Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Cummings Aerospace has been in the process of testing its Hellhound S3 loitering munition unmanned aerial system, and company officials say the system could be used for multiple efforts, among which are the Army's Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance and Launched Effects programs.
The Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $213 million contract modification for Sentinel radar systems and spares growth kits, according to a March 17 Pentagon contract notice.
The Army must stop buying equipment that is "expensive but not exquisite" and also doesn't "provide a lot of mass," Gen. James Rainey, the head of Army Futures Command said today.
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), the vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, called on the Pentagon today to create a more "sustainable demand" when it comes to munitions manufacturing, as part of its weapons modernization push.
The Army's 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force will stand up its long-range fires battalion over the next 12 to 18 months, as part of a "sizeable amount of growth" for the task force, its commander said today.
The Army has chosen Boeing to advance to the next phase of the Indirect Fires Protection Capability Increment 2 second interceptor competition, the company announced Wednesday.
The Army's active-duty end strength is projected to expand by the end of the fiscal year to 10,000 troops more than the service budgeted for in FY-25, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus told lawmakers today.
Michael Obadal, currently an executive at Anduril, has been nominated by President Trump to be the Army's next under secretary, according to a nomination posting from Congress.
The Army plans to prototype its next phase of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System in two phases, according to a new request for information posted to sam.gov last week.
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky successfully flew its "rotor blown wing" uncrewed aerial system prototype in both helicopter and airplane modes, the company announced today.
The Army plans to develop an "airdroppable air vehicle" prototype that can operate in anti-access/area-denial environments, according to a government notice posted today.
The Army has "taken immediate steps" to implement a deferred resignation program for civilian employees, following announcements from the Air Force and Navy that those services would do so.
Former Army acquisition chief Doug Bush, who departed his position last month, said today during the National Defense Industrial Association's Power of Prototyping symposium that it would be useful to have a "thoughtful review" of the research and development offices within the Defense Department that specialize in innovation.
Cutting the Pentagon's civilian workforce between 5% and 8% will undoubtedly have consequences but could also present "opportunities" when it comes to business transformation, officials from various agencies said Wednesday during the Govini Defense Software & Data Summit in Washington.
The Senate voted 66 to 28 today to confirm Dan Driscoll to be the Army's next secretary.
The Army has put the final solicitation for the modern software delivery indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract on hold to "re-examine the strategy," according to the program office.
Hoverfly Spectre, a tethered drone produced by Florida-based Hoverfly Technologies, has been added to the Defense Innovation Unit's Blue List, the company announced today.
The Army is gearing up to choose a company that will provide the software for its planned Forward Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Command and Control System (FCUAS C2) -- which will succeed its current Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2).
Raytheon completed a series of 10 subsystem tests for the Army's Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor, which will eventually replace the Stinger missile.
Following its latest exercise in which soldiers who were forward-deployed to Eastern Europe tested some of the Army's newest technologies in freezing cold temperatures, service leaders are eyeing improved battery technology as an area of focus when it comes to modernizing the force.