With two new NATO countries in Northern Europe, the U.S. Army is examining the possibility of placing pre-positioned stock there to bolster defenses.
The Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office is taking on the task to create a joint integrated fires architecture to protect Guam.
The Army will begin a directed-energy test campaign to find the sweet spot for laser weapons when it comes to lethality, reliability and cost.
The Navy's hypersonic weapon test will determine the way forward for the Army's ground-launched hypersonic weapon capability.
BAE demonstrated its ability to swap mission equipment packages rapidly at the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Symposium.
More Stories The Navy's hypersonic weapon test will determine the way forward for the Army's ground-launched hypersonic weapon capability. BAE demonstrated its ability to swap mission equipment packages rapidly at the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Symposium. The Army's conventional fires study is leading the service to focus on munitions range and capacity as well as more mobile and autonomous systems. The Army's new plan for watercraft has a joint focus and will use autonomous and robotic technology. The Army is rapidly pursuing launched effects to deliver surveillance, reconnaissance, targeting, network and lethal capabilities to a modern force. The Army's All-Domain Sensing Cross-Functional Team will focus on the challenge of building an architecture of sensors that can rapidly distribute data. Saab is in the process of selecting a site, having issued a request for proposals. Six states are in the running. But before it works, the service must break from antiquated acquisition processes that prevent rapid purchases and slow down deliveries to soldiers. Army acquisition chief Doug Bush said the service is the "biggest player" in the first tranche of the Pentagon's Replicator effort. Footage showed an Altius-700M shooting out of a ground-based launcher, cutting through the air and then crashing into a mock surface-to-air missile system. The Army will come together with joint partners this summer to tackle how to sustain forces during the first few months of large-scale combat operations. Three phases of the OWT prototype project were previously said to be worth nearly $95 million. Locking in on the same drone year after year may not make sense amid rapidly changing circumstances, he said. The US Army is preparing to conduct one of the largest logistics exercises in recent history at Talisman Sabre in Australia. Load More