Sunday, May 12, 2024
The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization released a broad agency announcement on Jan. 17 calling for proposals that could help curb the spread of the kinds of homemade explosives widely used in IEDs in Afghanistan.
Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's acting acquisition chief, has instructed the Army to fully fund the Common Infrared Countermeasures program through its technology development phase, according to a Dec. 28 memo obtained by InsideDefense.com.
At least four companies have provided responses to the Army's request for information for input on mission systems that could outfit a future family of helicopters slated for fielding around 2030.
The Army is looking to industry for ideas on unmanned cargo helicopters, according to a request for information posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website on Nov. 22.
The Medium Extended Air Defense System completed its first flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico today, meeting all test objectives, according to Lockheed Martin spokeswoman Cheryl Amerine.
The future of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization is less important than the need to continue trying to solve what has become a global concern, the JIEDDO director said today.
The OH-58D Kiowa fleet grounded at Ft. Rucker, AL, on Oct. 18 was back in the air very shortly thereafter, according to Army spokeswoman Kelly Pate.
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has conducted the first test-firing of its Joint Air-to-Ground-Missile reduced-smoke rocket motor.
A final report on the Aug. 6 crash of a CH-47 helicopter in Afghanistan, which killed all 38 personnel aboard, has been pulled from U.S. Central Command's website due to inconsistencies in the redaction process, a CENTCOM spokesman said today.
Agence France Presse is making waves with a story today about the Army's $4.9 million purchase of Switchblade agile munitions:
The Army plans to end its Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) spy plane program after it builds four engineering and manufacturing development aircraft, the service's deputy chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Robert Lennox, said today.
A land-based, early warning radar near the Turkish city of Kurecik could be established by the end of year following a deal struck last month by the U.S. and the Turkish governments, the commander of U.S. Army Europe said today.
The Army has awarded AVX Aircraft Company of Ft. Worth, TX, a much-anticipated fourth study contract intended as a set-up for the service's next great helicopter acquisition program, according to an Army official.
Freshman Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) has requested the Government Accountability Office conduct an independent analysis of the trinational Medium Extended Air Defense System and the Patriot air missile defense system to determine which option is most affordable.