Army
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Army
Vectrus Wins Alabama Base Support Contract Re-compete And Expects Kuwait Base Support Contract Extension
The Defense Department awarded Vectrus, Inc. [VEC] one re-compete contract for support services at an Air Force Base and published a Notice of Intent to extend an existing Kuwait base […]
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Army
Lockheed Delivers Record-Breaking 60 kW Laser To Army For Air-Defense Testing
The Army is set to receive a powerful laser weapon from Lockheed Martin [LMT] capable of shooting enemy weapons from drones to missiles out of the sky at the fraction […]
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Army
Army Materiel Chief Asks Industry For Help Preparing CONUS-Based Army For Future War
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The general in charge of equipping the Army wants to focus on sustaining readiness for future wars and its ability to project forces to a major conflict […]
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Pentagon
DoD Requests $30 Billion Supplemental
The Pentagon on Thursday requested an additional $30 billion in fiscal year 2017 funding as part of its “supplemental.” The $30 billion includes nearly $25 billion in base funding plus […]
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Army
Army Stands To Receive $8.3 Billion In Trump’s Request For Immediate Defense Budget Boost
Included in President Donald Trump’s request for an immediate $30 billion increase in defense spending is a call for $8.3 billion for the Army, which plans to significantly boost its […]
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Army
Army Awards Boeing $3.3 Billion Contract For Saudia Arabia Apaches
The Army on Wednesday awarded Boeing [BA] a $3.3 billion contract modification to provide Apache helicopters to Saudi Arabia, according to a Pentagon statement. The contract modification is a multi-year […]
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Army
Army Wants Next-Gen Combat Vehicle Prototypes In Soldiers’ Hands By 2022
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army wants next-generation combat vehicle prototypes for soldiers to test within four years, at which point it will decide whether to replace the Abrams tank, the […]
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Army
Army Decision On Active Protection Systems Set For Early FY18
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army should know whether it will install active protection systems (APS) on the M1 Abrams tank before the end of the year or wait until its […]
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Army
Army Will Test 50 New Ground Combat Technologies In Europe Next Year
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Army next year will test more than 50 new technologies, including new combat vehicles, during real-world exercises in Europe. During the first Joint Warfighting Assessment (JWA) […]
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Army
Army Will Field Counter-UAS Laser In 2018 Exercises
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – In May 2018, the Army plans to field a laser to knock small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) out of the sky. The laser will augment other capabilities […]