Last year, Washington, D.C.-based Rivet was one of two contractors selected for the U.S. Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command program, an effort to develop a device that enhances situational awareness and communication on the battlefield.
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, salute as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of 19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales on July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.Photo: Matt Rourke/AP
In February 2022, five days before the Army deployed the author’s company as the European Contingency Response Force in response to the Russian buildup ahead of the invasion of Ukraine, paratroopers conducted a final test flight of the RQ-11 Raven. The Raven was not a sophisticated platform; flying it sometimes felt like playing a legacy…
