{"id":33755,"date":"2018-03-01T23:21:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T23:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/01\/army-to-test-third-arm-device-with-more-soldiers-this-spring\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:49:15","slug":"army-to-test-third-arm-device-with-more-soldiers-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/03\/01\/army-to-test-third-arm-device-with-more-soldiers-this-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Army to test &#8216;Third Arm&#8217; device with more soldiers this spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8d4EQMt_QYQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is moving forward with its \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2017\/03\/15\/u-s-army-testing-third-arm-to-hold-your-weapon-boost-lethality\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Third Arm<\/a>\u201d technology, which aims to relieve gear-heavy soldiers while improving accuracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engineers at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/08\/20\/just-add-water-army-researchers-discover-quicker-safer-way-to-use-hydrogen-as-energy\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Army Research Lab<\/a> in Maryland developed a device designed to hold a soldier\u2019s weapon while displacing the weight from the arms to the torso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Third Arm was unveiled at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/10\/08\/ausa-takes-stock-of-the-army-100-years-after-it-became-a-global-force\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">AUSA<\/a> conference last year in Huntsville, Alabama, and six soldiers tested it during a pilot study last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These soldiers volunteered to wear electromyography sensors to measure muscle activity, according to the Army. The soldiers then fired weapons with and without the Third Arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2017\/03\/15\/u-s-army-testing-third-arm-to-hold-your-weapon-boost-lethality\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/third-arm.jpg_8973f0.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">U.S. Army testing \u2018Third Arm\u2019 to hold your weapon, boost lethality<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Third Arm can carry a SAW into battle for you. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2018\/01\/24\/wanted-iron-man-suits-for-special-operations-troops\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">mechanical arm<\/a> doesn\u2019t fire the weapon itself, but it helps reduce the weight a soldier is carrying. 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