Getting Rid of ‘Excess’: New Army Sites Prepare Units To Receive Modernized Equipment
“After 20 years of war, we have a tremendous amount of excess,” said Maj. Gen. Chris Mohan, commanding general of Army Sustainment Command.
What Is The King Stallion, The Marine Corps’ Heavy-Lift Helo?
The CH-53K has had a rough two years filled with testing issues and schedule delays, but it executed a real mission in September.
Army Could Test New Ramjet Weapon From Boeing Next Summer
"The farther it flies, the faster it flies, because it's scooping up more oxygen, and that also helps you to avoid detection," a Boeing executive said of the Ramjet design.
Army Acquisition Nominee Warns ‘Aggressive Timelines’ Could Cause Challenges For Prototype Efforts
In his confirmation hearing to be the Army's top acquisition official, Doug Bush noted that the Army's expressed confidence in the service's major modernization efforts but was wary of future challenges.
Army Says Next-Gen AR Goggles Delayed Over Field Of View Issues
Army emphasized it "remains committed" to the $21 billion-plus program.
First Live Hypersonic Missile Rounds To Be Delivered to Army Unit Next Year
The service remains on pace to field an offensive hypersonic unit by fiscal 2023, general says.
Army Delays Operational Test Of Microsoft Augmented Reality Goggles
The Integrated Visual Augmentation System, part of a $21.88 billion contract, will now have its operational test in May 2022.
Peraton Developing ‘Single-Pane-Of-Glass’ Visibility Across Army’s Unified Network
"If there's one thing DoD and industry have done, it's try a whole bunch of different tools over the last 10 to 12 years. What we have to do now is string them all together to show which ones work best for the capabilities the Army needs today and divest the ones that they don't need," Peraton VP Jennifer Napper said.
Army’s New Missile Sets New Distance Record
Lockheed says missile test "successful," won't say exactly how far it went.
‘Come In Low’: Army Aviation Modifies Training To Prepare For Rivals Like Russia, China
"We're going to be flying in lower flight profiles than we have over the last 20 years in counterinsurgency operations and so, even today, we are changing the way we train Army aviators," said Maj. Gen. David Francis.
Four Questions With Army Futures Commander Gen. John Murray
"You're not going to see the breakthroughs if every bit of risk is baked out of everything we do from the very beginning. We'll never be able to keep up with the pace of change," Murray said.
‘Absolutely Not True’: Army CIO Answers Claim US Has Already Lost To China In AI
"If you looked at both what we have in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, across the federal government and our industrial partners, we have the best AI technology," Army CIO Ray Iyer said.
To Aid Digital Transformation, Army Eyes ‘One Cloud’ And Faster Acquisition
"The Army in the past has always executed traditional IT in a very decentralized way — we let every command do their own thing," Army CIO Raj Iyer said. "Now, if you look at the requirements for multi-domain operations, that model doesn't work anymore."
AMPV Weld Problems Fixed; BAE, Army Agree On New Baseline
The program, which was rebaselined during Low Rate Initial Production, is now meeting monthly production goals, Jim Schimer, deputy PEO for ground combat systems, told us. But a "gap remains" between what BAE was contracted to supply and what they are supplying.