Army

By Emelie Rutherford The effort to build an off-road version of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) is benefitting from lessons learned during the highly scrutinized MRAP effort, including modifying […]

By Marina Malenic The Army is fielding improved versions of several of its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) as part of Defense Secretary Gates’ "surge" of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets […]

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] Friday said that as of Sept. 11 Tommy Filler takes up his duties as the new U.S. Apache program manager, as the program drives toward […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is waiting to buy any more all-terrain mine-resistant trucks–1,275 more of which now are planned–until an upcoming ground assessment is delivered on the war in […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army would gain as many as 22,000 personnel, while trucks, tactical vehicles and Humvees would be reduced under a potential $1 billion reallocation in fiscal year […]

By Ann Roosevelt QinetiQ North America this week announced a new large-scale robotic capability it has developed jointly with Bobcat Company, manufacturer of Bobcatr compact loaders, to counter the increasing […]

It’s been a busy week for Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS). Monday, the company was awarded a contract by ABS Group, a Systems Engineering Technical […]

By Ann Roosevelt Tactical communication are vital for understanding the environment, for command and coordination, and working under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program, iRobot [IRBT] is using […]

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] yesterday said it has received a $1.15 billion contract from the Canadian government for 15 new CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Under the contract, Boeing will […]

By Ann Roosevelt Equipment developed under the Army’s Future Combat Systems(FCS)–now Brigade Combat Team modernization–for early fielding to Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCT) is going to ease the burden on […]