Army
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ArmyNew Army Senior Civilian Promises Leadership Through ‘Critical Inflection Point’
At his formal swearing-in ceremony as the 23rd Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper said the service’s most daunting task is to fulfill its current obligations while preparing to fight […]
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ArmyArmy Awards Kratos $93 Million Deal For Unmanned Aerial Drone Systems
The Army has awarded Kratos’ [KTOS] Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) a $93 million deal for advanced subscale aerial drone systems and an unmanned target aircraft. Funding for the deal, announced […]
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ArmyBAE Takes Home Howitzer Contract Carrying Full-rate Production Option
BAE Systems has been given the green light and a hefty check by the Army to upgrade the final lot of M109 Paladin self-propelled guns to the modern A7 configuration, […]
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ArmyArmy Pays GD $2.6B For Abrams Tank Upgrades
General Dynamics [GD] on Dec. 21 closed on a $2.6 billion deal to upgrade nearly 800 M1 Abrams tanks to the most modern configuration. The fixed-price incentive contract includes upgrading […]
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ArmyNew Army, Marine Corps Manual Lays Out Plans For Future Urban Combat
With half the world’s population living in cities, both the Army and Marine Corps foresee intense urban combat as a likely element of future wars, leading to the publication of […]
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ArmyBell V-280 Tiltrotor Prototype Achieves First Flight
The V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor lifted off Dec. 18, marking a first for Bell Helicopter’s offering in the Army’s Joint Multirole technology demonstration (JMR-TD). The company did not immediately provide […]
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ArmyArmy Pursuing Rapid Prototyping Of Integrated Electronic Warfare-Cyber Capabilities In FY 18
As the Army begins moving its electronic warfare (EW) components over to its cyber branch, officials are shifting focus to rapid prototyping of integrated tools meant to enhance the capabilities […]
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ArmyGAO: DoD Needs Better Tracking Of Climate Change Costs To Bases, Operations
The Defense Department knows its overseas bases are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, but it does not track the estimated cost of those impacts, according to the Government […]
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CyberSOCOM Chief: Offensive Cyber Hindered By Slow Acquisition, Outdated Policy
Offensive cyber operations could be a powerful weapon for U.S. Special Operations Command and the conventional services, but its potential is hindered by outdated policy and sluggish acquisition, according to […]
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ArmyArmy Cyber-Electromagnetic Spectrum Program Needs Industry Engagement, Training Center Testing
The Army is seeking further engagement with industry and more opportunities to test new equipment at combat training centers as it moves ahead with its pilot program to integrate cyber […]