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What is the Next-Gen Combat Vehicle?
What is the next-generation combat vehicle? It’s not the Future Fighting Vehicle mentioned in the Army’s combat vehicle modernization strategy, according to the director of mounted requirements division at the US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence.
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Army Debuts Strategy to Counter Drone Threats
There is no magic, silver bullet when it comes to solving the ever-growing unmanned aircraft systems threat, the Army has acknowledged, and therefore its newly released strategy to counter enemy drones looks to address the problem jointly, at every angle, using a variety of solutions.
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Judge Rules in Favor of Palantir in Lawsuit Against US Army
In what could be a big blow to the Army’s way forward in developing its internal intelligence software suite — which has been long been marred by controversy — a presiding judge in a lawsuit brought by Palantir Technologies protesting the Army’s acquisition efforts for the system has ruled in favor of the Palo Alto-based…
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30 Years: Rapid Fielding Initiative — Putting Soldiers at the Center
The Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier launched the Rapid Fielding Initiative in 2002 in response to the discovery that soldiers weren’t getting adequate equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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30 Years: MRAP — Rapid Acquisition Success
The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle program is considered the model to follow when getting acquisition right while rapidly fielding equipment to the troops.
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Army’s New Operations Field Manual To Debut Next Year at AUSA
The Army’s Combined Arms Center is in the throes of re-writing its capstone doctrine on how the service fights in the present, according to Lt. Gen. Michael Lundy, the center’s commander. And that newest field manual will likely debut at the Association of the US Army’s annual show next year.
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MEADS Team Looking Toward Contract With Germany in Early 2017
The team of Lockheed Martin, MBDA Deutschland and Italy’s Leonardo submitted its complete proposal to the German government to develop the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) and hopes to be on contract in early 2017, according to Richard Edwards, Lockheed Martin’s executive vice president of Missiles and Fire Control business.
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Innovation: Army Looks To Do More With What It Has
The Army must figure out ways to keep its aging aircraft flying, its vehicles driving and its networks streaming, all while addressing emerging capabilities fielded by creative, near-peer enemies who have invested heavily in defense.
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Hodges: First Rotational Armored Brigade to Reach Europe in January
The Army’s first heel-to-toe rotational heavy armored brigade combat team is set to reach Europe in January as part of a US military buildup in the region to reassure allies and deter Russia, says the service’s commander in Europe.
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Interview: Acquisition Chief Katrina McFarland and Military Deputy Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson
In two separate interviews just prior to the Association of the US Army’s annual conference, Defense News sat down with the top Army acquisition leaders – acquisition chief Katrina McFarland and her military deputy Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson — to talk about how the service’s effort to reform acquisition is taking shape and its procurement…
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What is the Next-Gen Combat Vehicle?
What is the next-generation combat vehicle? It’s not the Future Fighting Vehicle mentioned in the Army’s combat vehicle modernization strategy, according to the director of mounted requirements division at the US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence.
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Army Debuts Strategy to Counter Drone Threats
There is no magic, silver bullet when it comes to solving the ever-growing unmanned aircraft systems threat, the Army has acknowledged, and therefore its newly released strategy to counter enemy drones looks to address the problem jointly, at every angle, using a variety of solutions.
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Judge Rules in Favor of Palantir in Lawsuit Against US Army
In what could be a big blow to the Army’s way forward in developing its internal intelligence software suite — which has been long been marred by controversy — a presiding judge in a lawsuit brought by Palantir Technologies protesting the Army’s acquisition efforts for the system has ruled in favor of the Palo Alto-based…
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30 Years: Rapid Fielding Initiative — Putting Soldiers at the Center
The Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier launched the Rapid Fielding Initiative in 2002 in response to the discovery that soldiers weren’t getting adequate equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan.
-
30 Years: MRAP — Rapid Acquisition Success
The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle program is considered the model to follow when getting acquisition right while rapidly fielding equipment to the troops.
