Army

AAI Corp. won a services contract to provide unmanned aerial vehicle-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for U.S. Special Operations Command, defeating incumbent Insitu. The Pentagon announced the $600 million […]

There are plenty of critics who have said over the years that Army acquisition has problems and doesn’t deliver, but two officers intimately involved in the process say that’s just […]

While senior Pentagon and Army leaders air concerns about the potential "catastrophic" effect if sequestration kicks in, acquisition and force development officials are closely watching as events unfold. The Pentagon […]

EADS North America yesterday said it delivered the 200th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) to the Army during a ceremony at the company’s American Eurocopter production facility in Columbus, […]

The Army Product Manager for Radars (PdM Radars) yesterday awarded an $881 million contract yesterday to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the AN/TPQ-53 Firefinder Radar, formerly called the EQ-36. Additional information […]

A top Democrat who steers Pentagon policy said yesterday he is has multiple concerns about the health of the defense industry including figuring out how to maintain a skilled industrial […]

The Army must invest now to provide the future force required under the new Strategic Guidance, but that investment is about more than money, a Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) […]

Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it tested a new ATK [ATK]-developed propulsion system for the Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wireless (TOW) missile. The enhanced system doubles TOW’s range and reduces the missile’s flight […]

The Army of 2020 will be smaller, but whatever its size, the service chief says readiness is non-negotiable and that force must be highly trained, a Training and Doctrine Command […]

The Army’s plans to transition from conflict to the future force of 2020 could be face disarray if automatic budget cuts of some $500 billion known as sequestration kick in. […]