Army’s digital engineering strategy aims to speed weapon systems development

Army’s digital engineering strategy aims to speed weapon systems development
Army’s digital engineering strategy aims to speed weapon systems development

The service has already asked vendors to come back with digital engineering “artifacts” and designs for two of its six modernization priorities, Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo told reporters.

How the Army wants to build its ‘wolf pack’ drone waves

How the Army wants to build its ‘wolf pack’ drone waves
How the Army wants to build its ‘wolf pack’ drone waves

New autonomy and network technology could enable a new form of high-intensity, low-altitude tactics.

Army’s next-gen FLRAA helicopter will be chosen in ‘next few months,’ McConville says

Army’s next-gen FLRAA helicopter will be chosen in ‘next few months,’ McConville says
Army’s next-gen FLRAA helicopter will be chosen in ‘next few months,’ McConville says

The timeline for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft award is unclear after senior leaders seemed to push it back from an expected October announcement.

Collins focusing on JADC2 with recent demonstrations

Collins focusing on JADC2 with recent demonstrations
Collins focusing on JADC2 with recent demonstrations

The goal of the demonstration was to show how integrated technologies and joint connectivity can support warfighters by providing actionable data and increased situational awareness, the company said.

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Block II Chinook: Still The Answer – Now And In The Future

Block II Chinook: Still The Answer – Now And In The Future
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With greater lift and increased commonality, the Army’s heavy-lift helicopter just keeps getting better.

Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone

Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone
Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone

“I think it’s unanimous from all the soldiers involved that we got this one right,” said the Army’s project manager for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System. Manned aircraft, FARA and FLRAA, are also moving out sharply.

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How Future Vertical Lift Will Help The Army Prepare For A Converged Battlespace

How Future Vertical Lift Will Help The Army Prepare For A Converged Battlespace
How Future Vertical Lift Will Help The Army Prepare For A Converged Battlespace

The Army’s Fight for Battlefield Control is Changing, Lockheed Martin is Leaning in with Innovation

FVL: Don’t Pick The Tiltrotor, V-22 Test Pilot Tells Army

FVL: Don’t Pick The Tiltrotor, V-22 Test Pilot Tells Army
FVL: Don’t Pick The Tiltrotor, V-22 Test Pilot Tells Army

In the competition for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, high agility and low life-cycle costs matter most, a former Marine tiltrotor test pilot argues.

FVL: Key RFP Coming This Summer

FVL: Key RFP Coming This Summer
FVL: Key RFP Coming This Summer

Despite tightening budgets, the Army’s pushing ahead with its plan to replace the Reagan-era UH-60 Black Hawk with a high-speed Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). It’ll pick between Bell’s V-280 and the Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant-X next year, with the winner entering service in 2030.

FVL: Army Can Afford Both Scout & Transport, General Pledges

FVL: Army Can Afford Both Scout & Transport, General Pledges
FVL: Army Can Afford Both Scout & Transport, General Pledges

The Army has learned from the Comanche scout chopper debacle, where it spent $9 billion in today’s dollars to get just two prototypes. With Future Vertical Lift, $7 billion will get 18 prototype aircraft, counting both the FARA scout and FLRAA transport.

FTUAS: Army Blown Away By New Drones (In Rain)

FTUAS: Army Blown Away By New Drones (In Rain)
FTUAS: Army Blown Away By New Drones (In Rain)

“Shadow could never fly in this type of moisture, couldn’t even come close,” Brig. Gen. Walter Rugen said, but all four FTUAS candidates made it through the rain. The formal Army Requirements Oversight Council process begins in weeks.

EXCLUSIVE: Army Airpower To Strike Deep In EDGE21 Wargame

EXCLUSIVE: Army Airpower To Strike Deep In EDGE21 Wargame
EXCLUSIVE: Army Airpower To Strike Deep In EDGE21 Wargame

New drones – launched by helicopters in flight and built by the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office – will reach out “hundreds of kilometers.” Marine F-35s, 82nd Airborne troops, and Special Ops will also participate in exercise EDGE21.

Defiant-X: Sikorsky, Boeing Unveil FLRAA Design

Defiant-X: Sikorsky, Boeing Unveil FLRAA Design
Defiant-X: Sikorsky, Boeing Unveil FLRAA Design

The companies’ proposed Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) to replace the UH-60 is a sleeker, stealthier version of the prototype SB>1 Defiant now in flight tests. Can it beat Bell’s tiltrotor?

2021: Will Army Modernization Survive?

2021: Will Army Modernization Survive?
2021: Will Army Modernization Survive?

With shrinking budgets and a growing need for new technologies, “the Army will need to make a compelling case to Congress to fund new capabilities and truncate legacy programs,” said CSBA’s Tom Mahnken.