This Week's Inside the Army

From this week's edition of Inside the Army:

A previously unreleased study by Army scientists finds the service is lagging a quarter-century behind the aerospace and automotive industries in advancing the use of lightweight materials for its vehicles.

Full story: Army Playbook On Dropping Vehicle Weight Finds Service Is 25 Years Behind

Following a somewhat hasty push to assemble a dedicated force of Army cyber soldiers, service officials now are trying to put the management of that talent on a more sustainable and affordable footing.

Full story: Officials Crafting 'Sustainable' Plan For Managing Army Cyber Soldiers

According to officials, the National Guard Bureau is on track to move forward in October with the transfer of an initial batch of 48 attack helicopters from the Guard to the active Army.

Full story: Guard Ready To Move Forward With Apache Transfers To Active Army

The Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $66.3 million contract for the Joint Air-To-Ground Missile program, following high-level approval last week to continue development of the munition. The company could eventually be tapped to build as many as 20,000 of the missiles.

Full story: Lockheed Gets $66 Million Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Contract