Army

By Ann Roosevelt Simulation should provide a cost effective portion of training as the joint force prepares to face the future, according to a top U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) […]

EADS North America yesterday delivered the 50th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the Army. This delivery marks another on-time milestone in the acquisition and fielding of the UH-72A to […]

By Ann Roosevelt The first foreign military sale of General Dynamics‘ [GD] wheeled, armored Stryker vehicles could be to Iraq. Congress was notified Dec. 9 that Iraq has requested the […]

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 […]