Army
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Congress
GAO: DoD Backing of ‘Innovation’ and Fast Fielding Yet to Pay Dividends
While the Pentagon has backed innovative approaches, such as Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) and commercial paths, to help speed fielding, the DoD efforts thus far are insufficient, the Government […]
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Unmanned Systems
Senate Authorizers Want DoD to Lay Out C-UAS Strategy
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants the Pentagon to lay out a counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) strategy and to establish a counter UAS (c-UAS) task force. SASC would […]
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Army
GE Nabs New Army Contract For T700 Engines Worth More Than $1.1 Billion
The Army on Wednesday awarded General Electric [GE] a contract for T700 aircraft engines worth more than $1.1 billion. Work on the new production deal is expected to be completed […]
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Army
House Appropriators Want Army Study On Common Tactical Truck Alternatives, Including FHTV Recap
As the Army pursues its next-generation Common Tactical Truck (CTT) effort, House appropriators want the service to conduct an Analysis of Alternatives study for the program that would include assessing […]
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Army
DIU Seeks Info On Nuclear Microreactor Ideas To Provide Power At Army Bases By 2030
The Army has partnered with the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on a new effort to assess industry’s nuclear microreactor solutions, with an aim to bolster energy resilience at installations. […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Route Planning for Ukrainian Drones Key to Avoiding Russian Jamming
Nearly two and a half years after Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the countries are vying to see whose “observe, orient, decide and act” cycle–the late […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
U.S. Army TITAN and MSS to Complement Each Other
The U.S. Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN), the service’s new intelligence ground station, and the Maven Smart System (MSS) “absolutely complement each other,” Shyam Sankar, the chief technology […]
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Army
Army Releases New RFI For Large, Multi-Purpose Drones
The Army is seeking industry’s input on new large, multi-purpose drone capabilities that could potentially be deployed for a range of missions, to include precision strike and intelligence collection. A […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Will Novel Solid Rocket Propellant Mixing Technology Make the DoD Cut?
On Sept 18 last year, Rep Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) posted on X that he and Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel, had recently […]
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Army
Korea’s Hanwha Pursuing Army’s Post-ERCA Effort, 10-Year Plan To Be U.S. Land Systems Prime
Hanwha Defense USA plans to offer its K9 155mm self-propelled howitzer for the Army’s new effort to get after extending the range of its cannon artillery, with the company’s leader […]