Aerospace Group:

Army

General Dynamics Prepares For Lightweight Combat Vehicle Competition

Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

SHARE:

General Dynamics Prepares For Lightweight Combat Vehicle Competition

Flyer 72 Photo: General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems

General Dynamics [GD] and Flyer Defense are preparing their lightweight Flyer vehicle for a new Army competition: the Ultra Lightweight Combat Vehicle (ULCV). GD Program Manager for Lightweight Tactical Vehicles Sean Ridley said the competition would likely kick off in the first quarter of 2015. A potential competitor on such a program would be the Polaris Defense’s DAGOR, a recently unveiled ULCV. GD would offer another in its Flyer family of vehicles. This Flyer 72 variant would need to carry…

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]