“This is a significant step in our partnership with the Philippines, our oldest treaty ally in the region,” said Brig. Gen. Bernard Harrington, commanding general of the 1st MDTF.
By Ashley RoqueDisplay screens are the eyes for maneuver forces needing to command and control
The Army is upfitting vehicles with big 24 or 32-inch displays that present multiple sources of data for a full operational picture.
“We structured both the GMLRS contract, and the PAC-3 contract to be able to convert them from one-year contracts [into] multi years. We didn’t want to delay awarding the PAC-3, for example,” said Doug Bush.
By Ashley Roque “In ‘24, we intend to deploy that system in the region. I’m not going to say where and when, but I will just say that we will deploy them in the region,” said US Army Pacific commander Gen. Charles Flynn.
By Ashley Roque
“We’re close to understanding what exactly the problem was, which will inform our path to getting back to testing,” said Army acquisition head Doug Bush.
By Ashley Roque
The Army is on track to deliver a first prototype MRC by 2023, said Marcia Holmes, deputy director at the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technology Office.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Army will create new field artillery battalions in its heavy divisions, armed with the new Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) armored howitzer. It’s part of a plan to add new Long-Range Precision Fire weapons at every level of command.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
PrSM is preparing for its first 300-plus-mile flight test this year, while the ERCA cannon and hypersonic LRHW head for key tests in 2023.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
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The head of INDOPACOM, Adm. Davidson, and the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Air Force Gen. Hyten, seem receptive to a new Army role in long-range strike.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Lockheed Martin won a $339 million contract today to integrate two Raytheon-made missiles, now used by the Navy, into a truck-mounted artillery battery by 2023.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. Weapons from hypersonics to howitzers have key deadlines to meet next year to keep to the Army’s ambitious timeline, Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood and Brig. Gen. John Rafferty tell Breaking Defense.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The modestly named “Mid-Range Capability” will hit targets more than one thousand miles away, Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood tells me. But the brand-new program needs reprogramming authority from Congress to catch up to other Army missiles already in flight tests.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Meant to target Chinese warships and Russia’s rear bases, the new intermediate-range missile will fill the gap between the 500+ km PrSM and the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
