Army

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, […]

The Joint Program Executive Office, Joint Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS) International Programs Directorate and the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Joint Interagency Multi- National Interoperability (JIMI) team recently completed a […]

By Ann Roosevelt BAE Systems yesterday unveiled a common vehicle platform option for the Army to replace its M113 vehicles for the heavy brigade combat teams (HBCT), company officials said. […]

By Ann Roosevelt The President’s fiscal year 2010 budget request unveiled yesterday followed Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ recommendations significantly restructuring the Army’s major modernization program, Future Combat System (FCS). The […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) approved yesterday a supplemental war-spending bill after shifting funding from Army radios to Navy aircraft and adding language encouraging a multi-year contract […]

By Ann Roosevelt NASHVILLE, Tenn.–The AH-64 Apache helicopter continues to perform in an operational environment and its upgrade program is on track, according to Army and Boeing [BA] officials. "The […]

By Ann Roosevelt NASHVILE, Tenn.–The Army is launching Army Aviation Study II, which is due back within the next 60-90 days, according to a top general. "It’s time we started […]

By Ann Roosevelt NASHVILLE, Tenn.–By September, Boeing [BA] expects to have demonstrated the AH-6 helicopter’s capability to hover out of ground effect at 6,000 feet in 95-degree temperatures, a key […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] unveiled its X2 TECHNOLOGY Light Tactical Helicopter design Monday at the Army Aviation Association of America annual conference here. "These technologies can potentially bring new rotorcraft […]

By Emelie Rutherford House appropriators want to bolster war funding in the White House’s supplemental spending request by $4.7 billion, with much of the increase covering C-17 and C-130 cargo aircraft and […]