Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told an audience in Colorado Thursday that she worries that a "brain and talent drain" on the Army is one of the most severe consequences arising from Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) blockade of more than 250 military nominees due to his objection to the Pentagon's leave and travel reimbursement policies for servicemembers seeking abortion services.
BAE Systems has decided not to protest the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle award after receiving a debriefing from the Army, the company told Inside Defense on Wednesday.
The Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense a $57 million contract to produce 116 Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter System trailers, the company announced Tuesday.
The Army's latest counter-unmanned aerial system demonstration conducted last month focused on one-way attack warfare -- an area in which officials hope to close capability gaps after observing the war in Ukraine.
Gen. Randy George told lawmakers Wednesday that continuing to integrate electronic warfare into training exercises, along with bolstering partnerships with industry, will be among his goals if confirmed as the Army's next chief of staff.
Lt. Gen. James Mingus, the director for the Joint Staff, has been nominated to serve as the Army’s next vice chief of staff, according to a congressional notice.
The Senate Armed Services Committee, in its fiscal year 2024 defense policy bill, is asking for more collaboration between the Pentagon's new Office of Strategic Capital and Army Futures Command.
The Army is trying to gather information on the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine as they apply to "real-time threat forecasting," according to a government notice from last month.
Boeing will produce 18 CH-47F Block I Chinook helicopters for South Korea and one for Spain as part of a U.S. foreign military sale, the company announced Wednesday.
The Army has awarded RTX a $117.5 million contract for low-rate initial production of the third generation forward looking infrared B-Kit (3GEN FLIR), the company announced Wednesday.
The slightly different acquisition approach the Army is using to replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle has generated optimism for some.
In a letter sent last week to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, a Texas congressman is calling on the service to move more quickly in retrofitting humvees with enhancements aimed at reducing rollovers.
A $795 million cost difference between Oshkosh Defense and AM General's proposals for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle follow-on production contract, along with AM General's "less risky" technological upgrades were the factors that led the Army to choose AM General for the contract, according to the Government Accountability Office.
The Army has entered into an other transaction authority with Lockheed Martin for the prototype build and demonstration phase of the Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade, the service announced Tuesday. The agreement totals $36.7 million.
The Army awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $257 million contract modification for low-rate initial production of the M10 Booker, according to a Monday Defense Department notice.
General Dynamics Land Systems and American Rheinmetall Vehicles were chosen for the detailed design and prototype build phases of the Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition in a contract worth a total of $1.6 billion, the Army announced Monday.
The Army has appointed Leonel Garciga as the service's new chief information officer, according to a Monday announcement.
The Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $712 million order for 300 Stryker Double-V hull (DVHA1) vehicles, the company announced Monday.
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the defense authorization bill directs the Army to increase its procurement objective for the Precision Strike Missile to 400 munitions per year -- far above the service’s goal for the next five fiscal years.
The Army has awarded a contract worth as much as $118 million to RTX to procure the latest version of common sensor payload systems that will operate on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft, the service announced Wednesday.