The Army's newly reconfigured Joint Air-To-Ground Missile program will focus on developing a dual-mode seeker to save costs rather than a tri-mode version like the program had previously attempted, according to the Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office chief.1129 words

The Army last week released a request for proposals for the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio, troubling at least one defense company with its stated requirements.1169 words

The Army is working to increase its capability to counter unmanned aerial system threats, though its efforts remain in the early stages as potential enemy threats are an ever-increasing concern, according to officials and experts.974 words

Army leaders have sprinkled into their new five-year spending plan a raft of initiatives aimed at establishing a stronger ground service footing in the Asia-Pacific region, according to officials familiar with the proposal. 650 words

It could take until 2025 or 2030 before truly autonomous systems will be available for the military to use. That's the consensus of a group of experts assembled for a seminar at the Army War College earlier this month. "Animated debates continue to swirl with regards to the legality and current ethical considerations when 'machines make the decisions' and pose questions as to how future societies will tolerate and adapt to these machines and their decisions," reads a summary of the event's conclusions. The workshop was sponsored by the Pentagon Rapid Reaction Technology Office.94 words

"I've got a hell of a lot of great weapons in this position. I've got aircraft carriers, I've got great fighter planes, I've got great technology, I've got great weapon systems of every kind. But none of that is worth a damn without men and women in uniform who serve this country."152 words

While the advent of military robotic technology may not be a game-changing development, efforts to make such systems much smaller could amount to such a leap, according participants in an Office of the Secretary of Defense-sponsored workshop that took place at the Army War College earlier this month.273 words

Amid the brouhaha over the Army and its intelligence-software choices, service officials plan to test an application made by Palo Alto, CA-based Palantir within the service's Distributed Common Ground System this September, according to an Army spokesman.562 words

The Army is on track to award contracts to study future Joint Multi-Role rotorcraft mission systems technology this week, marking the next step in an effort to bring to life the service's next major helicopter acquisition program that is predicted to come online around 2030, according to the Army project lead for the JMR technology-enabled capability demonstration.480 words

An Army solicitation released earlier this month for Patriot radar upgrades suggests the service is moving forward with a far-reaching modernization program for the air-defense system despite recent criticism from members of the Senate Appropriations Committee.479 words

The Army is planning an update to the the guidelines that govern how the service obtains data rights necessary to re-compete work on existing weapon systems to increase competition among its vendor base, according to documents.448 words

The Army last week released a sources-sought notice for operational energy solutions that could participate in the service's spring Network Integration Evaluation at Ft. Bliss, TX, and White Sands Missile Range, NM.452 words

Oshkosh Defense marked its 10,000th delivery of medium tactical trucks last week, noting that the production milestone was achieved in less than two years, according to a company announcement.267 words

House appropriators want more information from the Army on plans to revisit the humvee recapitalization program known as the Medium Expanded Capacity Vehicle.435 words

House and Senate appropriators differ over how much funding to put into a research and development fund the Defense Department has said it does not want.265 words

The Defense Department's top brass should play a much smaller role in U.S. relations with Pakistan as American forces withdraw from Afghanistan, according to a draft report prepared for the State Department.888 words

Defense contractors and business groups have criticized as too broad a new, Commerce Department-proposed definition of items that are "specially designed" for military applications and thereby subject to stricter controls than other items on the Commodity Control List (CCL) that are not so designated. However, the groups did acknowledge that this proposal is an improvement over an initial proposed definition issued last year.1473 words

A story in last week's edition of Inside the Army referred to a planned, soldier-wearable jammer for countering improvised explosive devices as "iCREW." Subsequent to the publication of the article, a spokesman told ITA about a name change for the project, now known as "Individual CREW."88 words

New classification technology that enables the Pentagon to better identify unexploded ordnance without excavation will accelerate clean-up efforts at munitions sites and create significant savings, states a report by Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall.723 words

The Air Force and Army are working out the details of providing the Air Force with 18 re-configured HH-60G search-and-rescue helicopters -- with a contract expected to be put in place by the end of September for the remainder of the HH-60 Operational Loss Replacement program -- after agreeing to an unusual process for swapping aircraft, according to the Air Force's top military acquisition official.1293 words

While the Army and the Marine Corps have awarded three contracts for the next phase of development for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, the losing bidders may still have a chance, according to terms set by the government.1124 words