Decision time: Army nears deadline for long-range precision munition acquisition plan

Decision time: Army nears deadline for long-range precision munition acquisition plan
Decision time: Army nears deadline for long-range precision munition acquisition plan

Despite last week’s aviation upheaval, the Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) is slated to meet before the end of March to debate the path ahead for a formal program of record.

Army’s JLTV and ISV could soon be equipped with armor busting missile

Army’s JLTV and ISV could soon be equipped with armor busting missile
Army’s JLTV and ISV could soon be equipped with armor busting missile

The service is looking for a “readily available” weapon for its smaller, lighter vehicles, that can hit targets at least 25 kilometers away.

As Iranian munitions kill in Ukraine, pressure builds for Israel to reassess its Russian balancing act

As Iranian munitions kill in Ukraine, pressure builds for Israel to reassess its Russian balancing act
As Iranian munitions kill in Ukraine, pressure builds for Israel to reassess its Russian balancing act

Israeli defense sources told Breaking Defense that the cooperation between Iran and Russia in Ukraine may have changed the calculus on Israel’s sideline stance.

Rafael unveils new Spike NLOS missile version with in-flight control transfer

Rafael unveils new Spike NLOS missile version with in-flight control transfer
Rafael unveils new Spike NLOS missile version with in-flight control transfer

The new version of the Spike NLOS has a target production date of 2023, Rafael officials said.

SOCOM receives first Spike NLOS system integrated on a JLTV

SOCOM receives first Spike NLOS system integrated on a JLTV
SOCOM receives first Spike NLOS system integrated on a JLTV

The launch platform can be integrated onto vehicles smaller than JLTVs, Lockheed officials said, but didn’t get into details.

FVL: The Army’s 10-Year Plan For FARA Scout

FVL: The Army’s 10-Year Plan For FARA Scout
FVL: The Army’s 10-Year Plan For FARA Scout

The Army’s urgently developing new air-launched drones, long-range missiles, and electronic architecture to go on the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft that Bell and Sikorsky are vying to build.

FVL: Attack Of The Drones

FVL: Attack Of The Drones
FVL: Attack Of The Drones

Before manned aircraft enter hostile airspace, three different types of drones – long-range, tactical, and miniaturized – will rip open the seams in the enemy’s defenses.

Rafael, Lockheed Pitch Spike Missile For Army Helicopters

Rafael, Lockheed Pitch Spike Missile For Army Helicopters
Rafael, Lockheed Pitch Spike Missile For Army Helicopters

Three weeks ago, US Army experts traveled to the Negev Desert to watch a test of the latest, longest-range version of Rafael’s Spike missile. Fired from an Israeli AH-64 Apache, the same gunship used by US attack helicopter squadrons, the Spike NLOS struck a target 20 miles away — four times the range of the…