Army
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Unmanned Systems
Teledyne, Leonardo DRS Unveil Counter-UAS Solutions
Teledyne FLIR and Leonardo DRS [DRS] this week introduced new counter-drone solutions based on systems that have been proven, or are being evaluated, in battlefield environments. Leonardo DRS, teamed with […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Army Chief Makes Case for ‘Easy, Intuitive’ Systems Needing Fewer Industry Field Service Representatives
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George on Wednesday made the case for fielding “easy, intuitive” systems that require significantly less support from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) representatives in […]
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Army
BAE To Demo Both Archer, M109-52 Howitzers As Options For Army’s Future Artillery Plans
BAE Systems will demonstrate both its Archer 155mm wheeled howitzer system and its new M109-52 tracked self-propelled howitzer for the Army next month, as it aims to present two options […]
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Army
Army Acquisition Chief: Cost Of IVAS ‘Still Prohibitive,’ Performance Is Improving
The Army’s acquisition chief said this week the cost of the Microsoft [MSFT]-built Integrated Visual Augmentation System headset “is still prohibitive,” with the service continuing to work through feedback from […]
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Army
Army Maneuver Leaders Want Common Controller, More Autonomy To Effect Robotic-Enabled Formations
Over the next five to 15 years the Army maneuver community wants a common user interface and hardware to control its unmanned aircraft systems and future fleet of robotic vehicles, […]
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Northrop Grumman Highlights Its Systems’ Participation in U.S. Army EDGE Exercise
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said that the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL)-led Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) in Yuma, Ariz., last month gave the company a chance to show the […]
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Army
U.S. Army to Make Next Generation C2 a Program of Record
The U.S. Army is going to move out on a program of record for its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative–also called “C2 Next”–in the coming months, Army Undersecretary […]
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Army Chief Details Plans To Expand ‘Transformation In Contact’ Initiative
The Army is scaling up its “Transformation in Contact” initiative, which aims to give soldiers innovative technology to inform rapid fielding, with the service’s chief announcing plans Monday to expand […]
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Army
Army Taps Five Firms To Demo Self-Propelled Howitzers To Inform Post-ERCA Pursuit
The Army has selected five vendors to demonstrate their self-propelled howitzer solutions over the next two months for its pursuit to extend the range of its cannon artillery, with the […]
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Army
Army Has Some Air and Missile Defense System Production Bottlenecks, But FMS Helps Push Down Costs
An Army acquisition official Monday emphasized the importance of tamping down costs in air and missile defense systems while illustrating concerns about bottlenecks in the microelectronic sector. “I think a […]
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