Sunday, October 6, 2024
Courtney McBride was the managing editor of Inside the Army until May 2018. She previously worked for Hotline and National Journal. A native of the Philadelphia area, she studied the modern Middle East at the University of Pennsylvania.
Army senior leaders will spend fiscal year 2018 laying the groundwork for potential new programs, even though it will require them to devote fewer resources to improving existing systems, according to the service's deputy chief of staff (G-8).
The Army has to find the appropriate balance between commonality and additional capability in its aviation fleet, according to service officials.
Science and technology efforts are a critical part of the Army's efforts to keep pace with and stay ahead of evolving threats, service and industry officials said at a Sept. 7 conference hosted by the Association of the United States Army.
Army aviation will play a vital role in enabling maneuver forces in the future operating environment, according to service leaders.
The Army has to shift its approach to modernization in order to best prepare for the future fight, according to the service's aviation branch chief.
The combination of current conflicts and advances by near-peer competitors has created a "modernization imperative" for the Army, according to the director of force development in the office of the deputy chief of staff (G-8).
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Before issuing a final request for proposals for the Leader Radio, the Army has released detailed information regarding its requirements and acquisition plan for the two-channel handheld.
The Army has postponed a decision to purchase the Trophy active protection system for the Abrams tank, Inside the Army has learned.
The Army on Aug. 25 awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $310.6 million contract modification for upgrades to the Abrams main battle tank, according to a Defense Department announcement.
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The Army this afternoon announced a trio of upcoming deployments to the U.S. Central Command area of operations.
While the Army is slated to field its next-generation missile system in the mid-2020s, the service is focused on an interim solution in the near term.
The Army intends to issue a final request for proposals for the Leader Radio, a two-channel handheld poised to supplant the Rifleman radio, within the next few weeks.
The Army is advancing its science and technology work on high-energy lasers as "complementary" to traditional kinetic weapons, including a potential maneuver short-range air defense solution, according to a service scientist.
The Army's transition to a new readiness model is progressing, but challenges remain, according to the director of operations, readiness and mobilization in the office of the service's deputy chief of staff (G-3/5/7).
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.
The Army's Lancer Brigade has spent the past several months building readiness ahead of a combat training center rotation designed to test its abilities against a near-peer adversary.
The Army intends to hold a "rodeo" to assess the reliability of industry offerings to upgrade the M113 armored personnel carrier for echelons above brigade.
Army senior leaders are nearing a decision on whether to purchase an off-the-shelf active protection system for the Abrams tank, while APS work on the service’s other combat vehicles is slightly behind schedule.