Army
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ArmyBell Invictus to Offer Army ‘Lower-Risk Path’ to FARA Capabilities
ARLINGTON, Texas — Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] offering for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) contest, the 360 Invictus, is intended to offer the Army an insurance policy by […]
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ArmyArmy Completes Successful Final Development Test With IBCS Ahead Of Operational Evaluations In 2020
The Army on Thursday completed a successful final developmental test with its future missile defense command platform, taking down two cruise missile surrogates, as the program moves toward operational testing […]
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ArmyArmy Selects Five Units To Test Offerings For Shadow Drone Replacement Program
The Army has selected five operational units to test the four offerings vying for RQ-7 Shadow drone replacement program, with demonstrations to begin next spring. The major soldier touchpoint event […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Completes Successful First Test Of PrSM Missile Offering For Army
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday successfully completed a flight test of its Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) offering for the Army, reaching a range of 240 kilometers. The demonstration at White […]
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ArmyArmy Holding Second Adaptive Squad Architecture Industry Day In January
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 […]
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ArmyActing Army Under Secretary Jim McPherson Nominated For Permanent Role
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 […]
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ArmyFormer Army Acquisition Official Urges Caution On Current Rapid Prototyping Plan
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 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy Planning Next IVAS Demo For July To Inform Low-Rate Production Decision, Final Touchpoint In Spring 2021
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 […]
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ArmyOfficial: Six-Month CR Would Delay Army’s Long-Range Cannon Program, Postpone Key Test Range Demos
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 […]
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ArmyArmy To Test Rheinmetall’s StrikeShield Active Protection System In 2020
Germany’s Rheinmetall said Tuesday the Army will test its StrikeShield active protection system beginning next October, as the service continues its search for anti-missile protection capabilities for its vehicle fleet. […]