Army

As the Army leaves Iraq and eventually Afghanistan, the force must retrain on the fundamentals that had to be put aside due to the urgencies of current conflict–and this means […]

BAE Systems yesterday said it received a $15.8 million contract to refurbish and upgrade 12 M109A5 howitzers for the Chilean Government through a foreign military sales contract.  “The howitzers will […]

ThalesRaytheonSystems yesterday said the Army will procure 56 Improved Sentinel Battlefield Air Defense AN/MPQ-64 Radars. "The Sentinel battlefield radar not only meets the needs of today’s soldier, but will grow […]

BAE Systems yesterday said the Defense Department ordered 70 BAE lightweight M777 howitzers to begin equipping the Army’s Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCT). Valued at $134 million, the order takes […]

On his first day on the job, the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey sent a letter to the joint force pointing to key […]

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey was sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff  Sept. 30, setting the stage for a nearly entirely new team leading the Department of […]

The Army request for proposals (RFP) for the Cerberus System, a suite of trailer mounted elevated sensors designed to provide persistent surveillance in a combat zone, is under way. The […]

Federal agents yesterday arrested employees and former employees of Boeing’s [BA] Ridley Park, Pa., plant as well as one non-employee “in a coordinated, long-term, undercover effort aimed at prescription drug […]

The government has released its executive summary of its plans for an Up Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Competitive Recapitalization and Modernization program. Cost is a major driver, and […]

ATK [ATK] yesterday said it  received an order valued at more than $58.7 million to produce multiple variants of 20mm PGU-series ammunition. The contract, from the Army Contracting Command, Direct […]