Army
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ArmyArmy Details Synthetic Training Environment Requirements, Looking To Reach IOC In 2021
The Army is looking to reach initial operational capability for its Synthetic Training Environment program by September 2021, and has asked industry to focus on virtualized direct fire and short-range […]
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ArmySB-1 Defiant Completes First Round of Ground Runs
The SB-1 Defiant has begun spinning rotors in West Palm Beach, Fla., where the Sikorsky [LMT]-Boeing [BA] team is readying the compound helicopter prototype for its first flight early this […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Receives $18 Million To Prototype EW Pod For Army UAS
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Tuesday it has received $18 million to develop the Army’s first electronic warfare pod to provide jamming capabilities on unmanned aerial systems. The Army awarded Lockheed […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyWithout Further Army Investment, Textron May Pull Funding From V-280
Bell needs significantly more investment by the Army in its Future Vertical Lift program or parent company Textron [TXT] may be forced to pull funding from the advanced tiltrotor development […]
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Business/FinancialSAIC Reworking Combat Vehicle Strategy With Supply Chain Investments, CEO Says
SAIC [SAIC] is planning increase investments in supply chain management as it looks to improve its combat vehicle strategy for future programs following two major losses in 2018, the company’s […]
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ArmyBell V-280 Achieves Milestone Flight Speed of 280 Knots
The V-280 Valor achieved a forward flight speed of 280 knots, an important milestone for the tiltrotor aircraft that has now lived up to its namesake target speed. This speed […]
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ArmyArmy Cyber To Become Information Warfare Operations Command By 2028
Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) is likely to be renamed Information Warfare Operations Command by 2028 as the unit looks to expand its capability portfolio to better compete with peer adversaries […]
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ArmyGAO Recommends Army Address Requirements, Futures Command Authorities For Modernization Effort
A new report from the Government Accountability Office on the Army’s modernization efforts pushes senior leaders to take a more realistic approach with requirements and ensure the new Futures Command […]
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ArmyArmy Awards BAE Systems $474 Million For M109 Support Work
The Army has awarded BAE Systems a $474 million deal to provide support work for its M109 self-propelled howitzer family of vehicles, the Pentagon said Tuesday. BAE Systems was the […]
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ArmyArmy Releases Development Plan For Robotic Combat Vehicle
The Army on Tuesday released a development plan for its future robotic combat vehicle (RCV), with officials looking to rigorously test autonomous capabilities and prototype offerings to set up a […]