Army
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ArmyLeonardo Drops Lakota Lawsuit, Clearing Way For Airbus Army Sale
Following a loss in court on a related case and a scathing rebuke from a competing aircraft manufacturer, Leonardo Helicopters has decided to withdraw a lawsuit challenging the Army’s purchase […]
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ArmyArmy Could Curtail Some Overseas Missions To Patch Readiness Holes
To fulfill all of the Army’s global responsibilities, soldiers typically spend as much time deployed as they do at home between missions, inspiring service leaders to see which missions might […]
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ArmyArmy Expects Quick Modernization Wins Through Rapid Prototyping
Now funded and fully operational, the Army expects some quick wins from the teams it set up to tackle its most pressing modernization priorities, though some technical nuts will be […]
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ArmyArmy Again Needs Logistics Capability It Had, But Withdrew From Afghanistan
With a renewed and increasing troop presence in Afghanistan, the Army is having to reestablish logistics support capabilities it once had to supply distributed soldiers with fuel, food, ammunition and […]
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ArmyArmy To Equip Three Tank Brigades With Trophy Missile Shields
The Army’s fiscal 2019 budget request includes funding to equip three Armored Brigade Combat Teams worth of Abrams tanks with Trophy active protection systems (APS) capable of knocking down enemy […]
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ArmyAviation Pays For Ground Combat Vehicles And Munitions As Army Preps For High-End War
Ground combat systems have overtaken aviation as the most expensive Army procurement portfolio, mainly to reinforce a return to fighting high-end decisive conflict in Europe and elsewhere. Aviation procurement took […]
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Army$9.5 Billion Army Budget Hike Funds Endstrength, Modernization In FY19
The Army’s fiscal 2019 budget request provides a nearly $10 billion boost in funding aimed at growing the force while providing more for daily operations, procurement and modernization. At $148.4 […]
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ArmyForget Bases: Army’s Futures Command May Flourish In A City
The Army wants to establish its new Futures Command in a technically-savvy city with access to academia, entrepreneurs and its own bases by summer, but will take about a year […]
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ArmyOshkosh Inks $476 Million Deal To Keep Building Army Trucks
With a new, nearly half-billion-dollar contract, Oshkosh Defense [OSK] remains the incumbent manufacturer of the Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV). The Army on Feb. 7 awarded Oshkosh Defense […]
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ArmyArmy Fast Tracking New, More Powerful, Small Arms
Anticipating the need to fire at long ranges against troops equipped with advanced body armor, the Army is fast-tracking introduction of new small arms that provide better ballistics performance at […]