Army
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Army
Army Taking Longer-Term Risk in Modernization Accounts to Preserve Short-Term Readiness
The Army’s fiscal year 2016 budget request acknowledges that it can’t have a ready force now and invest in future warfighting systems given the tight budget environment, so the service […]
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Army
Army Vice Chief Of Staff Vows To Protect Combat Training Centers From Sequester
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel Allyn Thursday vowed to protect the service’s combat training centers (CTC) if lawmakers can’t stave off another round of sequestration-related budget cuts. Allyn […]
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Army
Army Pursuing Multi-Year Deal For Boeing Apache Helicopters
The Army is pursuing a multi-year deal with Boeing [BA] to procure between 240 and 450 AH-64E Echo variant Apache helicopters that could be worth between $5 billion and $10 […]
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Army
Strategic Landpower Task Force Working on Doctrine Dealing with ‘Human Domain’
The Strategic Landpower Task Force, two years into its work to promote the “human domain” of warfare and develop a doctrine dealing with how to influence and leverage the behavior […]
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Army
Navy Awards 4th APKWS Full-Rate Production Contract; Apache Qualification Likely This Year
The Navy awarded BAE Systems $45 million for its fourth full-rate production (FRP) contract of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), which for now will be used to add […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin Wins $78 Million U.S. Army Contract For ATACMS Modernization
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] at $78 million contract for modernization and upgrades to the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), the company said on Wednesday. The contract is […]
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Army
Army Announces AMPV Award Worth Up to $1.2 Billion for BAE Systems
BAE Systems was awarded a contract up to $1.2 billion for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) and low-rate initial production (LRIP) for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program. The initial […]
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Army
General Dynamics Land Systems Awarded $100M for Saudi Abrams Tank Upgrades
General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] was awarded a $99.7-million follow-on contract to continue upgrading the Royal Saudi Land Forces’ fleet of Abrams tanks. The contract modification continues work started in […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin Agrees To Pay Government $27.5 Million To Settle Overbilling Allegations
The Justice Department on Friday said that Lockheed Martin [LMT] has agreed to pay the government $27.5 million to settle allegations of contract overbilling related to two Army contracts. The […]
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Army
Army Official Warns Excess Aircraft Could Hamper Modernization Efforts
A key Army official warned Thursday that congressional efforts to require the service to carry more aircraft than necessary could hamper the service’s aircraft modernization efforts. “The Army’s getting smaller […]