For it's Liberty Lifter project, the research agency is betting on a concept called the "wing-in-ground effect," an aerodynamic principle that's well-known but proven difficult to master, a DARPA official told Breaking Defense.
Senate committee takes aim at $300M meant for surge sealift ships that the Navy needs to move troops in case of war.
Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.
A new DARPA solicitation is seeking information about a vehicle class capable of filling the sealift and airlift gaps within the Pentagon's requirements.
The Joint Warfighting Concept will "envision much smaller force elements that are inherently reliant on very rapid mobility" within a theater, says TRANSCOM head Gen. Stephen Lyons.
“You can have the greatest brigade combat team in the world," Rep. Wittman said, "but if they can’t get to the fight because we don’t have a robust ready reserve fleet, that’s pretty shortsighted.”
Retiring the KC-135s and KC-10s before the new KC-46 tanker comes on line will have "significant impacts" on TRANSCOM's ability to fulfill its wartime mission, says Gen. Stephen Lyons.
To stop overwhelming warfighters and enhance the effectiveness of drones and robots, give warfighters tech tools they want to use.
WASHINGTON: Believe it or not, the global command responsible for getting weapons, fuel, and food to troops had, until recently, never used a war game for planning. Nor did Transportation Command factor into its plans the possibility that transport ships would be sunk and transport planes would be shot down . On top of that, TRANSCOM […]
HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: Determined to deter the rising Russian threat, the US Army is slashing the time it takes for a brigade to get ready for battle once it’s arrived in Europe, from over 40 days to under 10. Normally unloading equipment, getting organized, and moving to the front takes more than 40 days, Maj. Gen. […]
HUNTSVILLE, ALA: This morning, Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley warned Congress that “I have grave concerns” about the Army’s ability to respond to a major war — say, with Russia, Gen. Milley’s no. 1 threat — “in a timely manner.” Here in Huntsville, generals and executives explained a big part of the reason why. […]