Army

An additional 560 U.S. troops will be sent to Iraq where they will establish airfield operations in support of Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter […]

Included in an Army request to shuffle $916 million in fiscal year 2016 dollars among accounts is $27.8 million to fast track the purchase and installation of active protection systems […]

Undersecretary of the Army Patrick Murphy is looking for efficiencies in the way the service does business to redirect wasted funding to near- and long-term readiness. “Every dollar saved through […]

The U.S. Army has seen a recent “spike” in unmanned aircraft mishaps and is trying to figure out what caused the increase, according to a service official. The Army has experienced eight […]

At least 8,400 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan through the end of the Obama administration, which will nearly coincide with the conflict’s 15th anniversary. President Barack Obama announced Wednesday […]

Just one year after contract award, the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) quietly passed an important development milestone earlier this month, another deliberate step in the no-drama program to replace […]

Newly confirmed Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning said Tuesday the current push for acquisition reform has a reasonable chance of success and could help the service keep pace with […]

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley does not care what aircraft delivers close-air support (CAS) and trusts the Air Force to decide which platform is best suited to the […]

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is satisfied with the service’s current balance of rebuilding readiness for a near-term war but worries that it is inadequately trained and equipped […]

The Army on Wednesday awarded Harris [HRS] a $1.7 billion firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide Afghanistan with radios, ancillaries, spare parts and services. The contract is a […]