The Army is hosting an industry event next month for automated targeting technology it seeks to develop for ground combat vehicles.
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Ashley Tressel was Inside the Army's managing editor until November 2020. She was previously a local news reporter in Northern California, covering government, crime and the deadly 2017 wildfires in Mendocino County. She has also worked as a legislative reporter for NPR member station WFSU in Tallahassee. A Florida native, she graduated from Florida State University.
The Army is hosting an industry event next month for automated targeting technology it seeks to develop for ground combat vehicles.
The Army is preparing to shift to the production phase of the Initial Maneuver-Short-Range Air Defense system, the service's interim platform for ground-based air and missile defense.
The Army is supporting the Air Force's search for an off-the-shelf, directed-energy platform to counter unmanned aircraft systems by testing proposed systems in a massive experimentation event at Ft. Sill, OK, in late October.
The director of the Combat Capabilities Development Command, now under Army Futures Command, says it's partly his responsibility to tell AFC what it can realistically achieve within its aggressive time lines to develop modern systems.
The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle has moved into low-rate initial production, with the Army expecting to equip the first unit in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, according to the service. (UPDATED)
The Army has issued a draft request for proposals for Stryker vehicle logistics support, including fielding and field-level maintenance.
The Army is asking industry to comment on a "partial draft" request for proposals for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program ahead of the full RFP release now expected in late March, according to a recent notice.
As the Army network "design" takes shape, two officials leading the network cross-functional team have outlined a series of capability sets planned to mark future development, directed by Army Futures Command chief Gen. Mike Murray.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD -- The Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command today was rebranded as the Combat Capability Development Command and is now officially under the authority of Futures Command.
The Army should develop processes now to capitalize on early successes achieved by Army Futures Command's cross-functional teams to avoid "repeating past mistakes," according to a congressional watchdog.
Amid large reorganizations and personnel changes tied to Army Futures Command, the Army Reserve has been tasked with retaining talent in support of the new command, which includes strategically positioning new Reserve structures, according to its chief.
Some $15 million of fiscal year 2018 funds previously intended to upgrade a limited quantity of Vietnam-era M113 armored personnel carriers has been reprogrammed "to fund higher priorities," according to the Army's acquisition executive.
The Army's fiscal year 2020 budget request and accompanying five-year budget plan will include a total of 194 canceled or reduced programs, according to the service's chief of staff.
The more than $25 billion in spending the Army is set to propose canceling, reducing or consolidating across the Pentagon's new five-year spending plan will be "backloaded," the service's secretary said today.
The Army has identified specific parameters and a potential acquisition strategy for its future Robotic Combat Vehicle in a new "campaign plan" released this week.
The Army has issued a market survey for autonomous cyber defense capabilities to defend its tactical networks.
At his first public appearance of the year, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley today restated the recent improvements made in manning and training, while the service works toward reaching its readiness and modernization goals following the National Defense Strategy.
The Army is requesting information from industry on radios to support manned-unmanned teaming of air and ground platforms, according to a recent notice.
The Army is seeking "a compromise" with industry on its expectations for intelligent vehicle sensors and the costly proposals that were initially submitted, according to a service official.
The Army has set plans to integrate a high-energy laser weapon into its short-range air and missile defense arsenal by 2027, making room for a directed-energy capability alongside guided-missile interceptors in the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 system.