Senate confirms LaNeve to be next Army Vice Chief
LaNeve currently serves as an advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Army’s new acquisition structure, a new tank prototype and more drones: 2026 preview
Many pledges were made about changing how the Army does things in 2025. Will 2026 see them happen?
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
From less business with primes to a better-funded Army network: 2025 review
In 2025, the Army experienced some of its biggest changes in decades, and with this came new programs and new attitudes toward acquisition at large.
Army seeks new MAPS Gen II vendors willing to hand over intellectual property
The second generation Mounted Assured PNT System (MAPS Gen II) program is currently under contract with RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace which is scheduled to run through September 2027.
INDOPAC’s Rudd said to be Trump’s pick for US Cyber Command chief
Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd’s nomination comes after the dual-hatted position has been empty for nearly eight months following the abrupt firing of Gen. Timothy Haugh.
Army launches ‘challenge’ to find division-level Gray Eagle replacement
Service leaders are looking to find industry solutions for short/vertical takeoff and landing (S/VOTL) drones, ones that don’t require a runway, in the Group 4 or above category.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Compromise NDAA protects Wedgetail, greenlights Black Hawk multiyear buys
Among other provisions in the FY26 NDAA, congressional authorizers would direct the defense secretary to explore possibilities for recapitalizing the military services’ executive airlift fleets.
Army stands up Western Hemisphere Command prioritizing homeland defense, consolidation
“This integration delivers uninterrupted readiness, rapid force generation and expertise in homeland defense and civil support,” the service wrote. “This enables the U.S. Army to respond more rapidly to crises and continue building strong military alliances.”
Army shakeup will supercharge simulation, training and network ops: STRI chief
The reorganization of the Army’s acquisition offices aims to lessen the number of people in charge of requirements and combine offices who already shared some of the same capabilities and missions.
Saab developing minimally viable AI-assisted after-action review platform
The product provides an AI-generated response, acting like a chatbot, that informs users on how warfighters performed during a training event based on data from the company’s exercise control (EXCON) software suite.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
BAE to debut AI-powered target recognition on Bradley, AMPVs at upcoming Army exercises
The introduction of BAE’s capability into the exercises comes after the Army has been experimenting with other AI-aided target recognition tools during the 4th Infantry Division's Ivy Sting series of experiments.
Space Force aims to build out requirements for digital training environment in 2026
Space Warfighter Operational Readiness Domain (SWORD) is a "distributed" digital training environment currently being used by the 392nd Combat Training Squadron.
Pentagon moves to slash oversight in modeling, simulation, boosts flexibility for testers: Duffey
By decreasing oversight, this will “empower” future PAEs and program managers to have more flexibility over their programs, Undersecretary of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey said.
As drones menace European airspace, US Army tests c-UAS systems in Germany
Separately, American soldiers also trained with Polish and Romanian allies on the Merops c-UAS system, already in use in Ukraine.