The Defense Department on Jan. 24 announced new assignments for several Army one- and two-star generals.
Sunday, September 15, 2024
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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 Defense Department on Jan. 24 announced new assignments for several Army one- and two-star generals.
The Army is seeking contractor input on the planned replacement for its Hellfire missile, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice.
The Army has told Congress it has several key service priorities not funded in fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
The Defense Department has identified the career civilian employees who will steer key Army offices until new political appointees are nominated and confirmed.
The Army's continued reliance on systems first fielded in the 1980s and 1990s puts the service at risk of falling behind allies and potential adversaries, according to a new report prepared for lawmakers.
In keeping with its ongoing efforts to prepare for potential future conflicts against a near-peer competitor, the Army is asking industry to aid in its examination of "new generation warfare."
Following legislative action in late 2016, the Army has halted plans to reduce the number of officers this year.
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On one of his final days as Army secretary, Eric Fanning highlighted the successes of his time with the service, from key policy changes to a long-awaited gridiron victory.
The Army is taking numerous steps to implement its strategic guidance in Europe this year, according to the commander of U.S. Army Europe.
The Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio continues to fall short of the Army's requirements, according to the Pentagon's director of test and evaluation.
With its warfighting platforms increasingly reliant on software and amid an increasingly contested electromagnetic spectrum environment, the Army is reaching out to industry and academia in an effort to build resiliency into its systems.
The commanding general of Army forces in Europe is optimistic about the service's efforts to close a critical capability gap in the area of electronic warfare.
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Even as the Army continues its efforts to rebuild readiness, the service must "pick the pace up" on modernization in the coming year, according to its chief of staff.
The Army is seeking proposals from industry to support simulation efforts for current and future aviation platforms, according to a broad agency announcement on Federal Business Opportunities.
The Army and industry are making progress toward agreement on technical data rights to support sustainment of service equipment, according to the head of Army Materiel Command.
The Army is taking a "phased approach" to closing critical capability gaps in electronic warfare, according to the director of operations for the Rapid Capabilities Office.
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.
The Army has provided further insight into its planned acquisition of a two-channel handheld radio for leaders at the company level and below.