Acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said today he will continue to push the service's priorities amid the shifting roles of civilian leaders in the Pentagon.
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Acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said today he will continue to push the service's priorities amid the shifting roles of civilian leaders in the Pentagon.
Starting today, Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy will be acting Army secretary, while Army General Counsel Jim McPherson will be acting under secretary, the service announced this morning.
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is set to move into full-rate production, the Army announced today.
The Army last week posted slides from an industry conference about the Cyber Training, Readiness, Integration, Delivery and Enterprise Technology effort, previously called the Persistent Cyber Training Environment-Consolidated Integration and Development Contract.
The Army has chosen four key systems to serve as "pathfinder programs" to inform its intellectual property implementation guidance.
Senate authorizers would withhold funding for the Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 program until the service provides a report on the enduring capability's requirements and ongoing selection process.
Following an operational user test demonstration this spring, the Army has decided the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport vehicle -- previously intended only for squads -- is best suited for battalions.
The Next Generation Combat Vehicle's cross-functional team this month will hold the first of a series of one-on-one sessions to engage nontraditional contractors and academics, according to a recent notice.
BAE Systems will not compete for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, the company confirmed today.
The Army is releasing to industry draft requirements for the Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium, the middle variant of the service's future autonomous platform for multiple formations.
Army senior leaders have approved an acquisition strategy for the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon prototype, which includes a requirement for four vehicles each equipped with two missiles for a single battery.
Lawmakers are concerned the Army's plans to procure non-developmental active protection systems for its combat and tactical vehicles do not include a strategy to develop or buy training devices for those systems, according to a House panel.
The Army and the Defense Innovation Unit are working on a pre-decisional program to prototype and field over the next 18 months small, expendable scout drones from slightly modified commercial models.
The Government Accountability Office has denied Advanced Turbine Engine Co.'s protest of the Army's award to General Electric Aviation for the Improved Turbine Engine Program, intended to replace the engines in the Apache and Black Hawk helicopters, GE announced yesterday.
The Army needs a new logistics model to fight in a modern world, according to the service's under secretary.
The Senate yesterday confirmed Gen. James McConville as the next Army chief of staff.
The Army's new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance task force will support Army Futures Command by placing intelligence capabilities in its cross-functional teams, according to the service.
The Army has chosen five companies to begin a design integration study for a 30 mm cannon on the Stryker vehicle.
House authorizers are considering the option to cut the Chinook Block II upgrade program gradually, instead of canceling it after fiscal year 2020 as the Army has proposed, according to a key lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee.
The Army plans to award a $122.2 million contract to Israel-based IMI Systems and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems to put the Iron Fist non-developmental active protection system on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, according to a recent notice.