Army
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ArmyU.S. Army to Field First Long Range Hypersonic Weapon Battery This Fall, Wormuth Says
The U.S. Army plans to field its first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) battery this fall, as LRHW training continues at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Wash., Army Secretary Christine Wormuth […]
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ArmyWormuth Says Army’s Moved On From ‘Night Court’ Reviews, No More ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ For Cuts
The Army is no longer running its “night court” top-down reviews for identifying cuts to legacy and enduring programs, with the service’s secretary adding the process had already identified all […]
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ArmyArmy Still Assessing Options For Supplying Abrams To Ukraine, Tanks May Not Arrive This Year
The Army is still working through options for how Abrams tanks will be supplied to Ukraine, with the service’s secretary adding it’s not determined yet if tanks will be delivered […]
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ArmyWormuth Says Multi-Year Deals ‘Helpful’ To Boosting Munitions Production, Including 155mm Shell Increase
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said Thursday new multi-year procurement authorities will be “helpful” to boosting production of critical munitions, including meeting a goal to manufacture 70,000 155mm artillery shells per […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Announces Start of Testing for EMRIS Multi-Function Sensor
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Feb. 23 that it has begun integration and test of the new ultra-wideband Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor (EMRIS) to enable military forces “to accelerate […]
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Air ForceNew Commander of AFCENT Innovation Unit Says Commercial Drone Imagery Better than Google Earth
U.S. Air Forces Central’s (AFCENT) Task Force 99 (TF 99) unit at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar began short-range drone intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance flight tests this month, and Air […]
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CongressConnecticut’s Murphy, West Virginia’s Capito Join Senate Appropriations Defense Panel
The Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (SAC-D) has added Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) to its roster for the new Congress. Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Susan […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin Receives Navy Award of More Than $1.1 Billion for Hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike Missiles
The U.S. Navy on Feb. 15 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a nearly $1.2 billion contract for hypersonic, boost-glide phase Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) missiles on Zumwalt-class destroyers. DoD said that […]
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Army Taps GD OTS, American Ordnance For $993.8 Million Deal To Boost 155mm Ammo Production
The Army has selected General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems [GD] and American Ordnance to compete for orders to produce 155mm artillery rounds under a new $993.8 million contract. Under […]
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ArmyNorthrop Grumman, Global Military Products Receive $522.3 Million To Produce 155mm Ammo For Ukraine
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Global Military Products, a division of Global Ordnance, will produce 155mm artillery ammunition for Ukraine under new deals from the Army totaling $522.3 million. The Army […]
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