Army Reassures Anxious Industry Over Stryker Cannon Competition

Army Reassures Anxious Industry Over Stryker Cannon Competition
Army Reassures Anxious Industry Over Stryker Cannon Competition

While at least two of six competitors have dropped out, the Army says it will still have plenty of 30mm turret options to choose from as it starts testing this fall.

COVID-19: Army Postpones Wargames, Cancels Drills

COVID-19: Army Postpones Wargames, Cancels Drills
COVID-19: Army Postpones Wargames, Cancels Drills

A Washington state National Guard brigade will stay home to help the governor with coronavirus response, while the Army Reserve has halted monthly “battle assemblies.”

Multi-Domain Task Forces Top Army’s $7B Unfunded List

Multi-Domain Task Forces Top Army’s $7B Unfunded List
Multi-Domain Task Forces Top Army’s $7B Unfunded List

The Army wants $985 million for modernization, from Apache gunships and 8×8 Strykers to safety improvements at ammunition plants. We have the list.

Rival Shadow Drone Replacements Head To Combat Units For Tests

Rival Shadow Drone Replacements Head To Combat Units For Tests
Rival Shadow Drone Replacements Head To Combat Units For Tests

The Army aims to replace its RQ-7 Shadow with a new, more nimble drone that doesn’t require a runway, to better scout and survive in fast-moving conflicts with great powers.

Army Begs Industry For Help To Expand Satcom Capacity

Army Begs Industry For Help To Expand Satcom Capacity
Army Begs Industry For Help To Expand Satcom Capacity

Joe Welch, Army deputy PEO for tactical command, control and communications, says current satcom network in Geosynchronous Orbit creates a “single point of failure” for which there are few backups available.

Digital Arsenal: Army Inches Forward On Electronic Warfare

Digital Arsenal: Army Inches Forward On Electronic Warfare
Digital Arsenal: Army Inches Forward On Electronic Warfare

To counter Russia’s electronic warfare battalions, the Army wants to field a revolutionary EW weapon by 2023. But how do they get there?

Army Fields Anti-Jam GPS In Germany This Fall

Army Fields Anti-Jam GPS In Germany This Fall
Army Fields Anti-Jam GPS In Germany This Fall

The first iteration of the new Assured Precision Navigation & Timing (APNT) kit will go to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany for evaluation.

Army ‘Big Six’ Ramp Up in 2021: Learning From FCS

Army ‘Big Six’ Ramp Up in 2021: Learning From FCS
Army ‘Big Six’ Ramp Up in 2021: Learning From FCS

All told, the Army’s investing $57 billion in modernization over five years — but it wants to take time to test new technologies before it commits to them.

Army Lumbers Into Future: $33B In 2020-2024 For Big 6, Eventually

Army Lumbers Into Future: $33B In 2020-2024 For Big 6, Eventually
Army Lumbers Into Future: $33B In 2020-2024 For Big 6, Eventually

Good news: That’s more money than the Army thought it could get for its top priorities. Bad news: We won’t see most of it this year.

BAE Gets $873M For AMPVs, Spelling The End of The  ‘Aluminum Coffin’ M113

BAE Gets $873M For AMPVs, Spelling The End of The  ‘Aluminum Coffin’ M113
BAE Gets $873M For AMPVs, Spelling The End of The ‘Aluminum Coffin’ M113

In Iraq, M113 variants were deemed too vulnerable to roadside bombs and confined to base. But in a fast-moving mechanized war in Eastern Europe, the armored brigades would need support vehicles that stand a chance against Russian firepower.

12 Moments Of Truth For Army Modernization In 2019

12 Moments Of Truth For Army Modernization In 2019
12 Moments Of Truth For Army Modernization In 2019

WASHINGTON: At least a dozen major Army weapons programs face big decisions in 2019. The service will launch a competition for new armored vehicles; award development contracts for scout aircraft and helicopter engines; conduct key tests of long-range missiles, anti-aircraft defenses, rifles, targeting goggles, and multiple battlefield networks; and field new electronics for command posts.

Army Bradley Brigade Will Get Israeli Anti-Missile System: Iron Fist

Army Bradley Brigade Will Get Israeli Anti-Missile System: Iron Fist
Army Bradley Brigade Will Get Israeli Anti-Missile System: Iron Fist

WASHINGTON: Seeking to stop Russian-made anti-tank missiles, the US Army will buy Israel’s Iron Fist Active Protection System for a brigade of its M2 Bradley armored vehicles, Breaking Defense has learned. The decision comes after weeks of confusing statements by Army officials and months of delays fitting the high-tech active protection on a Cold War-vintage…

Army Boosts Investment In Lasers

Army Boosts Investment In Lasers
Army Boosts Investment In Lasers

AUSA: The Army is investing more and more money in lasers to defeat incoming rockets and enemy drones. Across the Air & Missile Defense (AMD) portfolio, “we put over 50 percent of our S&T (Science and Technology) money going towards directed energy projects,” up from about a third previously, said the AMD modernization director, Brig. Gen.…

AUDS Job: Electrons & Bullets Take Down Drones

AUDS Job: Electrons & Bullets Take Down Drones
AUDS Job: Electrons & Bullets Take Down Drones

The Air Force is buying a static version of AUDS for base defense, mounted in a CONEX shipping container for ease of transport and set-up. For the Army, Northrop is proposing to integrate AUDS onto the workhorse Stryker vehicle.