The Army is seeking to update its Distributed Common Ground system with a new capability to enhance its data fabric and analytics capabilities.
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June 25, 2019 |
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The Defense Department is exploring "dynamic spectrum sharing" and examining what military bases could serve as testbeds for fifth-generation wireless technologies, according to a top DOD official.
June 25, 2019 |
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Acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said today he will continue to push the service's priorities amid the shifting roles of civilian leaders in the Pentagon.
June 25, 2019 |
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The Pentagon's chief technology officer has tapped David Honey, a senior Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency official, to temporarily head the Strategic Capabilities Office. The move appears to pave the way for folding the SCO into DARPA despite the concerns raised by combatant commanders and lawmakers.
June 21, 2019 |
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The Justice Department today said it is requiring Harris to divest its night vision business for its merger with L3 Technologies to proceed.
June 21, 2019 |
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The Redesigned Kill Vehicle program was on a trajectory toward 60% cost growth -- a death knell for most weapon projects -- when the Pentagon's chief technology official directed the Missile Defense Agency to halt work on the effort, according to government auditors.
June 21, 2019 |
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The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is set to move into full-rate production, the Army announced today.
June 21, 2019 |
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Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy told reporters this week the service is in "very firm talks" with the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates to purchase additional Boeing-made CH-47F Block II aircraft.
June 21, 2019 |
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The House and Senate Armed Services committees have approved legislation that would require a review of the Pentagon's use of fixed-price contracts.
June 20, 2019 |
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The Justice Department today said it is requiring Harris to divest its night-vision business for its merger with L3 Technologies to proceed.
June 19, 2019 |
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The Army is seeking information from industry for a new, long-range reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system.
June 19, 2019 |
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President Trump has said he will "most likely" nominate Army Secretary Mark Esper to take over permanently for acting Defense Secretary Pat Shananan, whose nomination collapsed this week amid media reports of past violent incidents involving his family.
June 19, 2019 |
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Ft. Myer, VA -- The Army is moving forward with fielding the Common Post Computing Environment with new developmental upgrades, a part of the service's tactical network modernization strategy.
June 19, 2019 |
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Gen. Paul Selva, the second-highest-ranking U.S. military officer, weighed in on a controversial proposal to fold the Strategic Capabilities Office into the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, arguing combatant commands are concerned the change would add a layer of bureaucracy and impede a pipeline now effectively fostering new ideas and rapid delivery of innovative combat capabilities.
June 18, 2019 |
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Gen. Paul Selva, the second-highest-ranking U.S. military officer, weighed in on a controversial proposal to fold the Strategic Capabilities Office into the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, arguing combatant commands are concerned the change would add a layer of bureaucracy and impede a pipeline now effectively fostering new ideas and rapid delivery of innovative combat capabilities.
June 18, 2019 |
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The Army has chosen four key systems to serve as "pathfinder programs" to inform its intellectual property implementation guidance.
June 18, 2019 |
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Lockheed Martin announced today it had successfully completed a demonstration of its radar solution for the Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor program during a "Sense-Off" at White Sands Missile Range, NM.
June 18, 2019 |
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The Army is considering multiple courses of action to accelerate the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft through the use of acquisition reform authorities, according to an Army spokeswoman.
June 17, 2019 |
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Following an operational user test demonstration this spring, the Army has decided the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport vehicle -- previously intended only for squads -- is best suited for battalions.
June 16, 2019 |
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Mike Griffin, the Pentagon's top weapons development official, ousted Strategic Capabilities Office Director Chris Shank on Friday, escalating a bureaucratic fight over the fate of the SCO. Griffin wants to fold the organization into the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -- a change opposed by key combatant commands and now congressional committees.
