failing fast and cheap when technologies don’t meet the need, we avoid the delays and inefficiencies of billion-dollar programs that may fail after years of development.
Technical Innovation Objectives
At the core of our agile methodology are the Technical Innovation Objectives (TIOs). These are not vague goals; they are specific, measurable technical challenges that, once solved, will significantly advance a capability or address a critical, validated need within the XVIII Airborne Corps and the wider Army. Each TIO represents a focused effort to deliver a tangible warfighting advantage.
C-UAS Architecture
Developing a modular, open-system architecture to create a flexible and system-agnostic counter-UAS ecosystem, complete with integrated edge computing power.
Predictive Tactical Medical Care
Creating a Mass Casualty (MASCAL) analysis tool designed to help non-medical personnel provide life-saving care at the forward line of troops (FLOT) and optimize medical logistics to the point of need.
Sandhills 2.0
Pioneering autonomous breeching capabilities to overcome complex obstacles with increased speed, safety, and efficiency.
Joint Network Command & Control
Architecting an integrated Network Operations (NetOps) solution to unify command and control across the joint environment. (Problem scoping in progress)
Innovation Thrives In The Right Environment — And JIOP Creates It.
Engage with Us
By embedding in key tech hubs and forging partnerships across industry, academia, and government, JIOP accelerates dualuse technologies from discovery to deployment.