Army

By Michael Sirak Increased reconnaissance and surveillance capability remains the top priority of U.S. combatant commanders for which unmanned aircraft, ground vehicles and maritime systems can play a significant role […]

By Jen DiMascio The final version of the spending bill expected to be passed yesterday by the House of Representatives included $70 billion in funding for the war–about $6 billion […]

By Jen DiMascio Presidential contender former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) wants to move quickly on existing planned growth in the military’s ground forces and increase investment in defense. Huckabee laid […]

Alliant Techsystems [ATK] Dec. 19 announced the Army has notified the company of its intent to award a contract to operate the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant for four more […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army has received the green light for more General Dynamics‘ [GD] Stryker Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles (NBCRV), adding state-of-the-art capability for the service and the […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army yesterday said that iRobot [IRBT] was awarded the $286 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that could call for as many as 3,000 robots, spare parts, training and […]

By Jen DiMascio The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee early yesterday disclosed its plan to fund the federal government and the military’s war efforts, which includes $4.3 billion for […]

By Ann Roosevelt L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday filed a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) challenging the Army’s award of a $4.6 billion contract for translators and linguists […]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense In Limbo. Congress has yet to agree on what to do about the federal budget–and within that how to […]

By Jen DiMascio The Senate last week passed the defense authorization bill for 2008, which recommends nearly a billion dollar reduction in the Army’s plans to buy tactical radios. The […]