Saturday, April 26, 2025
Production lead time for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System would increase from 24 to 30 months under a six-month continuing resolution that House Republicans have proposed, according to a letter from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Army acquisition chief Doug Bush says the Army is still on track to meet its objective of producing 100,000 155mm rounds per month by late fiscal year 2025, but various engineering challenges in the production process have led to delays that can sometimes last a few weeks.
The Army is asking industry to provide information about self-propelled howitzer systems that have a high level of maturity and could be in service as early as 2026 absent any government investment, according to a request for information the service issued Aug. 28.
During its Experimental Gateway Demonstration Event (EDGE) this month at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ, the Army plans to further refine its requirements and acquisition strategy for unmanned systems and Launched Effects.
The areas of unmanned aerial systems, counter UAS and electronic warfare are slated to undergo budgetary line item consolidation when the fiscal year 2026 budget is rolled out next spring, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said today.
The Army has increased the ceiling of an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System by $3.4 billion, according to manufacturer Lockheed Martin.
FT. JOHNSON, LA -- Gen. Randy George, nearly a year into his job as the Army's chief of staff, is working to implement his strategy for modernizing the force, envisioning a process in which weapon system users, developers and testers work alongside soldiers who are training on the ground, and someone rewriting software code if equipment doesn't work.
The Army has awarded a $990 million contract to AeroVironment for Switchblade loitering munition systems.
FT. JOHNSON, LA -- Gen. Randy George, nearly a year into his job as the Army's chief of staff, is working to implement his strategy for modernizing the force, envisioning a process in which weapon system users, developers and testers work alongside soldiers who are training on the ground, and someone rewriting software code if equipment doesn't work.
The Army is aiming to increase the training capabilities for "threat" unmanned aerial systems with a request for information issued last week.
The Army is expected to begin fielding the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) "this year," and will field it "in a larger way" in 2025, an executive from prime contractor Northrop Grumman said today.
The Army will host an industry week on contested logistics next month at Ft. Gregg-Adams, VA, which will be followed by an announcement for a follow-on solicitation, according to a government notice posted this week.
Proposed authorities in Senate appropriators' fiscal year 2025 defense spending legislation that would give the Army additional budget line item consolidation could cut down on the number of reprogramming requests needed in the area of tactical unmanned aerial systems and counter UAS interceptors, Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo said Thursday.
Boeing is developing a version of its Next Generation Automatic Test System (NGATS) for the Army's Apache helicopter, according to the company.
The Senate Appropriations Committee does not believe the Army's new Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon System effort should be funded in fiscal year 2025, pointing to what lawmakers believe is a flawed acquisition strategy for that program and the Strategic Capabilities Office's Hypervelocity Gun Weapon System -- a similar program with overlapping capabilities.
Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a $506 million contract that will support the Army's Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team and Program Executive Office for Aviation "to enhance military capabilities through innovative technology solutions," the company announced today.
The Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program has been approved for entering the engineering and manufacturing development stage, or milestone B, the service announced today.
The Senate Appropriations Committee, in its fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill, wants to give the Army more flexibility for funding counter unmanned aerial systems and is urging the service to eliminate bureaucratic red tape.
Army Special Operations Aviation Command has awarded Boeing a $115 million contract to produce two additional MH-47G Block II Chinook aircraft and begin advance procurement on future helicopters, the company announced today.
The Army has selected Enveil, a Fulton, MD-based company specializing in data privacy, to provide secure AI capabilities for Project Linchpin -- the service's new artificial intelligence and machine learning pipeline.