Thursday, May 9, 2024
Nickolai Sukharev covers the Army for Inside Defense. Before joining the publication, he completed a graduate journalism degree at Georgetown University. He previously wrote for the Montgomery County Sentinel and earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland.
The Army will hold an industry day on April 3 for a new self-propelled howitzer after ending development of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery system, Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo announced Monday afternoon as the service unveiled its fiscal year 2025 budget request.
The Army is willing to buy "non-standard equipment" and let units experiment with new technologies, according to a senior Army official.
The Army received its first prototype of an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle featuring a turret armed with a 120mm mortar, BAE Systems announced Wednesday.
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces conducted off-road tests to determine if the Infantry Squad Vehicle meets their technical and tactical needs, GM Defense announced Wednesday.
The Army is asking industry to provide information on a network that would combine existing video sensors into a common system to support "persistent surveillance," according to a public notice.
Anduril Industries and Hanwha Defense will partner for the second increment of the Army's unmanned Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport vehicle (S-MET), according to a company press release.
Exercises show that the Army's arctic units are a "credible deterrent" and ready for large-scale conflicts in winter conditions, according to the unit's commanding general.
The Army is asking industry for feedback to develop a hybrid-electric version of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, according to a public notice.
The Defense Department did not develop or implement a plan to sustain the combat vehicles and air defense systems provided to Ukraine as military aid beyond 2024, according to the Pentagon's inspector general.
The Army and the Marine Corps need a joint solution to maintain supplies when abroad and before the onset of conflict, according to an Army sustainment officer.
The Army needs to protect the commercial shipping firms that help the service project forces overseas, according to a National Guard colonel.
The Army's medium tactical trucks are "effective, suitable and survivable," an annual report from the Pentagon's chief tester states.
Oshkosh Defense earnings increased by 11% even as the company draws down domestic production of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, company leaders said during their fourth-quarter earnings call today.
The Army will order approximately 1,343 upgraded variants of medium tactical trucks in the next three years, according to a public announcement.
The Army will hold an industry day to explore a second interceptor capability as part of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability system, according to a public announcement.
The Army will invest $4.5 billion to modernize its ammunition plants as part of a wide multibillion-dollar, 15-year effort to modernize its industrial base, according to the service.
General Dynamics will deliver additional Booker combat vehicles to the Army, the Defense Department announced Thursday.
Army units must "preserve themselves, be resilient and withstand enemy attack," according to an updated doctrine document.
More cash from Congress would allow the Army to accelerate by six years an effort to retrofit humvees with safety kits that prevent rollovers, the service's acquisition chief told Inside Defense.
The Army is seeking technologies to conduct recurring experiments that explore new intelligence and electromagnetic warfare capabilities for the "complex battlefield," according to a service announcement.