The leader of the Army’s push to build next-generation combat vehicles (NGCV) wants robots replacing soldiers in dangerous tactical situations on the future battlefield, noting a need to get after advanced connectivity and real-time mapping solutions. Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the NGCV ...

The Army’s acting secretary on Tuesday said the next 18 to 24 months will serve as a critical period for the force’s modernization efforts amid budget uncertainty as it moves ahead with the first prototypes and flight tests of major weapon systems. Ryan McCarthy told attendees at a Foundation ...

The Army is looking to build a new technology architecture that will allow soldiers to function as “integrated weapons platform,” with plans to start soliciting industry applications solutions in January and deliver an initial baseline version of the system in early 2021.  Officials detailed ...

The Army’s move to rapidly stand new cyber and electronic warfare units has resulted in undermanning and a lack of risk assessments for the new teams, according to a Government Accountability Office report.  The GAO has recommended the Army Secretary review all staffing, equipping and training ...

The Army has announced it will hold an industry day on Aug. 20 to inform vendors of a new technology architecture effort built around tools and processes to see the “soldier as an integrated weapons system and the squad as an integrated combat system.”  Program Executive Office – Soldier ...

SAIC [SAIC] will not compete for the Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program as a prime contractor, but will look to continue pursuing vehicle systems integration opportunities such as its offering with Polaris [PII] for the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) effort, a top company official ...