Army ‘not walking away’ from UAVs despite reverting drone unit back to infantry
The move prompted lawmaker concern, but Army CTO Alex Miller downplayed the flap, saying the service just may not have told the "full story fast enough."
Pentagon’s $1.5B reprogramming would shift money to AI center, MV-75 tiltrotor
The request would also reroute money destined for an international counter-ISIS training program.
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Island surge: the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control in action
Lightning Surge exercises are turning soldier feedback on NGC2 into operational software changes in days, not years.
Army sets new biodefense plan to counter pandemic, adversary threats
“We have to ensure that a global pandemic or some other health event does not stop us from our ability to project those forces forward,” Lt. Col. Dave Kingery said.
Army awards first-ever laser production contract to AV, with $465M value
“One of the key exciting components of this particular production program is introducing production-directed energy for the first time in the nation's history,” AV’s vice president of directed-energy systems told reporters.
Army seeks tracked howitzer candidates following award for wheeled platforms
The new solicitation comes weeks after the Army awarded Hanwha Defense USA a deal up to $233 million to deliver wheeled K9 mobile howitzer prototypes.
Army awards Georgia Tech $33M to be lead weapons integrator for CAML program
Georgia Tech will lead the integration of the autonomous mobility platform and the modular munitions pallets — the components that make up the CAML system.
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Biodefense is force protection: Ready today, prepared for tomorrow
A decorated combat aviator and biotech CEO advocates preparing for novel viral threats before the next crisis.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns
Dan Driscoll, a former soldier who came into the role from the finance world, reportedly had a strained relationship with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Military uses AV directed-energy system to ‘defeat’ drones at the border
The task force did not disclose exactly where the drones were engaged or who was suspected of flying them, but suggested they could have been used for reconnaissance by a drug cartel.
Hegseth stands by LaNeve nomination amid reported lawmaker hesitation
The Pentagon is attempting to "lock in" LaNeve's nomination for the next Army Chief of Staff amid lawmaker concerns and the potential departure of the service's secretary.
Army picks Hanwha’s wheeled K9 for self-propelled howitzer prototypes
Today’s decision comes after decades of fits and starts to find a new mobile howitzer, including the ill-fated Crusader, Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon and Extended Range Cannon Artillery.
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Engineering decision advantage for the warfighter
Multi-orbit mission capabilities are accelerating decision making across domains.
Army picks M1 to lead Flight School Next pilot training program
The announcement is the culmination of a months-long competition to win a contract worth up to $10 billion over the next three decades.
Army tells industry: Soldiers need more power, but don’t just offer batteries and generators
As new drones, networks and weapons come online, the Army faces a power crunch that senior officials are asking industry to help solve. “And it's not by buying more generators," Brig. Gen. Troy Denomy, PAE for Maneuver, said.
Army’s Iron Horse brigade prepares to test M1E3, XM30 prototypes
The Army could choose a winner late next spring after both the M1E3 and XM30 are operated by the Iron Horse brigade in a National Training Center rotation, an Army official told Breaking Defense.
TACOM plans further industry engagement amid ‘readiness crisis’
“We have an aging fleet, and we have modernization on the horizon, but it's not coming fast enough," Brig. Gen. Beth Behn, commanding general of TACOM, told Breaking Defense.