Army
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ArmyPAC-3 MSE Successfully Hits Target In Test Flight
A Lockheed Martin [LMT]-constructed PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missile detected, tracked, and successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target today, the company said. The PAC-3 is a high-velocity […]
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ArmyFuture Vertical Lift Tops Army ‘Big 8’ Technology Investment Targets
The Army has condensed its top modernization priorities into a concise list of eight investment areas where it can aim the modest available research and development funding. Topping the list […]
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ArmyCannon-Carrying Stryker Clears Design Review Hurdle, Contract Expected In April
A redesigned General Dynamics [GD] Stryker wheeled vehicle outfitted with a potent 30mm cannon passed its critical design review this week, clearing the way for an initial contract to retrofit […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Comes Full Circle With Sikorsky At Heli-Expo 2016
LOUISVILLE, Ky.–Lockheed Martin [LMT] proudly announced it was back in the business of developing helicopters with Sikorsky’s booth here at the 2016 Heli-Expo commercial trade show. Heli-Expo was Sikorsky’s first […]
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ArmyArmy Losing Air Defense Cost Calculus Against Pervasive Cruise Missile Threats
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army is on the losing side of a cost equation where it must deploy high-end, expensive interceptors to destroy relatively inexpensive but effective missile threats. Lt. […]
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ArmyUPDATED: Despite Protest Delay, Army Hails JLTV As Model Acquisition Program
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program may have been delayed nearly 100 days by a stubborn bid protest, but Army officials still are hailing it as […]
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ArmyArmy Establishing Equipment Caches Worldwide While Pouring Vehicles, Munitions Into Europe
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army is pouring equipment into Europe as a show of force to a saber-rattling Russia, including the largest shipment of munitions to the continent since World […]
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ArmyArmy Investing Meager Modernization Allowance On ‘Discreet’ Technologies To Counter Russia
The Army is making a series of calculated investments in technologies and modernization efforts aimed at countering specific capabilities the Russian military has demonstrated in Ukraine, Crimea and Syria, the […]
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ArmyMilley: Pistol Program A Perfect Example Why Service Chiefs Deserve Acquisition Authority
If soldiers need a pistol to replace the Beretta M9, the Army should be able to go out and buy one without having to undergo years of testing and bureaucratic […]
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ArmyArmy Assoc. Backs Bill Stopping End Strength Slide At 480,000 Active Duty Soldiers
An effort to arrest the planned drawdown of military service end strength that also would establish minimum active duty troop levels has gained a major backer in the Association of […]