Army

By Ann Roosevelt Army officials are preparing for a Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) In Process Review (IPR) of its major modernization program Future Combat Systems (FCS) in Washington, D.C. this […]

By Ann Roosevelt Open architecture is key to the Northrop Grumman [NOC] team bid for prime contractor in the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) competition […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Kaman Aerospace Corp. [KAMN] said they recently demonstrated for the Army and Marine Corps that it’s feasible to transport supplies to ground troops by unmanned helicopter. […]

By Geoff Fein KaZak Composites, Inc., has developed a sonobuoy that can be deployed from a Navy P-3C aircraft from an altitude of 30,000 feet and from a distance of […]

By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] and BlackwaterUSA have come together as "Team Innovation" to compete for the Army-Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), officials said. Raytheon decided to get […]

By Ann Roosevelt This month, the Future Combat System’s (FCS) Class 1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), produced by Honeywell [HON] takes another step forward–with the addition of gimbaled sensors, according […]

By Emelie Rutherford As it prepares for what could be its final order of mine-resistant vehicles next month, the Pentagon is considering spreading out vehicle delivery to allow more time […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] May 28 announced it used its new Universal Fire Control System (UFCS) to launch the first Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets from a High Mobility […]

By Ann Roosevelt FT. BLISS, Texas–Lifting the fog of war at the sharp end of the spear to make the soldier more effective is the goal of accelerating Future Combat […]

By Emelie Rutherford As promised, the Pentagon asked lawmakers for permission on Tuesday to internally reprogram $9.66 billion to cover Army personnel and operational costs as it waits for Congress […]