The
U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research,
Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) — also known
as the
U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center
(NSC), or simply as Natick Labs — is an element of
the
United States Army Research, Development, and Engineering
Command (RDECOM), headquartered at Aberdeen Proving
Ground
, Maryland
, and a
tenant unit on the installation of the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center
(SSC) at Natick,
Massachusetts
.
NSRDEC exists to develop and test new material systems for
U.S. Army soldiers. It has been the prime developer of
MREs, elements of the
Future Force Warrior System, the
PALS grid and other items and methods used
in the modern American military.
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