Revised JADC2 Strategy Hits DepSecDef’s Desk

Revised JADC2 Strategy Hits DepSecDef’s Desk
Revised JADC2 Strategy Hits DepSecDef’s Desk

Pending the Deputy Secretary’s approval, the Joint All Domain Command & Control strategy could receive Secretary Austin’s okay within “weeks,” said Brig. Gen. Rob Parker.

Army Won’t Repeat Mistakes of FCS: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE

Army Won’t Repeat Mistakes of FCS: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE
Army Won’t Repeat Mistakes of FCS: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE

“There are a lot of differences between the FCS experience and the path we’re on,” the Army Futures Command chief told us. This time, he said, “I don’t think there is hubris. I think there’s actually humility.”

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.

OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement

OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement
OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement

Want to make a mini-tank that carries two passengers in back? Or put the heavy weapons on one vehicle and the passengers in another? Go for it, the Army’s armor modernization director told industry.

Army Seeks Electric Scout By 2025

Army Seeks Electric Scout By 2025
Army Seeks Electric Scout By 2025

The Light Reconnaissance Vehicle, an off-road truck to scout ahead of airborne and light infantry units, could lead the Army’s move to electric motors. But electrifying heavy cargo trucks, let alone tanks, could take decades.

Army Wants Industry Input For Reliable Exoskeleton (Not Iron Man, Yet!)

Army Wants Industry Input For Reliable Exoskeleton (Not Iron Man, Yet!)
Army Wants Industry Input For Reliable Exoskeleton (Not Iron Man, Yet!)

SOCOM couldn’t build a bulletproof Iron Man. But Army experiments with more modest lower-body exoskeletons have shown real-world potential to help overburdened foot troops.

OMFV: Army Wants Smaller Crew, More Automation

OMFV: Army Wants Smaller Crew, More Automation
OMFV: Army Wants Smaller Crew, More Automation

The draft RFP for the Bradley replacement, out today, also opens the possibility for a government design team to compete with private industry.

COVID Can’t Stop A Busy Summer For Army FVL

COVID Can’t Stop A Busy Summer For Army FVL
COVID Can’t Stop A Busy Summer For Army FVL

Despite disruptions worldwide, Future Vertical Lift flight tests, virtual industry days, and design reviews are all moving ahead on schedule or mere weeks behind.

OMFV: Can Army Exorcise The Ghost Of FCS?

OMFV: Can Army Exorcise The Ghost Of FCS?
OMFV: Can Army Exorcise The Ghost Of FCS?

The ongoing reboot of the Bradley replacement program reminds many in Congress and industry of the disastrous Future Combat Systems. The Army has changed a lot since FCS – but has it changed enough?

Can Army Break The Comanche Curse?

Can Army Break The Comanche Curse?
Can Army Break The Comanche Curse?

“The Army has learned its lesson” from past acquisition disasters, said Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who’s “very pleased” with FVL. This program is truly different, agreed one of the fathers of the cancelled Comanche, retired Maj. Gen. Rudy Ostovich.

Hyten: All Domain Drives Requirements Shakeup

Hyten: All Domain Drives Requirements Shakeup
Hyten: All Domain Drives Requirements Shakeup

“The JROC tended to be a receiver of requirements from services, not a generator of requirements for the services to meet,” Gen. Hyten said. “That’s not what was intended by Congress.”

OMFV: The Army’s Polish Bridge Problem

OMFV: The Army’s Polish Bridge Problem
OMFV: The Army’s Polish Bridge Problem

The Army has struggled for decades to fit armored vehicles on airplanes. The real challenge is getting them across rickety Soviet-era bridges in Eastern Europe.

Bradley Replacement: Did Army Ask For ‘Unobtainium’?

Bradley Replacement: Did Army Ask For ‘Unobtainium’?
Bradley Replacement: Did Army Ask For ‘Unobtainium’?

General Dynamics’ cancelled OMFV prototype could only meet the requirement for armor protection by growing too heavy to meet the requirement for air transport, sources say. So which will the Army give up?

Failing Fast: Army Reboots Bradley Replacement, OMFV

Failing Fast: Army Reboots Bradley Replacement, OMFV
Failing Fast: Army Reboots Bradley Replacement, OMFV

With only one company qualifying, is the Army’s decision to cancel the competition and start over a major defeat, or it is a necessary and timely course correction?