Army

Oshkosh Defense [OSK] will continue research activities under a $9.4 million contract modification on its Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A3 variant. The contract modification from Army Tank-automotive and […]

By Ann Roosevelt A Defense Department acquisition strategy review next month for the Army’s Sky Warrior unmanned aerial system (UAS), will likely decide to baseline the platform across the department, […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) warned his Senate colleagues late last week that national security and, specifically, technology in Army vehicles, are tied to […]

By Emelie Rutherford A think tank with close ties to President-elect Barack Obama is calling for slowing work on the Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization effort, pausing development of […]

By Ann Roosevelt Army unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are answering Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ call for an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) surge, according to the top Army UAS manager. […]

By Emelie Rutherford A leading defense appropriator in Congress predicted yesterday that Pentagon spending will drop in the coming years, and that consideration of the next supplemental war-funding bill will […]

By Marina Malenic Defense Department officials knew of the potential risk to U.S. troops from roadside bombs prior to the hostilities in Iraq, but the department did not begin purchasing […]

The Army is looking for potential solutions to warn civilians that a military convoy has stopped and that soldiers will be directing them. In a FBO Daily published Nov. 24 […]

EADS North America has received a $207.7 million contract from the Army for 39 additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters, extending production under contract of the twin-engine rotary-wing aircraft through […]

By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) Dec. 4 released Joint Operating Environment 2008 (JOE 2008), a report that examines trends and contexts of the future operating environment and […]