Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has announced an ambitious new timeline for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program that, if successful, would yield two dozen MV-75 prototypes in two years.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has announced an ambitious new timeline for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program that, if successful, would yield two dozen MV-75 prototypes in two years.
NASHVILLE, TN -- With the Army's recently announced impending merger of Army Futures Command and Training and Doctrine Command, the Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team will likely be consolidated into its respective Capability Development Integration Directorate (CDID), a service aviation official told Inside Defense last week at the Army Aviation Association of America conference.
The Missile Defense Agency has unveiled plans for a contract vehicle that could reshape the future of U.S. missile defense, outlining a $151 billion procurement framework to field next-generation capabilities across nearly every dimension of the enterprise.
Contractors Birdon and C&C Marine and Repair are set to begin production of two prototype vessels designed to carry gear and personnel and perform beach landings under a contract with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory linked to the service's Landing Ship Medium and interim bridging solution efforts.
The Army's announcement this month that it will cancel its Gray Eagle program has sparked questions about when the platform will be dropped from the force, how it impacts other capabilities and what's going to replace it.
President Trump, flanked in the Oval Office by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and several GOP senators, promised a huge windfall for U.S. defense companies today as he officially launched the new Golden Dome program, naming a top Space Force general to manage the ambitious missile defense system, which he predicted would be complete in three years for a total cost of $175 billion.
The beleaguered KC-46 Pegasus fleet has an availability rate around 51%, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said today, pointing to efforts between the service and Boeing to resolve several persistent problems on the aircraft.
The Marine Corps must own the technical data rights for the platforms it operates, the service's top officer said yesterday, describing a situation in which a forward-based F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was sidelined while the contractor delivered a replacement component that could have been 3D printed onsite in a fraction of the time.
Contractors Birdon and C&C Marine and Repair are set to begin production of two prototype vessels designed to carry gear and personnel and perform beach landings under a contract with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory linked to the service's Landing Ship Medium and interim bridging solution efforts.
The Army will soon select up to three companies to deliver prototypes for its next-generation network under a competitive solicitation that may lead to a variety of projects leveraging industry’s mature technology, according to a May 16 announcement.
The United States has signed a letter of intent with the United Arab Emirates to begin a new "major defense partnership," tapping the Defense Innovation Unit to facilitate potential investments in the co-development of military technologies, according to a Pentagon announcement.
As the Army begins its second iteration of its "transforming in contact," or TiC, series of exercises, soldiers have begun testing out the performance of unmanned systems they've assembled themselves while deployed overseas.
The House Appropriations Committee will meet June 13 to mark up its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill.
