Army

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–Fixing defense acquisition is vital for joint and coalition forces to be dominant, relevant and ready to face the challenges of the 21st century, officials […]

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) June 1 created an Irregular Warfare Center (IWC), expected to be fully operational late summer or early fall, with 30 […]

General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems-Canada announced it has received a $67.3 million contract modification to provide 111 RG-31 Mk5 E Mine Protected Vehicles. The Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA ASI) June 12 said that two Sky Warrior Block 0 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are now operational in Iraq supporting Army ground forces there. […]

By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] two operational Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) prototypes have between them successfully driven more than 15,000 total test miles, officials say, with more than […]

BAE Systems said this week it has completed its acquisition of MTC Technologies in a $450 million deal that expands BAE’s business in the United States as well as its […]

By Ann Roosevelt Army officials are preparing for a Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) In Process Review (IPR) of its major modernization program Future Combat Systems (FCS) in Washington, D.C. this […]

By Ann Roosevelt Open architecture is key to the Northrop Grumman [NOC] team bid for prime contractor in the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) competition […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Kaman Aerospace Corp. [KAMN] said they recently demonstrated for the Army and Marine Corps that it’s feasible to transport supplies to ground troops by unmanned helicopter. […]

By Geoff Fein KaZak Composites, Inc., has developed a sonobuoy that can be deployed from a Navy P-3C aircraft from an altitude of 30,000 feet and from a distance of […]