Army

By Geoff Fein The drawdown in Iraq and the ramp up in Afghanistan are two of the biggest logistics challenges the Department of Defense has ever taken on in recent […]

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 […]