Army

General Electric [GE] this week said its Aviation division will establish a research and development center that will focus on advanced technologies for military and civil hybrid electric vehicles and […]

By Emelie Rutherford A new Pentagon rapid-fielding effort remains a work in progress but has had successes including helicopter-survivability efforts, a senior official said. Zachary Lemnios, the Pentagon’s director of […]

By Emelie Rutherford The head of a congressional panel questioned yesterday why the Army needs seven years to develop a new infantry-fighting vehicle and can’t emulate the speedy production of […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Defense Department late last year established minimum security standards for physical access control into its facilities and installations, a key step toward improving the ability to […]

By Emelie Rutherford Called before Congress to explain delays and cost growth with Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Pentagon officials said yesterday the aircraft’s initial operational capability (IOC) […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate confirm the nominations of six senior Pentagon officials last night after senators who blocked their final approval released their holds. The nominees, selected by President […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Army is "moving rapidly" to develop a V-shaped hull kit for the Stryker fleet to make the vehicles more resistant to explosives in Afghanistan, the service’s […]

By Ann Roosevelt FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.–Disruptive technologies can be fielded to soldiers more quickly, a top robotics official said. Procurement of disruptive technologies can be accelerated, said Helen Greiner, CEO […]

By Ann Roosevelt Positioning the Army to capably prepare for whatever might come in what is seen as a complex and uncertain world, the Army Chief of Staff unveiled how […]

By Geoff Fein The Army is taking the unusual step of pushing development of flexible displays for everything from soldier worn devices to vehicles, hoping to speed up commercialization of […]