Army
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ArmyU.K. Applies To Become First Ally To Export Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
The United Kingdom is set to become the first export customer of the Oshkosh [OSK] Joint Light Tactical Vehicle being built to replace portions of the Army and Marine Corps […]
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ArmyArmy Could Use Another $8 Billion In Fiscal 2017, Focusing On Armor For Europe
The Army has sent Congress a wish list of capabilities that, if granted funding, would shore up force in Europe with Armor to fend off Russian aggression against NATO allies. […]
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Air ForceAnalysts: ‘Starving’ Pentagon Could Choke On Infusion Of Modernization Funding
After a lengthy hiatus in modernization spending, a ‘starving’ Pentagon is ill suited to absorb a cash windfall under the Trump Administration, according to defense analysts. Funding for new defense […]
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ArmySig Sauer Wins $580 Million Army Handgun Contract
The Army has awarded Sig Sauer a contract worth as much as $580 million for its Modular Handgun System (MHS) program, according to a service statement. Fielding of the handgun […]
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ArmyArmy 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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ArmyArmy 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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ArmyOshkosh 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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ArmyU.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 ForceIn 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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ArmyDutch 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 […]