Army

The acquisition of new equipment should focus on outcomes rather than process and the user, Army soldiers, need greater involvement and to speak with one voice to get what they […]

ATK [ATK] yesterday said it was selected over General Dynamics [GD] and awarded a $77 million, three-year contract to move on to another phase and develop and qualify the M829E4 […]

Acquisition Category 1 (ACAT 1) systems acquisition needs major surgery, said Michael Vane, deputy commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command and director of Army Capabilities Integration Center.  “That doesn’t mean […]

The House passed a $530 billion Pentagon spending plan last Friday, via a 336-87 vote, that is $8.9 billion smaller than President Barack Obama’s proposal and faces a veto threat […]

Reprogramming Rundown. The Pentagon’s $5 billion omnibus reprogramming request, dated June 30 and now before Congress, seeks to shift money for varied vehicle efforts including $51 million for 14 more […]

Oshkosh Corp.’s [OSK] Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles (OSV) yesterday said it completed the move of its manufacturing, engineering and product development operations to Clearwater and Bradenton, Fla.  Both facilities are ISO […]

General Dynamics UK [GD], the prime contractor for the Ministry of Defence’s Scout SV program, yesterday said it selected Thales UK to supply the primary and secondary sighting systems for […]

White Sands Missile Range, N.M.–The Army’s oft-stated number one priority, the network, is undergoing its first major integrated evaluation in the West Texas desert, in what is expected to become […]

The House worked through proposed defense budget amendments yesterday related to war spending and Libya, yet shied away from substantive debate on weapon systems. The chamber continued debating the $530 […]

General Dynamics’ [GD] AxleTech International said the company’s St. Etienne, France, facility has delivered the first drivetrain and suspension components to Force Protection Europe Ltd. (FPE) for the United Kingdom’s […]