Army

LONGBOW LLC won a $90 million U.S. Army contract to upgrade the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter’s LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR), Lockheed Martin said Wednesday. LONGBOW is a joint venture […]

Before the Army can modernize its vehicles and equipment, it has to identify legacy gear and then free up money by unceremoniously getting rid of what it no longer needs, […]

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 […]