xTech Winners

At eMerge Americas 2026, the U.S Army aligned leadership engagement with live technology pitches to identify capabilities and move the most promising solutions toward operational use.

xTech|Soldier Fire finalists traveled to Fort Benning, GA in March 2026 to participate in a live proof-of-concept demonstration, where the Army assessed emerging fire control technologies in a Soldier-relevant environment against the Next Generation Squad Weapon fire control system, the XM157.

A collaboration between the Army FUZE xTech Program and the Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate (G-TEAD), this competition highlighted the power of the Army’s Pathway for Innovation and Technology (PIT), an agile framework designed to fast-track solutions from concept to deployment.

The U.S. Army is advancing a new model for how it discovers, evaluates, and fields emerging technologies.

Small unmanned aerial systems remain one of the fastest-evolving threats on today’s battlefields, challenging U.S. and allied forces across every domain.

The U.S. Army xTech Program, in collaboration with US Army Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconaissance Taskforce, hosted the third iteration of its live pitch competition, xTechLive.

The U.S. Army xTech Program, in collaboration with US Army Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconaissance Taskforce, hosted the third iteration of its live pitch competition, xTechLive.

Range, resilience, and real-time awareness are essential to operating effectively across the Indo-Pacific—a region defined by vast distances and complex terrain.

The U.S. Army xTech Program, in collaboration with US Army Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconaissance Taskforce, hosted the third iteration of its live pitch competition, xTechLive.