InsideDefense.com | Exclusive national security news from inside …
5 days ago · Inside Defense, from the award-winning Inside the Pentagon family of newsletters, is the nation's best online news service for defense and aerospace professionals. We specialize in exclusive, hard-hitting news on Defense Department programs, procurement and policymaking.
Epirus delivers last two IFPC high-power microwave prototypes to …
May 15, 2024 · Epirus has delivered the last two Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC)-high power microwave (HPM) systems to the Army, and the systems have completed new equipment training and engineering developmental testing, the company announced today. The Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office awarded Epirus a $66 million ...
Army has new ISR task force | InsideDefense.com
May 7, 2019 · Army has new ISR task force. By Ashley Tressel / May 7, 2019 at 11:15 AM. The Army has stood up an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance task force in the office of the G-2, according to the chief of Army Futures Command. Gen. Mike Murray told an audience at an Association of the United States Army breakfast in Washington today the task ...
Rainey lays out roadmap for Army's 'continuous transformation ...
Mar 27, 2024 · HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Gen. James Rainey, chief of Army Futures Command, said today that the service's immediate transformation priorities over the next two years include fielding loitering munitions, developing human-machine integration and keeping up with the pace of technology. While those are some of the force’s immediate objectives, AFC also ...
Army adding new developments to cloud system
Jun 11, 2019 · The Army is halfway through integrating its cloud system to help the service with budgeting, planning and programming processes. The cPROBE, a collection of databases and applications, is slowly moving from incremental upgrades to adding new developments. The system hosts 21,000 service users who manage more than 770,000 decision inputs worldwide.
INDOPACOM Pacific Deterrence Initiative assessment
On March 29, 2022 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released "an independent assessment with respect to a prioritized set of activities and resources for FY23 and sustainment funding for FY24-27 to implement the Nation[al] Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific region, to maintain or restore the comparative military advantage of the United States with respect to the People’s Republic of
Acting Army chief lays out key priorities in memo
Aug 17, 2023 · Acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, who awaits Senate confirmation for the permanent position, says warfighting, combat readiness, transformation and discipline are his key priorities. In a memo circulated to the service, George wrote the ability to “deliver and sustain ready combat power” will be a “critical element of ...
Long-range hypersonic weapon 'perfect' in key flight test of …
Jul 1, 2024 · The U.S. military conducted a successful test flight of a hypersonic missile -- a significant milestone in the Defense Department's 16-year project to develop a conventionally armed, ultra-fast glide body designed for precision strike -- giving Pentagon leaders renewed confidence in a new weapon system slated for fielding in 2025 by the Army and Navy.
Army fulfills loitering munition system order with contract
By Dan Schere / January 8, 2024 at 5:10 PM. With a $65 million contract awarded to AeroVironment last month, the Army has fulfilled an order for loitering munition systems to support a service requirement for lethal unmanned systems. The Army awarded the contract for the Switchblade weapon system on Dec. 22, according to a Pentagon notice.
Army unveils plans for all-new M1A3 Abrams tank for the 2040 ...
Sep 7, 2023 · Army leaders have determined -- five decades after launching the Abrams program and following five years of closely held analysis -- that the time has come for a clean-sheet tank design to invent a new combat vehicle optimized for machine-speed warfare, armed not only with a big gun but artificial intelligence, new components to significantly reduce weight and more.