U.S. Army Europe and Africa will receive roughly 500 additional soldiers for a multidomain task force and a theater fires command, the Army announced April 13.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
U.S. Army Europe and Africa will receive roughly 500 additional soldiers for a multidomain task force and a theater fires command, the Army announced April 13.
Senior Army officials have defended the service's long-range precision fires ambitions in recent days after harsh criticism from the head of Air Force Global Strike Command.
BAE Systems confirmed today that it is one of the two companies the Army selected to compete for the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle, the service's new ground vehicle for the Arctic.
An extended-range version of the Army's Guided Multiple Rocket Launch System flew more than 135 kilometers in a March 25 test, Lockheed Martin announced.
It is more likely that the Army's upcoming electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle will have a hybrid than a pure electric drivetrain, according to officials leading the development and prototyping of the vehicle.
The Army has awarded two contracts to build prototypes of its new ground vehicle for the Arctic, the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle, which will be tested this year at the Cold Regions Test Center in Alaska.
The Army plans to issue a request for prototype proposals for the third increment of the Combat Vehicle Robotics program, according to an April 5 announcement.
The M1 Abrams tank could account for 40% of the Army's ground combat vehicle acquisition spending through 2050, according to a Congressional Budget Office projection released yesterday.
The Maneuver Center of Excellence and the Maneuver Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate will hold virtual industry days April 7-8 to review current and future needs for the Army's maneuver force, according to an April 1 announcement.
The Army completed a critical design review of Lockheed Martin's Sentinel A4 radar system in February, five months ahead of schedule, the company announced April 1.
The location of the Army's new multi-domain task forces and long-range precision fires in allied countries will have to be decided at political levels, not by uniformed leaders, the Army chief of staff said today.
Lockheed Martin has won a $2.8 billion contract to produce Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System warheads and rocket pods, according to a March 26 Army announcement.
Each Joint Light Tactical Vehicle costs roughly 17% less, on average, than original government projections, according to Michael Sprang, program manager for the Army's joint program office for joint light tactical vehicles.
Ricardo Defense recently won an $89 million contract for kits to retrofit safety technology onto humvees, which are expected to lower the risk of vehicle rollovers, according to a March 16 Army announcement.
The Army has selected a commander for its first hypersonic missile battery, the service's chief of staff said March 25.
Lessons learned from moving combat vehicles between Eastern European countries during a recent deployment will help the Army in the future, leaders from the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team said at a March 24 media roundtable.
The Army's modernization efforts will require a sustained jump in procurement spending around the end of this decade, but this increase has yet to appear in official planning, according to a March 23 report from the American Enterprise Institute.
There are five primary ways in which the Army's sustainment operations will support modernization, according to Gen. Edward Daly, the leader of Army Materiel Command.
The Army will host its second soldier operational experiment for the light and medium Robotic Combat Vehicles from June to August 2022, a service official said March 16 at the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Next conference.
Any war between the United States and China would quickly escalate outside the immediate region, so armor and other traditional Army capabilities would still be necessary, the commander of Army Futures Command said March 17.