“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 RoqueThe service is also crafting a plan and working the diplomatic channels to gain new agreements for Army prepositioned stock sites in the Indo-Pacific region, said AMC’s Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan.
By Ashley RoqueThe newer category of weapons will take center stage at this year’s aviation-focused EDGE demonstration, with the service exploring swarming options.
By Ashley RoqueThe service has not yet released its new tactical fires study, but officials have begun previewing possible artillery changes.
By Ashley RoqueAt AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI presented integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
By Israel Aerospace Industries“We were able to find some efficiencies [in the supplemental] that allowed us to buy small quantities of Iron Fist,” Maj. Gen. Glenn Dean, the service’s Program Executive Officer for Ground Combat Systems told Breaking Defense.
By Ashley Roque45 percent of AAL’s completed projects have “transitioned” into regular DoD programs, but AAL admits others “end up in the valley of death due to factors external to the project, even if the project meets all milestones and the technology solves the military problem.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“The initial focus areas [will be] multi-domain sensor dominance, which is our way of saying, ‘We found ourselves in a situation where we actually don’t have a sensing problem, we have a problem doing something with all the sensing that’s happening. [It’s a] problem across the joint force,” said Gen. James Rainey.
By Ashley RoqueThe site “will support the engineering and production of missile weapon systems for the U.S. military, such as components for the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) system,” the company said.
By Lee FerranAt this week’s AUSA Global Force symposium, the company is showing off its new AMPV NxT prototype, a vehicle featuring Elbit’s UT30 Mk2.
By Ashley Roque