Army
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ArmyArmy Updates NIE Industry Day And One-On-One Customer Feedback Sessions
The Army Oct 24 issued a Network Integration Evaluation Update to Industry Day and One on One Customer Feedback Sessions to take place Nov. 19 at Ft. Belvoir, Va. The […]
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ArmyArmy Industrial Base Study Leads to Changes in PIM Acquisition Strategy
A new Army study of its armored vehicle industrial base focuses on the “minimum sustaining rate” as a way to both protect vendors and keep costs down for the military, […]
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ArmyBoeing Moving Forward On Special Operations CH-47G, CH-47F Chinooks
Boeing [BA] is now producing eight CH-47G heavy lift Chinook helicopters for the Special Operations community. The total fleet will be 69 aircraft, with 61 delivered. The remaining eight will […]
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ArmyNGCI Receives First Army Production Delivery Order For AN/VIC-5
Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms LLC (NGCI), a joint venture between Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Cobham plc, has been awarded the first production delivery order of the AN/VIC-5 enhanced vehicular communication […]
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ArmyBoomerang Takes To The Air
Raytheon’s [RTN] Boomerang shooter detection-location technology that saves lives on the ground has been adapted for use on helicopters to help save aircrews. BBN Technologies, a wholly owned Raytheon subsidiary, […]
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Air ForceCSBA: If Historical Trends Applied, Defense Budget Would Drop to $415 Billion In Drawdown
Pentagon officials and many lawmakers agree that constrained spending due to sequestration cuts is harmful to military readiness and to the defense industrial base, but that spending level actually represents […]
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ArmyArmy to Meet With Shyu, Kendall to Discuss AMPV Final RFP Next Month
The Army hopes to review all the responses from its third draft request for proposals (RFP) for its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program next week, allowing for a meeting with […]
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ArmyMEADS Preparing For Early November Intercept Test
The major event for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Proof of Concept–an intercept flight test–is on track for early November, executives said. “This is one of the key […]
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Air ForceArmy, Navy: JLTV Could Face Delay of a Year or More Due to Shutdown, Sequester
Army and Navy acquisition officials said procurement of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle could be delayed a year or more because of sequestration, primarily in how it affects the program’s […]
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ArmyUnder New Model, SAIC Moves Forward With Mobile Apps
After reorganizing in September, SAIC [SAIC] has taken its “solutions as a service” model a step further by carving out a space in mobile applications for the military. Screenshot of […]