Army
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Army
New Army Chief Vows To Tap Reserve Components To Pad Active Readiness
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is taking charge of the service just as it is set to cut tens of thousands of troops and said he is prepared […]
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Army
Army Predicts Foreign Military Sales Decrease In 2016
The Army expects to perform roughly $5 billion less than the previous year in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) in 2016, which the service’s acquisition executive attributes to budget instability among […]
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Army
Army Procures BAE Laser-Guided Rockets
The U.S. Army acquired an initial quantity of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets from BAE Systems for use in Iraq and Afghanistan operations, the company said […]
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Army
Saab Receives Carl Gustaf Ammo Order From U.S. Special Operations
Saab AB received an order for Carl-Gustaf ammunition from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), the company said Monday. The Carl-Gustaf is a man-portable shoulder-launched 84-mm recoilless rifle, also known […]
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Army
Sikorsky To Pause Flight Test Of S-97 Raider To Collect More Ground Test Data
Sikorsky [UTX] has paused flight testing on its experimental coaxial-rotor S-97 Raider to focus on operation of its ground-test station. The first S-97, which incorporates dual rotors and an aft […]
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Army
Army Moving Forward on Apache Multiyear Contract
The Army is aiming to ink a multiyear contract with Boeing [BA] for AH-64E Apaches and expects approval from Defense Secretary Ashton Carter in March 2016, program officials said on […]
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Army
MRAP Reset And Upgrades Underway At Navistar
As the international tactical vehicle market trends toward improved blast protection in lighter, more mobile platforms, the behemoth Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicle was seen as an effective platform with a […]
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Army
Army Operating On ‘Ragged Edge’ As Further Cuts Loom, Missions Bloom
With potentially draconian budget cuts on the horizon and the uncertainty of operating on a stopgap funding measure that could expire by year’s end, the Army is operating on the […]
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Army
Chinook Block 2 RFP Coming Early Next Year
The Army plans to release a request for proposals early next year for CH-47F Block 2, which will allow the service to operate the helicopter more affordably as it ages—an […]
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Army
JLTV Winner Oshkosh Introduces New MRAP Technologies
Oshkosh [OSK] today unveiled a 6-wheeled version of its mine-resistant, ambush protected all-terrain vehicle (M-ATV), increasing the truck’s payload capacity and improving the vehicle’s off-road steering capability. The M-ATV 6×6 […]