Army
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ArmyLarger Army Could Need More Than 50,000 Planned JLTV Trucks
As the Army grows to the size authorized under the fiscal 2019 budget request, the number of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) it needs likely will grow with it, according […]
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ArmyBAE Submits Modernized M8 Light Tank For Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower
BAE Systems has submitted a proposal for the Army’s new Mobile Protected Firepower based on the M8 mobile gun system originally pitched in 1996 as a replacement for the M551 […]
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ArmyArmy Spending Millions On Contract Aviation To Support Afghanistan Troop Increase
Army logistics units in Afghanistan are spending millions of dollars contracting heavy lift helicopters to move supplies in support of the expected 3,900 additional troops headed for that country in […]
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ArmySOCOM Needs Open Architecture Intel Systems To Identify, Track Threats
Special Operations Command should “aggressively” pursue an enterprise-wide open architecture intelligence-sharing network to make the most of the data it and partner organizations within and outside the Defense Department gather, […]
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ArmyArmy Pushing Interim Counter-Russian Air-Defense Systems To Europe
Recognizing the potential threat to NATO forces from Russian unmanned aircraft, guided missiles and artillery, the Army is pushing interim air- and missile-defense (AMD) capabilities to Europe and speeding soldiers […]
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ArmyArmy’s Rapid Equipping Force Remains Critical To Meeting Evolving Threats
The Army’s Rapid Equipping Force has escaped the fate of the many precursors shuttered after major wars and has been declared an “enduring capability” with funding, albeit modest, through fiscal […]
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ArmyNext Army Vehicles Will Be Defined By Open Architectures That Can Accept New Tech, Weapons
The Army’s next ground combat vehicle likely won’t sport laser weapons or have a cloaking device, but it will have a modular, open-architecture design and size, weight and power margins […]
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ArmyArmy Expecting Nearly $7 Billion More In 2018, Mostly For Modernization
When and if Congress passes a two-year bipartisan spending bill, the Army stands to receive a nearly $7 billion plus-up to its fiscal 2018 budget, most of which will be […]
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ArmyLeadership Changes Imminent At Army Training And Doctrine Command
Leadership of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is set to change hands in early March as current chief Gen. David Perkins and his deputy both retire after more […]
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ArmyArmy Seeks Standard, Flexible, Open-Architecture Network Baseline To Allow Rapid Future Upgrades
Establishing a standard, open architecture for its battlefield network should allow the continuous introduction of emerging technologies and will inspire non-traditional, innovative businesses to pitch new operational capabilities to the […]