L3Harris [LHX] said Friday the company has received a $50 million order from the Marine Corps to continue delivering its software-defined Falcon III AN/PRC-160 high frequency radios. The latest order was placed under the five-year Navy Portable Radio program contract initially awarded in 2017 to ...
Matthew Beinart
The Army in January will host a second industry day for its program to build a new technology architecture that will allow soldiers to function as “integrated weapons platforms,” as the service looks to receive feedback on finalizing the project’s common standards. Officials from Program ...
The White House on Thursday announced its intent to nominate retired Navy Admiral Jim McPherson to permanently serve as the Army’s next under secretary. McPherson, the acting under secretary as well as the Army’s current general counsel, will succeed Ryan McCarthy who was confirmed as the ...
The Army’s former top acquisition official on Wednesday said she is concerned if the service will have adequate funding to move its full portfolio of weapon systems modernization programs from rapid prototyping to procurement, with the service facing likely declining budgets and several ...
The Army is planning its third soldier feedback event for the service’s future augmented reality headset, being developed by Microsoft [MSFT], in July to inform a low-rate production decision, before holding a final evaluation in spring 2021 ahead of full-rate production, a lead official for the ...
A six-month continuing resolution would cause significant delays for the Army’s plans to field the new Strategic Long Range Cannon, a lead program official told Defense Daily on Wednesday, and result in “irrecoverable time setbacks” due postponed demonstrations at test ranges. Brig. Gen. ...
