Reporter: Ground Forces/Marine Corps
Defense Daily
Ph: 703-522-5917
Dan Parsons
Articles By Dan
-
UncategorizedNavy Wants Legacy Systems Open To New Capabilities
The Navy is challenging its program directors to find ways of opening legacy systems to new capabilities, but the process of moving to modular, open systems architectures retroactively is a […]
-
ArmyTwo Companies Share $400 Million Army Robot Development Contract
Two companies will share in a nearly half-billion-dollar contract for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of one the Army’s three future ground robot programs of record. QinetiQ North […]
-
ArmyOlympics Drone Swarm Heightens Army Concerns Over Air Defense
During the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, a flock of 1,200 commercial drones made by Intel [INTC] formed a giant snowboarder that flew into […]
-
ArmyOpen Architecture Future Vertical Lift Family Will Include Advanced UAS
Aside from developing a revolutionary new family of rotorcraft, the Army’s ongoing Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program includes building a next-generation unmanned aerial system that will fly in formation with […]
Tagged in: -
UncategorizedDefense Watch
Research Review. The Air Force is on track to finish a year-long review of its research efforts this fall, according to service Secretary Heather Wilson. The Air Force announced the […]
-
ArmyFuture Army Vehicle Missile Shields Defined By Open-Architecture Brain
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–Lockheed Martin [LMT] will continue to develop the Army’s future vehicle missile shield open architecture controller, a central brain that will operate a suite of technologies providing layered protection […]
Tagged in: -
Army‘Holy Grail’ Next-Gen Combat Vehicle Prototypes To Begin Delivering In 2019
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – After years of searching for the Holy Grail of combat vehicles and failing to the right mix of technologies at an affordable price, the Army is within […]
-
ArmyAMC Chief Perna: Army Is In ‘Shameful’ Shape, Must Modernize
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Not only is the Army not in fighting shape for future wars, it is in such dire need of systemic modernization that it is in “shameful” condition, […]
-
Navy/USMCMarine Commandant Says Funding ‘More Than Adequate’ For Readiness, But Modernization Requires More
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller says the service’s budget for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is “more than adequate” to continue building near-term readiness, but there are […]
-
Uncategorized
Army ‘Not Going To Stand’ Delays In Future Vertical Lift Next-Gen Helicopter Development
The Army is committed to its search for a next-generation rotorcraft and will not tolerate cost overruns and development delays that clipped the wings of earlier attempts to build a […]