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Army’s New Operations Field Manual To Debut Next Year at AUSA
The Army’s Combined Arms Center is in the throes of re-writing its capstone doctrine on how the service fights in the present, according to Lt. Gen. Michael Lundy, the center’s commander. And that newest field manual will likely debut at the Association of the US Army’s annual show next year.
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MEADS Team Looking Toward Contract With Germany in Early 2017
The team of Lockheed Martin, MBDA Deutschland and Italy’s Leonardo submitted its complete proposal to the German government to develop the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) and hopes to be on contract in early 2017, according to Richard Edwards, Lockheed Martin’s executive vice president of Missiles and Fire Control business.
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Innovation: Army Looks To Do More With What It Has
The Army must figure out ways to keep its aging aircraft flying, its vehicles driving and its networks streaming, all while addressing emerging capabilities fielded by creative, near-peer enemies who have invested heavily in defense.
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Hodges: First Rotational Armored Brigade to Reach Europe in January
The Army’s first heel-to-toe rotational heavy armored brigade combat team is set to reach Europe in January as part of a US military buildup in the region to reassure allies and deter Russia, says the service’s commander in Europe.
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Interview: Acquisition Chief Katrina McFarland and Military Deputy Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson
In two separate interviews just prior to the Association of the US Army’s annual conference, Defense News sat down with the top Army acquisition leaders – acquisition chief Katrina McFarland and her military deputy Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson — to talk about how the service’s effort to reform acquisition is taking shape and its procurement…
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What is the Next-Gen Combat Vehicle?
What is the next-generation combat vehicle? It’s not the Future Fighting Vehicle mentioned in the Army’s combat vehicle modernization strategy, according to the director of mounted requirements division at the US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence.
-
Army Debuts Strategy to Counter Drone Threats
There is no magic, silver bullet when it comes to solving the ever-growing unmanned aircraft systems threat, the Army has acknowledged, and therefore its newly released strategy to counter enemy drones looks to address the problem jointly, at every angle, using a variety of solutions.
-
Judge Rules in Favor of Palantir in Lawsuit Against US Army
In what could be a big blow to the Army’s way forward in developing its internal intelligence software suite — which has been long been marred by controversy — a presiding judge in a lawsuit brought by Palantir Technologies protesting the Army’s acquisition efforts for the system has ruled in favor of the Palo Alto-based…
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30 Years: Rapid Fielding Initiative — Putting Soldiers at the Center
The Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier launched the Rapid Fielding Initiative in 2002 in response to the discovery that soldiers weren’t getting adequate equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan.
-
30 Years: MRAP — Rapid Acquisition Success
The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle program is considered the model to follow when getting acquisition right while rapidly fielding equipment to the troops.
-
Army’s New Operations Field Manual To Debut Next Year at AUSA
The Army’s Combined Arms Center is in the throes of re-writing its capstone doctrine on how the service fights in the present, according to Lt. Gen. Michael Lundy, the center’s commander. And that newest field manual will likely debut at the Association of the US Army’s annual show next year.
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MEADS Team Looking Toward Contract With Germany in Early 2017
The team of Lockheed Martin, MBDA Deutschland and Italy’s Leonardo submitted its complete proposal to the German government to develop the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) and hopes to be on contract in early 2017, according to Richard Edwards, Lockheed Martin’s executive vice president of Missiles and Fire Control business.
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Innovation: Army Looks To Do More With What It Has
The Army must figure out ways to keep its aging aircraft flying, its vehicles driving and its networks streaming, all while addressing emerging capabilities fielded by creative, near-peer enemies who have invested heavily in defense.
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Hodges: First Rotational Armored Brigade to Reach Europe in January
The Army’s first heel-to-toe rotational heavy armored brigade combat team is set to reach Europe in January as part of a US military buildup in the region to reassure allies and deter Russia, says the service’s commander in Europe.
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Interview: Acquisition Chief Katrina McFarland and Military Deputy Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson
In two separate interviews just prior to the Association of the US Army’s annual conference, Defense News sat down with the top Army acquisition leaders – acquisition chief Katrina McFarland and her military deputy Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson — to talk about how the service’s effort to reform acquisition is taking shape and its procurement…
