"So instead of building something from the beginning, that's one big thing, and that our soldiers are just going to take winches to and take apart anyway, this allows us to build something that's a little bit more modular,” said Gen. Patrick Ellis, director of the C2 CFT.
The plea from Radosław Sikorski adds to a chorus of European officials who have grown concerned by Washington’s reluctance to approve the new funding and wider fears that Europe cannot sustain the war effort without American weapon supplies.
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
The Marine Corps has announced an industry day on Feb. 29 to discuss the next stage of the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle program.
“While we are disappointed with the result, we remain focused on producing quality vehicles and expanded capabilities for soldiers,” said a spokesperson for BAE Systems, among the competitors not chosen to move forward.
The most recent Force Design 2030 update directed service brass to establish the new recon battalions later this year.
The service is deciding if it will continue onward with a SEPv4 Abrams and future upgrades or find a new future main battle tank.
The GPS network continues to prove its unmatched reliability, and it’s only getting stronger.
The company plans to use its TRX demonstrator for its entry potential in the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle prototyping competition.
The Pentagon’s chief weapons tester recently revealed that when soldiers fire the main gun, “high levels of toxic fumes” fill the vehicle.
General Dynamics Land Systems and Textron Systems are in a head-to-head competition with nearly $7 billion on the line.
The award caps off a year-long effort by Poland to sign a contract for the newest version of the Abrams tank, an effort that began as Russia amassed troops on Ukraine's border.
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
The partnership will initially integrate onto Strykers, but as has an eye on future autonomous platforms.
"This is a really big deal," said Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross-Functional Team. "So far, we've learned a lot of great lessons but we think we're on the right track." It is very important for the Army to be right this time.