Army

By Ann Roosevelt The Army wants soldiers to have universal access to the network no matter where they are and not have to learn new e-mails and battle command systems […]

ATK [ATK] has been awarded a $21 million contract by the U.S. Army Aberdeen Contracting Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., to supply various types of non-standard (non-NATO) weapon systems […]

By Emelie Rutherford Grappling with how to stem increasing U.S. bloodshed in Afghanistan caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced yesterday the creating of a new […]

Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms LLC (NGCI), a company formed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Cobham [COB], yesterday announced the reinstatement of work under the Vehicular Intercommunication System Expanded (VIS-X) contract […]

By Ann Roosevelt A versatile, adaptable operational Army facing an uncertain security environment needs a continuously adaptive institution as well, a top general said. "I’m talking about the processes that […]

A consortium led by Germany’s Rheinmetall Defence plans to build a prototype version of a fully networked system for protecting Bundeswehr camps, semi-static bases and similar installations. Germany’s Federal Agency […]

Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel Inc. will be working under a $1.29 million contract with the Army to develop a next-generation battery system for the hybrid version of the High […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House’s lead defense appropriator said yesterday industry and congressional squabbling over the Air Force’s latest solicitation for aerial-refueling tankers proves the best way to dodge further […]

BAE Systems yesterday announced the appointment of Bob Murphy as President of BAE Systems Land & Armaments operating group. Murphy succeeds Linda Hudson, appointed President and CEO of BAE Systems […]

General Dynamics UK [GD] has submitted the latest version of its Austrian Spanish Cooperation Development (ASCOD) vehicle for the U.K. Future Rapid Effect System Specialist Vehicle (FRES-SV) program in competition […]