The British Army has confirmed its intentions to begin the process to procure the Precision Strike Missile, currently being developed for the United States Army by Lockheed Martin. Confirmation of… Continue reading "British Army Confirms Intentions For Precision Strike Missile Procurement"
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered 8,500 U.S. troops from a variety of units to increase their readiness to deploy in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine,… Continue reading "8,500 U.S. Troops On Heightened Readiness For Possible Eastern Europe Deployment"
General Motors’ defense division says that it plans to build a prototype light reconnaissance vehicle using the powertrain and frame of the upcoming GMC Hummer EV in 2022. GM Defense… Continue reading "Hummer EV To Underpin Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototype"
U.S. Army Europe and Africa officially reactivated the 56th Artillery Command as the Theater Fires Command on Monday, with a ceremony held on Allen Field at Clay Kaserne. In a… Continue reading "US Army Reactivates Former Pershing Missile Unit As European Theater Fires Command"
The United States Army has selected a General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing team to develop a prototype 300kW-class solid state Distributed Gain High Energy Laser Weapon System. The… Continue reading "US Army Contracts General Atomics-Boeing Team To Build High Energy Laser Weapon Prototype"
The US Navy announced on October 21 that it and the US Army had successfully conducted a series of test flights of prototype hypersonic weapon components. In a statement, the… Continue reading "US Navy Announces Three Successful Hypersonic Flight Tests"
Lockheed Martin announced on October 14 that the Precision Strike Missile it is developing for the United States Army broke its flight distance record, during a flight test held at… Continue reading "Precision Strike Missile Exceeds “Maximum Threshold” In Record-Setting Flight"
The US Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier announced on 14 October that it would be delaying operational testing of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System to May 2022, instead of starting… Continue reading "Army Delays IVAS Headset Operational Testing To May 2022"
Boeing has announced the signing of a contract worth $136 million with the United States Army for the first production CH-47F Block II Chinooks. In an October 1 press release,… Continue reading "First Production Contract Signed For CH-47F Block II Chinooks"
Airbus has announced the delivery of the first UH-72B Lakota to the U.S. Army National Guard, with the first example of the light utility helicopter’s latest model having departed Airbus’… Continue reading "Airbus Delivers First Army National Guard UH-72B Lakota"