http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:50:54 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Called before Congress to explain delays and cost growth with Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Pentagon officials said yesterday the aircraft's initial operational capability (IOC) for the Air Force and Navy will be... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9587.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford The Senate confirm the nominations of six senior Pentagon officials last night after senators who blocked their final approval released their holds. The nominees, selected by President Barack Obama, are: Frank Kendall III to be principal... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9556.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford The Army is "moving rapidly" to develop a V-shaped hull kit for the Stryker fleet to make the vehicles more resistant to explosives in Afghanistan, the service's top officer told anxious lawmakers yesterday. Troops using the... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9535.html Thu, 4 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST By Ann Roosevelt FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Disruptive technologies can be fielded to soldiers more quickly, a top robotics official said. Procurement of disruptive technologies can be accelerated, said Helen Greiner, CEO of CyPhy Works, a new company that focuses... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9528.html Wed, 3 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST By Ann Roosevelt Positioning the Army to capably prepare for whatever might come in what is seen as a complex and uncertain world, the Army Chief of Staff unveiled how the service would modernize. "This year--2010--we are fundamentally changing how we... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9454.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST By Geoff Fein The Army is taking the unusual step of pushing development of flexible displays for everything from soldier worn devices to vehicles, hoping to speed up commercialization of the technology. A number of years ago the Army recognized that flexible... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9348.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford With the military services' fiscal year 2011 budget hearings set to kick off this week, lawmakers are sorting through claims and data regarding whether there is a solid business case for extending the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9319.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford Military leaders pushed back yesterday on criticism from House lawmakers who are upset the Pentagon does not want to fund a disputed jet-engine program and believe new defense budget plans focus too much on the wars of today. House Armed... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9294.html Thu, 4 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford The heads of a congressional panel dug in their heels yesterday on their opposing stances on whether Congress should continue funding a jet engine program over which Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will push the president to veto... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9286.html Wed, 3 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's call to freeze some Pentagon funding received a cool reception from many of her congressional colleagues yesterday. Still, President Barack Obama's exclusion of defense spending from a three-year halt in... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9222.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford Defense analysts said yesterday they do not expect the Pentagon to propose major weapon-system cuts in the fiscal year 2011 budget request and Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) report next Monday. Jim Thomas, the Center for Strategic and... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9206.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST By Calvin Biesecker The Defense Department's Biometrics Task Force (BTF) is putting together a pilot project that would enroll and identify friendly forces in a biometric database as part of an effort to incorporate biometrics into access control procedures... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9177.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST ManTech International [MANT] yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of Sensor Technologies Inc. (STI) for $242 million in cash, giving it a prime position on the... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9147.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) is pushing the Pentagon to bring more National Guard equipment home from Iraq for use in the United States. In an interview with Defense Daily, the congressman said he is concerned not only about generators and... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9148.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford As demand increases in the Army for unmanned aircraft, the service continues to weigh whether its future armed-scout helicopter will be manned, unmanned, or involved manned- unmanned teaming, an senior official said yesterday. Army Lt... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/9025.html Thu, 7 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST By Ann Roosevelt The Army yesterday completed a key Defense Department review that could propel the Increment 1 capabilities to improve Infantry Brigade Combat Teams effectiveness, a service official said. The Army is currently waiting a formal Acquisition... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8947.html Wed, 23 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST ManTech International [MANT] earlier this week said it has agreed to acquire Sensor Technologies Inc. (STI), a small contractor that has a prime position on the Army's Strategic Services Sourcing (S3) contract, for $242 million in cash. The deal is expected... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8949.html Wed, 23 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford The Senate sent the $636.3 billion defense appropriations bill to President Barack Obama on Saturday, shortly after a temporary Pentagon arrangement expired. Early on Saturday, during the rare weekend session, senators cast a final... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8934.html Mon, 21 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford With the threat of a congressional blockade of his confirmation looming, the nominee for Army acquisition chief told lawmakers yesterday he will likely play a "strong role" in ensuring an Army truck competition is on the right... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8924.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST By Emelie Rutherford The Senate was prepared to pass a $636.3 billion defense spending bill for fiscal year 2010 last night, as lawmakers waited to learn if the actual vote would take place on Saturday or sooner. The Senate was expected to grant final... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/8928.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST