Army

By Ann Roosevelt NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Army aviation must not defer hard decisions to remain agile, lethal and successful, according to the Army Vice Chief of Staff. "The branch since its […]

By Ann Roosevelt NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—By June, Boeing [BA] expects to have signed on to a five-year contract to support the CH-47 Chinook helicopter expected to save the service $500 […]

By Ann Roosevelt NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Six and a half years of war may have stretched the Army, but it’s by no means broken, according to the the Chief of Staff. […]

By Ann Roosevelt Sustaining the all volunteer force in a time of war and an evolving future seen as one of persistent conflict means the Army needs the funding for […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Department Inspector General (DoD IG) finds that contract documentation between January 2004 and December 2006 Army body armor procurement was not adequately maintained, according to […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] U.K.-led Team Athena has signed a $198 million contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) situation awareness program. LEAPP […]

By George Lobsenz The National Nuclear Security Administration, under fire for design, cost and management problems on several major projects, has signed an agreement to have the Army Corps of […]

BAE Systems has received a $176 million order from the Defense Department for 87 additional M777A2 155mm towed howitzers. The order adds to the 589 M777A2 howitzers already on order […]

By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] later this year will test its Laser Area Defense System (LADS) against mortars to demonstrate the military utility for lasers on the battlefield, a company […]

By Ann Roosevelt ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md.–The 120mm XM360 gun that will provide the firepower for the Army’s Future Combat System (FCS) Mounted Combat System (MCS) is firing for safety […]