The Army on March 30 awarded Lockheed Martin a full-rate production contract for the Q-53 counterfire target acquisition radar system.
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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.
The Army on March 30 awarded Lockheed Martin a full-rate production contract for the Q-53 counterfire target acquisition radar system.
The inaugural edition of a comprehensive review of Army hardware portfolios has generated a clear picture of the capabilities the service must develop to close near- and long-term gaps, according to the deputy chief of staff (G-8).
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.
The Army is wrestling with funding questions for fiscal year 2017 as it refines an FY-18 budget that will preserve the status quo rather than facilitating a buildup, a trio of service leaders told Inside the Army.
The Army is taking a comprehensive approach to addressing "a significant inventory gap" in aviation warrant officers in the active component that risks spreading to the reserve components, a service official informed lawmakers.
The confluence of Defense Department, congressional and White House efforts to increase efficiency could boost the importance of the Army’s Office of Business Transformation, according to its director.
The Army is touting the cost savings generated by its first multiyear procurement contract for the latest model of its Apache attack helicopter.
The Army's commitment of minimal resources to its facilities has had a deleterious effect on their condition, and the service must shed its excess capacity to free up resources for other priorities, two service leaders said during a March 23 event hosted by the Association of the United States Army.
Army leaders will have the requisite information to make a fielding decision on electronic warfare capability for Europe by the end of 2017, according to the director of the Army Rapid Capabilities Office.
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.
So long as budget constraints persist, modernization of the Army’s aging platforms will continue taking a back seat to other service priorities, several senior leaders concede.
The Army’s main battle tank “is still toward the top of its class” in the short term, but some foreign armies -- notably, Russia -- have caught up, according to the service’s deputy chief of staff (G-8).
A fiscal year 2017 budget amendment released March 16 by the White House would provide a $1.65 billion boost to the Army's aircraft procurement account, but the measure faces an uncertain future in Congress.
A pair of Army senior leaders last week detailed for lawmakers the adverse impacts on the service of years of unstable funding, as well as the risks to key modernization priorities posed by the potential return of Budget Control Act spending caps.
While Army leaders maintain that the service would benefit from additional funding to support and accelerate its readiness and modernization objectives, budget uncertainty is "the worst part" of the process, according to the senior official performing the duties of the under secretary.
Senior leaders met privately with industry representatives last month to provide insights into the Army's vision for maneuver forces in Multi-Domain Battle.
The Army is conducting work that will inform eventual capabilities development to support Multi-Domain Battle, according to the acting director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center.
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The Army and its partners succeeded this January in deploying the first armored brigade combat team to Europe as part of a heel-to-toe rotation, but the chief of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command is eyeing improvements.
The Army is working to identify industry partners for forthcoming efforts to develop defensive cyber capabilities, according to a notice on Federal Business Opportunities.