Randy George assigned as next Army vice chief, new leaders named in modernization offices

Randy George assigned as next Army vice chief, new leaders named in modernization offices
Randy George assigned as next Army vice chief, new leaders named in modernization offices

The announced assignments will see new faces heading to important acquisition posts in the Army.

IBCS passes two flight tests, including under electronic attack

IBCS passes two flight tests, including under electronic attack
IBCS passes two flight tests, including under electronic attack

The tests at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. were part of initial operational test and evaluation. Another test is scheduled for this fall.

Army awards Northrop Grumman $1.4 billion contract for IBCS

Army awards Northrop Grumman $1.4 billion contract for IBCS
Army awards Northrop Grumman $1.4 billion contract for IBCS

Northrop Grumman will deliver 160 Integrated Battlefield Command Systems.

Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile Enters Next Phase with Army

Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile Enters Next Phase with Army
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile Enters Next Phase with Army

Lockheed Martin received $62 million for the engineering phase of PrSM following a successful milestone B evaluation.

Dynetics Beats Out Iron Dome For $237M Army Missile Defense Contract

Dynetics Beats Out Iron Dome For $237M Army Missile Defense Contract
Dynetics Beats Out Iron Dome For $237M Army Missile Defense Contract

Dynetics won a contract to produce the Army’s Indirect Fires Protection Capability capability.

‘Confident’ Of 2023 Fielding Goal, Army Dubs Hypersonic Weapon ‘Dark Eagle’

‘Confident’ Of 2023 Fielding Goal, Army Dubs Hypersonic Weapon ‘Dark Eagle’
‘Confident’ Of 2023 Fielding Goal, Army Dubs Hypersonic Weapon ‘Dark Eagle’

Training with the first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon prototype system will commence on Oct. 18, says Rob Strider, deputy director of the Army Hypersonic Project Office.

Army: Proposals For Cruise Missile Killer Due June 4

Army: Proposals For Cruise Missile Killer Due June 4
Army: Proposals For Cruise Missile Killer Due June 4

In August, the Army will pick a single vendor to build the Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC), focused on countering cruise missiles and larger drones. Later upgrades will add lasers and counter-rocket capability.

IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation

IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation
IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation

Thursday’s near-simultaneous intercept of a cruise missile and a ballistic missile was far from the hardest thing the IBCS battalion has done.

Project Convergence: Linking Army Missile Defense, Offense, & Space

Project Convergence: Linking Army Missile Defense, Offense, & Space
Project Convergence: Linking Army Missile Defense, Offense, & Space

The Army wants to do a tech demonstration in the southwestern desert – COVID permitting – of how the new weapons systems it’s developing can share data.

Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point

Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point
Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point

The Army’s eager to link its missile defense C2 network to the Air Force, Navy, and Marines – as long as that doesn’t slow the millisecond timing required to hit high-speed targets.

Iron Dome Doesn’t Work For Army: Gen. Murray

Iron Dome Doesn’t Work For Army: Gen. Murray
Iron Dome Doesn’t Work For Army: Gen. Murray

The Israeli-made system is incompatible with the US Army’s missile defense network, the head of Army Futures Command told us. So instead of buying more Iron Domes, he aims to hold a missile defense “shoot off” open to all comers.

Shyu To Army: ‘You Can’t Have It All’ With 31 Modernization Priorities

Shyu To Army: ‘You Can’t Have It All’ With 31 Modernization Priorities
Shyu To Army: ‘You Can’t Have It All’ With 31 Modernization Priorities

“My biggest concern is that when the budget goes down — that’s only a matter of time — that, one, we’re left with a bunch of prototypes but nothing in inventory, and a bunch of legacy systems without upgrades; and two, when the prototypes finally turn into production-ready weapons systems, how can the Army afford so many big-ticket procurement bills simultaneously?” warned Heidi Shyu.

Achilles Heel Of Army Air & Missile Defense: The Network

Achilles Heel Of Army Air & Missile Defense: The Network
Achilles Heel Of Army Air & Missile Defense: The Network

ARLINGTON: The Russians aren’t just deploying new treaty-breaking, nuclear-capable cruise missiles. They’re also fielding sophisticated cyber and electronic warfare systems that can hack or jam our defenses against such missiles. In fact, no military mission is more dependent on high-speed data networks than air and missile defense — but no military system is more vulnerable than those…

US Wargame Pits Army Missile Defenses Against Russian Jamming

US Wargame Pits Army Missile Defenses Against Russian Jamming
US Wargame Pits Army Missile Defenses Against Russian Jamming

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: US missile defenses can hit a bullet with a bullet, shooting supersonic weapons right out of the sky — when they can see them. But as the Russians are showing in their invasion of Ukraine, radar can be jammed. That’s why the US Army conducted an unprecedented wargame this spring to test its new…