The Army is delaying a full-rate production contract for anti-armor missile launch units by at least three months, according to a service spokesperson.
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Nickolai Sukharev covers the Army for Inside Defense. Before joining the publication, he completed a graduate journalism degree at Georgetown University. He previously wrote for the Montgomery County Sentinel and earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland.
The Army is delaying a full-rate production contract for anti-armor missile launch units by at least three months, according to a service spokesperson.
The Army will use approximately $55 million in leftover funds to host howitzer demonstrations in August before setting capability requirements for replacing its Paladin artillery system, according to the service's acquisition executive.
The Army has delayed a critical design review and qualification flight tests for the Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket system by about eight months, according to a service spokesperson. (UPDATED)
Due to a three-month delay in contracting, the Army will now make a similar three-month delay in moving the Bradley replacement program to its next acquisition phase, according to a service spokeswoman.
Interested manufacturers have another week to provide feedback to the Army on their ability to build the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle in full-rate production, according to a public notice.
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The Army plans to award a four-year multiyear procurement contract in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year to buy 18,000 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System missiles estimated to save $67.6 million, according to a service spokesperson.
After hosting an industry day to evaluate existing capabilities, the Army plans to hold a competitive evaluation for a new self-propelled 155mm howitzer in fiscal year 2025.
The Army will host a planning briefing later this month at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland to discuss contracting opportunities on future capabilities, according to a public notice.
The Army is inviting industry manufacturers to demonstrate the capabilities of existing 155mm howitzer systems, pivoting in its acquisition approach after the cancellation of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program.
The Defense Innovation Unit announced yesterday it has selected Anduril Industries, Overland AI and Palantir Technologies and added them to five companies previously selected to develop autonomous systems for the service's Robotic Combat Vehicle. (UPDATED)
The Army wants to cut $873 million from its Abrams program over the next five fiscal years, pulling the money and 45 tanks from its new spending plan, according to the first public accounting of a decision last fall to scrape a planned modernization project in favor of a new engineering upgrade.
The Army would receive approximately $3.72 billion to fund ground vehicle programs in fiscal year 2024, $431 million more than what the service originally requested, according to congressional appropriation documents released Thursday.
The Army will seek $64 million in fiscal year 2025 to prototype communications, sensing and logistics capabilities under an accelerated Defense Department program, according to service budget documents released last week.
The Army's newest combat vehicle will be fielded with two airborne units and a mountain unit beginning in 2025, a service official said today.
The Army plans to fund a new effort to develop a cannon using a hypervelocity projectile designed to counter, in part, cruise missiles and drones, according to fiscal year 2025 budget documents released Monday.
The Army will hold an industry day on April 3 for a new self-propelled howitzer after ending development of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery system, Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo announced Monday afternoon as the service unveiled its fiscal year 2025 budget request.