Army

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Raytheon [RTN] has scaled down the basic technology of a guided missile into a projectile that can be fired from a standard 40mm grenade launcher. The new 17-inch Pike munition […]

As military weaponry and communication systems become ever more defined by software rather than hardware, the trend toward open architecture systems that allow for swift and regular technical refresh will […]

The Army is positioned to have its entire tactical ground radio architecture under contract by the end of the current fiscal year, bringing unparalleled connectivity to soldiers deployed even to […]

Since winning a major soldier-training support contract in 2008, Raytheon [RTN] has conducted five million training events and claims to have saved the Army $400 million in training sustainment costs.  […]

For the Pentagon, the question is not whether programs will have to be delayed if a yearlong continuing resolution is enacted for fiscal year 2016, it’s how many and which […]

Having inked a deal with India for dozens of AH-64 Apache attack and CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift utility helicopters, Boeing [BA] is confident that its military rotorcraft production lines will be […]