The Army plans to begin a developmental engineering project geared toward examining lightweight composite materials for vehicle protection, according to the project manager for the Stryker brigade combat team.
A new report from the Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute recommends the Defense Department establish an executive agent tasked with coordinating remotely piloted aircraft requirements and integration across the department.
The Pentagon wants to consolidate all remaining MV-22 orders -- 67 tiltrotor Ospreys -- into a single, $5.7 billion contract that would run seven years and lower the program's tab by $648 million compared to annual purchases, a move that would provide significant stability to the Bell-Boeing and Rolls Royce team that builds the aircraft.
The House Armed Services Committee is putting forth legislation that would move billions of European Deterrence Initiative funds into the Army's base budget, helping push the Defense Department’s topline above funding caps set by the 2011 Budget Control Act, according to Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry's (R-TX) mark for the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill.
The Defense Department is working on a new strategy to guide investments in prototyping and innovation initiatives as part of the congressionally mandated reorganization of the office of the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.
As the Pentagon prepares on a Defense Department-wide roadmap for directed-energy lasers, officials are working to ensure money is not being wasted on duplicate efforts across the services.
Following President Trump's call to alleviate the regulatory burden, a Defense Department group is seeking feedback on which regulations should be eliminated.
Sierra Nevada Corp. will partner with prime contractor Lockheed Martin, Bombardier and Raytheon to missionize Bombardier's Global 6000 business jet to function as a recapitalized E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System.
Chuck Prow, who took over as chief executive of Vectrus late last year, plans to maintain the contractor's focus on logistics and facilities, but bolster the company's technology capabilities.
The House Armed Services Committee is putting forth legislation that would move billions of European Deterrence Initiative funds into the Army's base budget, helping push the Defense Department’s topline above funding caps set by the 2011 Budget Control Act, according to Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry's (R-TX) mark for the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill.
Though the House Budget Committee has agreed to a budget blueprint that would provide a boost to defense funding, negotiations for a final deal have stalled over cuts to mandatory spending and the panel is eying continued debate after the July 4 recess, according to sources.
Senior Senate Democrats sent a letter to GOP leadership Monday reminding them that any fiscal year 2018 spending bill will require bipartisan support and urged Republicans to join them at the negotiating table to hash out legislation that provides equal topline relief from the 2011 Budget Control Act for both defense and non-defense priorities.
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