Two weeks after the Army released its fiscal year 2019 budget request, a new report from the Congressional Research Service suggests the Army may increase its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle requirements.
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Two weeks after the Army released its fiscal year 2019 budget request, a new report from the Congressional Research Service suggests the Army may increase its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle requirements.
Human cognition will be "severely challenged" by the complexity of a future fight, according to Alexander Kott, the Army Research Laboratory's chief scientist.
As the Army's combat vehicle improvement programs advance, some are slated to receive one-time gains in fiscal year 2019 research, development, test and evaluation money, while others would continue to wind down.
Col. Michael Lalor, commander of the 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade, recently returned from a rotation in Afghanistan, says aerial resupply capability and fuel distribution, as well as expeditionary fuel equipment, were major areas of investment in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
Robotics testing and prototypes would receive some sizable gains in the Army's fiscal year 2019 budget request.
The Army has signed a seven-year contract with Oshkosh Defense valued at $476.2 million for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2 variant.
The Army's fiscal year 2019 budget request seeks a jump in funding for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and a slight increase for the humvee. New this year, the service is seeking to procure a portion of humvee ambulances with Overseas Contingency Operations dollars.
The Army's fiscal year 2019 budget request would bring a surge in funding for improvements to the Abrams, Bradley and Stryker programs, part of the service's move to modernize its brigade combat teams.
Lt. Gen. Mike Murray, the Army deputy chief of staff (G-8), told the Senate Armed Services airland subcommittee in a hearing Feb. 7 the service is considering "all options" for the Next Generation Combat Vehicle's design.
Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy said today the service is considering candidates to serve as chief scientist for its new Futures Command.
The Army should first determine how existing technologies fit into its modernization goals before allocating money to new endeavors, according to the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for research and technology.
The Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center is figuring out the expanses of artificial intelligence as it applies to ground vehicles and is forming a strategy for implementation, according to its director.
The Army is "taking risks in favor of accelerating programs," particularly robotics, according to a service official.
A program using hydrogen fuel cells to reduce a vehicle's detectability has revealed other potential uses for the technology, which the service is exploring. Powering an assault vehicle or a command post are among the possibilities, the project lead with the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center told Inside the Army.
Robotics and autonomous systems have quickly taken over a larger share of the Army's investments for modernization and will continue to do so, according to Maj. Gen. John George.
A demonstration of the U.S. and British armies' robotic systems last October gave a glimpse into the future of transporting supplies to the front lines without drivers. It was the beginning of a three-year project to eliminate risks inherent in the "difficult and dangerous" last mile, according to an Army release.
A new breech is included in the plans for a future incremental upgrade to the Army's M109A7 self-propelled howitzer, as well as a new gun -- potentially meaning a complete replacement of the vehicle's upper half, program officials told Inside the Army.
The Army will hold an industry day next month to begin planning the way forward on its lower-tier air and missile defense sensor acquisition strategy.
The Army is revising the Abrams technical manuals after accuracy problems with the tank's main gun were found to be caused by worn gun tubes combined with more lethal ammunition, according to program officials.
The Army is in the midst of a review of all requirements for small unmanned aircraft systems, with the results expected to drive all future small UAS requirements, the service told Inside the Army.