The Army will receive nearly double the funding it requested in fiscal year 2021 for the Family of Medium Technical Vehicles under an omnibus appropriations bill Congress passed on the evening of Dec. 21.
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Sunday, October 6, 2024
The Army will receive nearly double the funding it requested in fiscal year 2021 for the Family of Medium Technical Vehicles under an omnibus appropriations bill Congress passed on the evening of Dec. 21.
General Dynamics Land Systems has won a $4.6 billion contract to build Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks through 2028, the Army announced Dec. 18.
The Army Science Board will meet on Jan. 5 to present findings of a study of future combat vehicles.
The Army will hold a classified briefing Jan. 26 at the Pentagon about a recently completed study concerning future long-range strategic fires.
The follow-on contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle will be worth up to $12.3 billion for 30,000 vehicles and 10,000 trailers, the Army announced at an industry day Dec. 17.
BAE Systems will deliver its first prototype this week for the Mobile Protected Firepower platform, the Army's new light tank, a company spokeswoman said Dec. 16.
The Army's capability and equipment for fighting in the Arctic has degraded over the past several decades, the service's top officer in Alaska said Dec. 11.
An operational assessment for the Army's new light tank will begin on Jan. 4 at Ft. Bragg, NC, the Army announced.
The Army will hold a virtual industry day for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle re-compete on Dec. 17, according to a recent notice.
Army officials painted a clearer picture of the service's expectations and requirements for Phase 2 of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, noting during an industry day today that survivability and mobility are the top two characteristics for the vehicle.
A full accounting of the increased supply chain costs the coronavirus pandemic created for some of the Army's largest ground vehicles might not be available for "two to three years," a senior official said Dec. 8.
Congressional conferees included additional Stryker vehicle upgrades, one of the Army's unfunded priorities, in the final fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, released Dec. 3.
The State Department has approved a $757 million deal to refurbish and modernize 76 Croatian Bradley Fighting Vehicles and related equipment, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
The Army will hold a virtual industry day for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle on Dec. 9, according to a recent notice.
The Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense an $888 million contract to build thousands of additional Joint Light Tactical Vehicles through October 2022.
The Army completed a month-long soldier operational experiment of the Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light with a rifle platoon in mid-November, as the service continues to examine how the unmanned ground vehicles will integrate with ground combat formations.
The Defense Department has finalized a project to implement more flexible pay scales and promotion policies at the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.
The Army has released an industry survey for a new electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle, with the aim of selecting a vehicle for production by fiscal year 2025.