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Army

Leonardo DRS Delivering First MFoCS II Tablets In October, Exploring Upgrades For Future Computing Requirements

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, April 16th, 2019

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Leonardo DRS' MFoCS II tablet

Leonardo DRS will deliver the first order of the Army’s new rugged tablets this October as the service looks to fully modernize its mounted computer fleet by 2024, while the company plans to explore technology upgrades to meet future autonomy and big data requirements. Bill Guyan, vice president for Leonardo DRS’ land electronics division, told Defense Daily the new Mounted Family of Computing Systems (MFoCS) II provides enhanced processing speed and multi-touch display required to run the new Joint Battle…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]