Who’s Who in Defense: Daniel Driscoll, Secretary of the Army
Daniel Driscoll, the 26th Secretary of the Army, is tasked with staffing, equipping and training the largest branch of the military.
Army chief mulls Project Convergence’s future, with industry mixed on event’s value
“This was a really, really worthwhile experiment out here. … What we don't want to do is just continue to do something just because we want to continue to do it,” Gen. Randy George told Breaking Defense.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
From a new civilian leader to modernization priorities, Army changes afoot: 2025 preview
As the Army heads into the new year, it will be greeted with questions about weapon affordability and ways to carve out efficiencies.
‘Transforming in contact’: Army units to test out new equipment on deployments
“We're actually getting [soldiers] involved in how we're helping to design the force….My view is that we are going to see a lot of refinements from the field that will really help us figure out how we need to adjust," said Army Chief Randy George.
Latest developments and reorganization of Army networks
Gain insights into what the change means for the community and what the new leaders are looking for from industry in our latest eBook.
AMPV full-rate production decision slated for this month, Army officials say
If approved, the US Army will lean on BAE Systems to ramp up production from 12 vehicles per month to 16 over the next two years.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
US Army delivers $185.5 billion request for FY24, maintains weapon development portfolio
“We're very confident that [in] FY24 we're able to maintain the investments that we need in order to deliver the modernization strategy that we've set forth,” Undersecretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo.
Army protecting weapon modernization portfolio in FY24 budget request, service official says
“I feel really good about the product we're sending to Congress. Now, is it perfect? No… important trades had to be made,” Army acquisition head Douglas Bush said today.
Congress can put Army modernization back on track
AEI's John Ferrari asks five important questions that the Army needs to answer before committing to high-dollar procurments during its modernization push.
Maxar plans geospatial data, multi-source collection for Army’s One World Terrain
"The evolution of OWT shows how 3D terrain and information services are becoming essential tools for planning and decision-making not just for the U.S. Army but for a wide range of military, civil and commercial institutions," Maxar's Tony Frazier said.
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
Underfunding the US Army undermines deterrence in Taiwan
Congress must stop shortchanging the Army budget, especially modernization, so it can play its proper role in the Indo-Pacific and worldwide, writes the former chief of US Army Pacific.
Bradley replacement, OMFV, will live or die by software
The Army may spin off a procurement track solely for software development — in parallel to physical production — in hopes of hastening the "cadence" of essential digital upgrades to OMFV, officials told Breaking Defense.
Army Spartan Brigade preparing to put newest combat vehicles through their paces
“[We’re] trying to to mirror what it would be like to deploy into an austere environment, from fort-to-port, and then generate combat power on a foreign soil.”
A real-life Lego tank: BAE touts modular design for Army OMFV
A redesign already trimmed the troop compartment from nine passengers to six, BAE says. Want to upgrade the engine? Load new software? Add a drone-killing laser? Unlike on the old Bradley, there’s plenty of room.