Army
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Unmanned SystemsDoD Office of Inspector General to Review CENTCOM Defense Against Drones and Missiles
The Pentagon Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans a number of reviews related to the former Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the current Operation Enduring Sentinel in Afghanistan and to the […]
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ArmyU.S., U.K. Armies Sign Deal To Share Info On Future Vertical Lift Development
The U.S. Army on Monday signed an agreement with the British Army to work on ensuring interoperability between the two countries’ pursuit of future rotorcraft platforms. Under the new Future […]
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ArmySikorsky-Boeing Select New Honeywell Engine To Power FLRAA Offering
Sikorsky [LMT] and Boeing [BA] said Thursday they have selected Honeywell’s [HON] new HTS7500 turboshaft engine to power its Defiant X helicopter offering for the Army’s Future Long Range Assault […]
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ArmyArmy Would Take ‘Hard Look’ At Modernization Programs If Resources Are Tight, McConville Says
The Army does not plan to change its six modernization priorities but may consider the possibility of cuts to its more than 30 programs supporting each of those areas if […]
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ArmyArmy Releases Solicitation For Potential $7.3 Billion JLTV Follow-On Production Deal
The Army is officially soliciting proposals for its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle follow-on production competition, which now may be worth $7.3 billion over 10 years. The Request for Proposals for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA, Sikorsky Conduct First Autonomous Black Hawk Flights With No Safety Pilots Onboard
DARPA and Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky announced Tuesday they have completed the first ever completely unmanned, autonomous flight with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The UH-60A flew with no safety […]
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CongressKurilla Looks to Use Artificial Intelligence to Improve Targeting
Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla, the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps and the Biden administration’s nominee to head U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), wants to use artificial intelligene (AI) to […]
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ArmyDespite Schedule Delays, IVAS ‘Alive and Well,’ Army Secretary Says
The U.S. Army wants to develop and field the Microsoft [MSFT] Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) in stages, as the service works to fix problems in the first “alpha” version–development […]
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ArmySkydio Nabs Army Short-Range Drone Contract
U.S. drone manufacturer Skydio on Tuesday said it won a potential $99.8 million Army contract to provide its backpackable X2D quadcopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the Short Range Reconnaissance […]
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ArmyArmy Advancing On Organic Industrial Base Upgrade Plan, Push To Bring 3D Printing To ‘Tactical Edge’
The Army is set to brief lawmakers soon on its new 15-year, likely $16 billion organic industrial base modernization plan and is also moving ahead with a new focus on […]