Army
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ArmySmaller Army Demands Secure, Global Communications Network, General Says
As the Army becomes a leaner force dispersed in smaller units across large swaths of the globe, a common operating network will become increasingly essential, the service’s vice chief of […]
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ArmyArmy To Cut 40,000 Soldiers By 2017, Reports Say
The Army is set to reduce its end strength by an additional 40,000 troops over the next two years, including the elimination of 17,000 civilian employees, according to reports. The […]
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ArmyBAE Nets $110 Million Contract for Army HERCULES Upgrades
BAE SYSTEMS has been awarded a $110 million contract to convert 36 M88A1 heavy towing vehicles to the heavier, more powerful A2 configuration called the Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility […]
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ArmyArmy Awards AM General $373 Million For Humvees
The Army on Monday awarded AM General a $373 million contract to provide 2,082 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) to foreign military sale (FMS) partner nations, according to a […]
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ArmyCarter Shuffles Army, Pentagon Senior Civilian Officials
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Monday announced the shuffling of several senior civilian Pentagon officials ahead of Army Secretary John McHugh leaving office before November. Eric Fanning, who has […]
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ArmyS-97 Raider Test Pilots Shed Light On Aircraft Characteristics
The two pilots tasked with flying the experimental Sikorsky [UTX] S-97 Raider through a yearlong flight test campaign recently offered more insight into how the coaxial rotorcraft operates. Chief Pilot Bill […]
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ArmyArmy TRADOC Chief Battles Requirements Creep
The head of the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is battling requirements creep by trying to convince leadership to trade unrealistic requirements for enhanced capability. TRADOC Commanding Gen. David […]
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ArmyArmy Issues Call For White Papers For Initial Cyber Challenge
The Army on Tuesday released a Request for White Papers (RWP) under its cyber challenge for physical hardware/networking models to evaluate the feasibility of a Deployable Defense Cyberspace Operations (DCO) […]
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Air ForceNo Deadline For Enacting RD-180 National Security Waiver, Teague Says
There is no deadline for the Defense Department to enact the national security waiver that would allow it to use additional RD-180s in the future, according to a top Air […]
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ArmyArmy Acquisition Office Wants Prototype Defensive Cyber Infrastructure
The Army’s Office for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology is seeking information on physical hardware and networking models to evaluate the technical feasibility of a Deployable Defensive Cyberspace Operations Infrastructure (DDI), […]