Army
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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 […]
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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 […]