Army

Defense procurement programs face huge budget cuts, not only in fiscal 2010 but even more in 2011 and the out years, with an immense array of programs in each of […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday delivered the 500th Command Post Platform (CPP) shelter system to the Army during a ceremony at the company’s Huntsville, Ala. facility. "This accomplishment is a tribute […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Government Accountability Office (GAO) yesterday denied protests by Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] and Textron [TXT] of the Army awards of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army’s Combined Arms Center leads change as the service moves to become more adaptable and flexible in the changing strategic environment, according to the commanding general. […]

By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon‘s [RTN] Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) successfully conducted a critical design review (CDR), a key milestone for the Army’s cruise […]

By Ann Roosevelt Facing the complexity and uncertainty of military operations in the 21st century, the military must make superiority in irregular warfare a core capability, according to a top […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Defense Department late last month formally turned on its new biometric database that features multimodal storage and matching capabilities as well as fusion technology that further […]

By Emelie Rutherford A member of a powerful defense panel in Congress is trying to garner the Army’s feedback on reforming lawmakers’ practice of earmarking funds in legislation for specific […]

By Ann Roosevelt A Northrop Grumman [NOC] land navigation system has been competitively selected for the $10.7 million Phase II work by General Dynamics [GD] Robotic Systems (GDRS) as part […]

By Geoff Fein A January review of 41 major acquisition programs by Pentagon acquisition chief John Young showed that a number of programs were impacted by a variety of issues […]