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United States Army Research Laboratory
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<p>The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) is the foundational research laboratory for the <a href="/facts/United_States_Army/WACWBEK9">United States Army</a> under the <a href="/facts/United_States_Army_Futures_Command/2phbx7bb">United States Army Futures Command</a> (AFC). DEVCOM ARL conducts intramural and extramural research guided by 11 Army competencies: Biological and Biotechnology Sciences; Humans in Complex Systems; Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Sciences; Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences; Mechanical Sciences; Sciences of Extreme Materials; Energy Sciences; Military Information Sciences; Terminal Effects; Network, Cyber, and Computational Sciences; and Weapons Sciences. </p><p>The laboratory was established in 1992 to unify the activities of the seven corporate laboratories of the U.S. Army Laboratory Command (LABCOM) as well as consolidate other Army research elements to form a centralized laboratory. The seven corporate laboratories that merged were the <a href="/facts/Atmospheric_Sciences_Laboratory/zHfNXwwr">Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory</a> (ASL), the <a href="/facts/Ballistic_Research_Laboratory/dDGj63vy">Ballistic Research Laboratory</a> (BRL), the <a href="/facts/Electronics_Technology_and_Devices_Laboratory/pLYfyB42">Electronics Technology and Devices Laboratory</a> (ETDL), the <a href="/facts/Harry_Diamond_Laboratories/CUpCeDlD">Harry Diamond Laboratories</a> (HDL), the <a href="/facts/Human_Engineering_Laboratory/AcxstcSm">Human Engineering Laboratory</a> (HEL), the <a href="/facts/Materials_Technology_Laboratory/Pq6ybhSY">Materials Technology Laboratory</a> (MTL), and the <a href="/facts/Vulnerability_Assessment_Laboratory/2roTvj1f">Vulnerability Assessment Laboratory</a> (VAL). In 1998, the <a href="/facts/Army_Research_Office/CULgwaW6">Army Research Office</a> (ARO) was also incorporated into the organization. </p>