Aerospace Group:

Army

Advanced Army Equipment Ready For Limited User Test in Texas

DDN

Friday, August 28th, 2009

SHARE:

By Ann Roosevelt Equipment deemed ready for early fielding to Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCT) successfully completed force development test and evaluation (FDT&E) this month and is ready for operational testing in September, officials said. "The systems we are testing this year are in fact, systems we feel are both reasonably close to be ready--and that's why we test to verify that they are--and that they will have value-added for soldiers," Col. Patrick (Lee) Fetterman, Training and Doctrine Command Capability…

Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]

Congress

Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says

U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]

Army

Army Taking ‘More Refined’ Approach On Push For Right To Repair Reforms, Obadal Says

After lawmakers decided against including major “right to repair” reforms in the latest defense policy bill, a senior Army official has said the service is continuing its push for authorities […]

Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]