A Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle was lost to hostile fire this week over the skies of Baghdad, before the city came under control of U.S. forces, according to service officials.
Monday, December 4, 2023
Monday, December 4, 2023
A Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle was lost to hostile fire this week over the skies of Baghdad, before the city came under control of U.S. forces, according to service officials.
In apparent preparation for a war with Iraq, the Army last week barred soldiers scheduled for deployment to the Central Command theater from leaving active duty.
Army officials have suspended unmanned aerial vehicle operations at Ft. Lewis, WA, following two incidents that damaged or destroyed three Shadow 200 platforms, sources said this week.
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee has agreed, "with some degree of trepidation," to terminate the Crusader field artillery system, according to sources.
House appropriators moved today to stop the Defense Department from terminating the Army's Crusader field artillery system prior to a congressional review of the program and the repercussions of such a decision.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense today officially banned the Army from spending any more money on development of the Crusader field artillery system, initiating the program's termination process.
The Pentagon today pulled the plug on the Army's $11 billion Crusader field artillery system, saying it was a holdover from another era.
The House Armed Services Committee voted late tonight to bar termination of the Crusader advanced field artillery system before the completion of the program's next major review in April 2003.
Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), the House Armed Services Committee's ranking member, commended members of the panel's personnel subcommittee yesterday for endorsing an increase in military end strength.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has submitted his plan for a Northern Command focused on homeland security to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and defense sources suggest Air Force Gen. Ed Eberhart, the top officer at NORAD, is the principal candidate to lead the new organization.
Boeing announced today that Roger Krone, the company's vice president and general manager of Army programs for its Military Aircraft and Missile Systems business unit, has been promoted to vice president of strategic projects at Boeing's world headquarters in Chicago.
The Defense Department intends to install a permanent organization dedicated to homeland security by June, according to a recent internal memorandum.
A team comprised of Boeing and Science Applications International Corp. has won the contract for Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) of the Future Combat Systems program, the Army and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced this afternoon.
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL -- The Army last night christened its new Interim Armored Vehicle in honor of two fallen enlisted soldiers who died twenty years apart but shared the same name.
The Association of the U.S. Army has canceled its annual meeting in Washington, DC, which was scheduled to begin next week, due to the military campaign launched yesterday (Oct. 7).
Army sources said today that Lt. Gen. Timothy Maude is among the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attack on the Pentagon.
The Bush administration has withdrawn from consideration the expected nominee for the Army's top civilian acquisition position, sources said today.
United Defense LP yesterday won a $228 million contract for Bradley Fighting Vehicles after the Army cleared the M2A3 version for full-rate production late last week.
The M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle program passed a milestone review last week and will enter full-rate production immediately, sources said May 1.
More than half of the Army's Apache fleet has been returned to full flight status following a precautionary grounding order issued earlier this month.