Shifting the Army's training to smaller formations could be an efficient way to both save money and increase readiness, Gen. James McConville, the service's chief of staff, said March 16.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Shifting the Army's training to smaller formations could be an efficient way to both save money and increase readiness, Gen. James McConville, the service's chief of staff, said March 16.
The Army has not decided whether to hold separate competitions for subsystems on the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, the service's program executive officer for ground combat systems said March 16.
The Army expects some "non-traditional" companies to submit proposals for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, the Bradley fighting vehicle replacement, the director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross-Functional Team said March 15.
Armored units would be essential to the military if there were a war against China, according to the director of the Army's Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team.
An extended-range version of the Army's Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System flew 80 kilometers in a recent test, Lockheed Martin announced March 4.
The Army's tactical wheeled vehicles fleet is unlikely to get the funding it needs to meet acquisition objectives in the next budget, the service's program executive officer for combat support and combat service support said March 4.
PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ -- An autoloader for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery simulated a three-round burst at a rate of eight rounds per minute during a Feb. 26 demonstration here.
PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ -- The Army held a demonstration of FIRESTORM, an artificial intelligence software that is designed to accelerate battlefield decision-making, during a Feb. 26 visit to Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, by the Army's vice chief of staff and other general officers.
The Army will demonstrate the Next Generation Intelligent Fire Control system, which can detect and locate targets for combat vehicles, at this year's Project Convergence exercise, according to the director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team.
The Army's 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade has already completed training missions in Thailand, India and Indonesia, and it plans to work with more countries, the brigade's commander said Feb. 24.
General Dynamics Land Systems will add new training software and cybersecurity capabilities to the next generation of the M1 Abrams main battle tank under a contract the Army announced Feb. 19.
Development has continued on the Extended Range Cannon Artillery and its associated propellant and projectile since a prototype with an Excalibur round hit a target at 70 kilometers in December, the director of the Long Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team said last week.
The Army will build a new heavy off-road mounted maneuver training area of at least 2,400 acres at Ft. Benning, GA, for the Maneuver Center of Excellence, according to a recently released environmental impact statement.
The Army will attempt to maintain its modernization programs, but it is prepared to make necessary compromises if the new Congress cuts the military budget, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said Feb. 17.
The Army will soon begin testing and integration of Lockheed Martin's Modular Active Protection System, which acts as a hub for a combat vehicle's active protection system, the company announced Feb. 16.
A tank assembly line cannot be transitioned to work-from-home. But last year, General Dynamics Land Systems had to produce 12 prototypes of the Mobile Protected Firepower, the Army's new light tank, at the same time the pandemic closed workplaces and threw a wrench in supply chains.
All three small businesses in the Army’s Field Artillery Autonomous Resupply program will present their progress to Army in the first half of the year, Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, the director of the Long Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional team, told Inside Defense in an interview this week.
Radio communication between the Army's upcoming family of Robotic Combat Vehicles and human controllers would need to extend about 1.5 kilometers under current draft requirements, a service official said today.
Oshkosh Defense has won a $61 million contract to provide underbody armor kits for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, the Army announced Feb. 5.
The Army will discuss modernization of its logistics processes and procedures at an industry roundtable in late April, the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team announced Feb. 8.