Army

By Ann Roosevelt WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M.–Technical Field Tests (TFT) are under way for the Army’s most mature Future Combat System (FCS) equipment leading to limited soldier testing in […]

General Dynamics’ [GD] Land Systems-Canada yesterday said it was awarded a contract valued at more than $150 million to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products to qualify and produce reactive […]

By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) trainers this month are in Djibouti to assess the effectiveness of pre-deployment training for the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army May 19 delivered a $952.8 million list of 18 unfunded requirements for the fiscal year 2010 president’s budget request. The list ranges from $179 million […]

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.— U.S. Joint Forces Command’s (USJFCOM) Joint Irregular Warfare Center (JIWC) reaches into all areas of the command to ensure the joint force is as […]

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] and SAIC [SAI] yesterday said the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program last week successfully completed its System of Systems Preliminary Design Review (SoS PDR). FCS […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Army’s top officer pledged yesterday to fight requirements growth with its morphing manned-ground-vehicle program, as a senior lawmaker warned money will not be available to absorb […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army awaits formal notification from the Defense Department acquisition chief of changes to its major modernization program, Future Combat Systems (FCS), before any changes are made. […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senate appropriators approved yesterday a supplement war-funding bill lacking weapon-system add-ons for C-17 cargo aircraft and Stryker vehicles in the version the House passed yesterday, likely leaving […]

By Emelie Rutherford The supplemental war-funding bill the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) plans to mark up today will not include C-17 cargo aircraft yet may fund Stryker ambulances not requested by […]