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ArmyNo Plans To Downgrade Army Futures Command Following Recent Memo, Wormuth Says
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers Tuesday that Futures Command will remain a four-star command and there are no plans to downgrade the modernization-focused organization in the wake of a […]
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ArmyRaytheon, Kord’s Stryker-Mounted 50KW Laser Takes Out Mortars, Drones During Recent Army Tests
Raytheon Intelligence and Space [RTX] said Monday its Stryker-mounted 50-kilowatt laser prototype with Kord Technologies successfully defeated 60mm mortar rounds and “several small, medium and large drones” during recent Army […]
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ArmyArmy Advances New FVL Tech, Flies Largest ‘Wolf Pack’ Drone Swarm At EDGE22 Experiment
DUGWAY, Utah — Over 30 first time technology events, participation from seven international partners and the launching of the largest “wolf pack” swarm of new Air-Launched Effects (ALE) drones to date. […]
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Unmanned SystemsIn Recent DoD Counter-Drone Demo With HPM Systems, Vendors Turned In Varying Results
Companies participating in a demonstration last month of their respective ground-based high-power microwave (HPM) solutions to counter small drones had varying degrees of success, the team lead for the testing […]
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ArmyArmy Secretary Says Likely More Than A Year Before Javelin Stockpiles Are Replenished
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers on Tuesday it will likely take more than a year to replenish stockpiles of munitions such as Javelin missiles that have been sent to […]
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ArmyIVAS’ IOT&E Performance To Determine If Army Moves Forward With Program, Wormuth Says
The Army’s evaluation of the new Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during its upcoming operational testing period will determine whether the service moves forward with the program, Secretary Christine Wormuth […]
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ArmyFollowing Latest Force Design 2030 Update, Berger Says Experiments Are Validating Marines’ Transformation
After publishing the latest annual update to his plan for redesigning the Marine Corps by 2030, the force’s top official said ongoing experimentation has continued to validate the shift to […]
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ArmySikorsky Prepared For FVL Production With Advanced Factory Tech, ‘Digital Thread’ Work, Officials Say
STRATFORD, Conn. — With the Army approaching major milestones for its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) competitions, Sikorsky [LMT] officials told reporters last week the company is already prepared to manufacture the […]
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Army Senior Leaders ‘Didn’t Fully Agree’ With DoD IG’s Findings On IVAS, Wormuth Says
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers Thursday that senior service leaders disagreed with the Pentagon Inspector General’s recent report stating soldiers may not want to use the new Integrated Visual […]
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New Army Memo Narrows Futures Command’s Role, Reasserts ASA (ALT)’s Responsibilities
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth has signed a new directive to more narrowly define Futures Command’s role in a push to reduce ambiguity and reassert the service’s acquisition office as the […]