The Army must expand its mission command interoperability with its coalition partners, according to officials.
Friday, April 26, 2024
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Connie Lee was an associate editor for Inside the Army until October 2017. She previously worked as a local news reporter in New Mexico and has a BA from Rutgers University.
The Army must expand its mission command interoperability with its coalition partners, according to officials.
The Army plans to demonstrate multiple leader-follower capabilities in October as part of a collaborative project with the United Kingdom, according to project managers at the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.
The Army is taking "bites at a time" to improve its directed-energy technologies, according to Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command chief Lt. Gen. James Dickinson.
Senate defense authorizers want the Army to develop a prototype plan for a new ground combat vehicle.
The White House is objecting to a provision in the House-passed fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill, outlining an acquisition strategy for the Army's 360-degree lower-tier air and missile defense sensor.
The Army Rapid Capabilities Office is seeking input from industry to improve its electronic warfare and position, navigation and timing capabilities, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice.
Army Materiel Command will operate a future prepositioned stocks site in Poland, according to a service official.
The Army's program executive office for enterprise information systems is executing an approved plan based on prototyping to bolster its defensive cyber operations, according to the office's DCO product manager.
The House Appropriations Committee aims to fund upgrades for 29 Abrams tanks above the Army's request in fiscal year 2018 for a total quantity of 85, a need outlined in the service's unfunded requirements list.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed funding a second set of upgunned Strykers for Europe and completion of the effort to modernize Strykers in a fourth brigade in the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill.
Government auditors analyzed the prototyping processes of a selection of Army programs, finding that some resulted in cost savings and requirement changes.
The House Armed Services Committee passed legislation aimed at considering permanent forces in Europe, a shift from the Army's present strategy of providing heel-to-toe rotations on the continent.
Army Materiel Command is working to ensure the service is "capable and ready" for the future, according to its commander.
The Army is working with Congress to expand the capacity of its industrial base facilities, according to Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, deputy chief of staff (G-4).
The Army's first security force assistance brigade will begin training in August with 16 weeks of immersive language coursework, according to the unit's commander.
A Congressional panel has put forth legislation that would require the Army secretary to issue an acquisition strategy for a 360-degree lower-tier air and missile defense sensor.
The House Armed Services Committee is putting forth legislation that would move billions of European Deterrence Initiative funds into the Army's base budget, helping push the Defense Department’s topline above funding caps set by the 2011 Budget Control Act, according to Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry's (R-TX) mark for the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill.
The Army plans to begin a developmental engineering project geared toward examining lightweight composite materials for vehicle protection, according to the project manager for the Stryker brigade combat team.
While the Army upgrades a group of Strykers for use in Europe, the service plans to make key decisions by the end of the summer on how to upgun the entire Stryker fleet, according to the project manager.
The House Armed Services Committee will propose legislation aimed at considering permanent forces in Europe, a shift from the Army’s present strategy of providing heel-to-toe rotations on the continent.