Army
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Army
Army Secretary Warns Of Equipment ‘Gap’ In 2020s
The outgoing civilian leader of the U.S. Army is warning that his service will face a major equipment shortfall in the next decade if it does not receive more money […]
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Army
Army Chief Ready To Lay Out Priorities For Funding Bump Under Trump
The Army is trying to generate as much readiness as possible, modernize and man its units under a constrained budget, but has specific plans to invest an increase in funding […]
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Army
Oshkosh Inks Deal With Israel For 200 Tactical Trucks
The Israeli Ministry of Defense on Jan. 11 announced plans to purchase 200 tactical trucks from Oshkosh [OSK]. The deal, valued at $52 million, is for 200 of the company’s […]
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Army
U.S. Tanks, Armored Vehicles Arrive In Europe In Answer To Russian Saber Rattling
Hundreds of U.S. combat vehicles on Friday began offloading onto the docks of Bremerhaven, Germany, where they will meet about 4,000 troops headed to Europe for a nine-month rotational deployment […]
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Air Force
In Farewell Memo, Carter Outlines Eight Years Of Defense Department Accomplishments
In a lengthy 11th-hour memo to President Barack Obama, outgoing Defense Secretary Ash Carter laid out an argument that the U.S. military is in better shape than it was eight […]
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Army
Dutch CV90s Will Be First NATO Armored Vehicles With Active Protection Systems
The Netherlands will be the first NATO country to provide advanced guided-missile shields for armored vehicles when it installs active protection systems (APS) on its CV90 armored fighting vehicles. BAE […]
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Army
Airbus Helicopters Wins $967 Million U.S. Army Logistics Support Contract For UH-72A
The Army awarded Airbus Helicopters a contract worth up to a maximum of $867 million to provide spare parts and material and engineering support for UH-72A Lakota helicopters, the company […]
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Army
NATO Allies Nervous About U.S. Commitment To Boost Military Spending in Europe
U.S. allies in Europe welcome an increased U.S. troop presence to counter Russian aggression and worry that the incoming Trump administration may choose to pull support for the endeavor, according […]
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Army
Trump Taps Billionaire Hockey Team Owner Vincent Viola As Army Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped billionaire Vincent Viola, former Army infantry officer and founder of Virtu Financial to serve as the Army’s senior civilian. Viola, who owns the Florida Panthers […]