Army

The Trump Administration’s proposed 2018 defense budget falls short of the dramatic boost to military spending he has repeatedly promised, focusing instead on beefing up near-term combat capabilities while setting […]

The modest funding increase the Army is requesting in fiscal 2018 will maintain the current force and ensure those soldiers are trained and equipped for ongoing and near-term conlflicts, leaving […]

The Marine Corps has plans to buy almost double the number of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles it initially projected to replace a portion of its Humvee fleet. While its program of […]

Component by electronic component, the Army is slowly installing modular open communications architectures on its legacy tactical trucks by requiring new technologies to adhere to set technical standards. As new […]

Before the end of the month, the Army plans to launch a competition to replace a portion of its M917 heavy dump truck (HDT) fleet.   Michael Clow, a spokesman […]

Textron Systems on Monday said its Weapon & Sensor Systems business has successfully test fired the Fury lightweight precision glide munition against moving targets, a key milestone that marks the […]

At a recent experimental exercise at Fort Sill, Okla., Staff Sgt. Eric Davis of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division shot down at least a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from […]

Aerovironment [AVAV] has unveiled a bird-sized miniature unmanned aerial system (UAS) whose small size allows launching from the palm of a hand and makes it difficult to detect while spying on […]

Oshkosh Defense on Monday submitted a proposal to increase the payload and boost survivability, ride quality and mobility for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) it builds for the […]

Army senior leaders are closely studying current conflicts for clues to how future urban warfare will be fought, but say the service is fundamentally unprepared for the megacity battles some […]