Army
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ArmyMarine Corps Takes Delivery Of First Powerful New Northrop-Built Ground Based Radar
LINTHICUM, Md. – From atop a hill here overlooking the Baltimore-Washington International Airport the Marine Corps’ new expeditionary radar can detect air traffic from New York to Norfolk, Va., from […]
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ArmyArmy Feeling Pressure Of Hiring Freeze, Unpredictable Funding
The Army is feeling the pinch of the Trump administration’s civilian hiring freeze and is being forced to find efficiencies that can compensate for attrition in its civilian ranks. Lt. […]
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ArmyArmy To Seek Bids For Small Recon Robot
The Army plans to issue requests for proposals (RFP) this spring for two new unmanned ground vehicles, a service official said March 23. A final RFP for the Common Robotic […]
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ArmyInstallation Officials: Army Stands To Save Billions Through Base Closures, Consolidation
Nearly a quarter of the Army’s infrastructure is in poor condition or failing and installation management officials would rather close or consolidate those facilities than spend the $10 billion a […]
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Army$3.4B Multi-Year Apache Contract Expedites Future Foreign Military Sales, Saves Army 10 Percent
A recent five-year, $3.4 billion multi-year contract for Boeing [BA] AH-64E Apache gunships not only saves the Army and Saudi Arabia money for each helicopter, but establishes a relatively swift […]
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ArmyArmy Reassessing Two Unmanned Ground Vehicle Programs
The U.S. Army is “unhappy” with the projected cost and schedule of two new unmanned ground vehicle programs — the Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) and Leader-Follower — and is […]
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ArmyYearlong Stopgap Funding Would Be ‘Punch,’ ‘Roundhouse To The Face’ For Military Services
Under a continuing resolution (CR) that lasts the entire fiscal year, the military services will be forced to make cuts to already deficient readiness accounts, ground aircraft and halt new-start […]
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ArmyLockheed Testing Small Interceptor Against Mortars
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has begun firing its Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor at mortar rounds in tests at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., according to a company official. While a shootdown […]
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ArmyArmy Chief To Launch Experimental Multi-Domain Battle Unit
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is putting together an experimental multi-domain battle unit to solidify the operational requirements of a land force that also fights in air, sea, […]
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ArmyArmy Could Find Keys To New Robotic Vehicles In Old, Canceled Program
The key to fielding a robotic combat vehicle “wingman” within budgets that cut modernization in favor of readiness could lie in old programs long considered shorthand for Army acquisition failure. […]