Army

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.— U.S. Joint Forces Command’s (USJFCOM) Joint Irregular Warfare Center (JIWC) reaches into all areas of the command to ensure the joint force is as […]

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] and SAIC [SAI] yesterday said the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program last week successfully completed its System of Systems Preliminary Design Review (SoS PDR). FCS […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Army’s top officer pledged yesterday to fight requirements growth with its morphing manned-ground-vehicle program, as a senior lawmaker warned money will not be available to absorb […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army awaits formal notification from the Defense Department acquisition chief of changes to its major modernization program, Future Combat Systems (FCS), before any changes are made. […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senate appropriators approved yesterday a supplement war-funding bill lacking weapon-system add-ons for C-17 cargo aircraft and Stryker vehicles in the version the House passed yesterday, likely leaving […]

By Emelie Rutherford The supplemental war-funding bill the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) plans to mark up today will not include C-17 cargo aircraft yet may fund Stryker ambulances not requested by […]

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is preparing for a seminar wargame at the end of the month that will examine how the joint force copes […]

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.— There’s no easy answer for the military working to develop and provide a balanced joint force for an era of persistent conflict, according to […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Army plans to replace the canceled manned-ground-vehicle portion of its modernization program in five to seven years with new vehicles based on existing technologies, service leaders said […]

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–In the coming years, the U.S. military will not face wars with clearly defined beginnings and ends, so it must become more versatile and adaptable, […]