Army
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Air ForceJSTARS And New Starts Lose, Bunker-Busting Bomb Wins In DoD Money Shift
By Emelie Rutherford Congress nixed the Pentagon’s attempt to rejigger millions of dollars in its coffers for re-engining a troubled intelligence-gathering aircraft and launching several new weapons programs. The four […]
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ArmyNew Army IBCT Office Prepares For First Production Review
By Ann Roosevelt The Project Manager Infantry Brigade Combat Team, PM IBCT, part of the newly formed PEO Integration is preparing for a major review that could lead to production […]
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ArmyArmy Launches Pentagon’s Biggest Solar Power Project
By George Lobsenz In the largest solar power initiative every undertaken by the Pentagon–and one of the largest in the nation–the Army yesterday launched a 13-year, $2 billion project to […]
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ArmyInternational Interest Spurs Boeing AH-6i Development
By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA]’s AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter successfully completed its first flight Sept. 16, after international interest in such an aircraft spurred development, company officials said. For the […]
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Air ForceCCJO Validated As Guide To Future Joint Force Ops, Results Classified
By Ann Roosevelt The future joint operational concepts expressed in the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO) were validated in a U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM)-led seminar wargame, but the […]
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ArmyATK Makes First Foray Into Small Arms Weapons
By Ann Roosevelt ATK [ATK]’s Armaments Systems business unit continues its move into the global marketplace, winning a $21 million contract to supply non-standard weapons for Afghanistan, the sector president […]
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ArmyOshkosh Moves Ahead With Planning As GAO Considers FMTV Protest
By Ann Roosevelt Oshkosh Corp.’s [OSK] Defense unit continues to work through plans to prepare for a contract with the government, a multi-year multi- billion rebuy contract for the Army’s […]
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Air ForceF-22 Out, F-35 Engine In Compromise DoD Authorization Bill
By Emelie Rutherford Defense authorizers unveiled yesterday a final Pentagon policy bill that kills a previous House attempt to continue production of the F-22 jet fighter the Obama administration opposes […]
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Air ForceSenate Approves DoD Approps Bill With 10 C-17 Cargo Planes
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate passed a $626 billion fiscal year 2010 Pentagon appropriations bill last night by a 93-7 margin after rejecting an attempt to delete from it 10 […]
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ArmyChemring Launches Robotic-Mounted Ground Radar For Mine Detection
By Calvin Biesecker Britain’s Chemring Group has introduced a new variant of its ground penetrating radar mine, detection system that can be mounted on a small unmanned ground vehicle for […]