Aerospace Group:

Army

Army Completes Cohort Program To Find Autonomous Artillery Resupply Concepts

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, April 2nd, 2020

SHARE:

Army Completes Cohort Program To Find Autonomous Artillery Resupply Concepts

M109A7 self-propelled howitzer

The Army said Thursday it has completed its first cohort program to find new field artillery autonomous resupply (FAAR) technologies, which resulted in concepts for modular robotic arms, automated supply chains and an ammunition management system. The Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team (LRPF CFT) will now look for opportunities to apply the six participants concepts and emerging technologies with future requirements for major weapon systems programs. “We want to apply this to our model and to our more…

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]

Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]