United States Army Training and Doctrine Command’s (TRADOC) Deputy Commanding General, Lieutenant General Theodore D. Martin, gave a presentation at International Armoured Vehicles 2021 on some concepts TRADOC has for… Continue reading "International Armoured Vehicles 2021: Evolving Threats, Evolving Leaders"
The next-generation Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) has reached a major milestone in its development. The US Army feel it will offer a significant ‘survivability enhancement’ for the US Army’s… Continue reading "Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) Offers a Survivability Enhancement for the US Army’s Close Combat Force"
SIG Sauer Electro-Optics have been awarded a major contract to provide the US Army’s new Direct View Optic (DVO) which will be used on the current M4A1 carbine, replacing the… Continue reading "US Army Awards SIG Sauer Optics Major Contract for Direct View Optic"
Airbus in tandem with the United States Army is slated to introduce its newest helicopters to the Amry’s fleet in 2021. Airbus announced on 28th August, that its newest UH-72B… Continue reading "US Army to Introduce Newest UH-72B Lakota Helicopters in 2021"
The U.S. Army has awarded 10 contracts to a number of companies worth a total of around $30 million to develop Air-Launched Effects (ALE) technologies for vertical lift aircraft planned… Continue reading "Air-Launched Effects Contracts Awarded by US Army"
On 17 August, the spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve confirmed reports earlier in the day of a exchange of fire between Coalition forces and Syrian regime forces at a checkpoint… Continue reading "Coalition Forces Fire On Syrian Army Checkpoint in Northeastern Syria"
It has been 11 months since the US Army awarded three OTA contracts as part of its Next Generation Squad Weapon program. Despite the uncertainty around the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic,… Continue reading "Exclusive Interview with US Army Next Generation Squad Weapon Program Leaders"
Dr. Mark Esper, US Secretary of Defense, has announced details of a plan to reposition 11,900 US troops currently stationed in Germany. During a press conference at the Pentagon, Secretary… Continue reading "Pentagon Proposes Removing 11,900 Troops From Germany"
In mid-July the American Secretary of the Army and the British Armed Forces Minister signed an agreement to allow the UK’s participation in the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift program.… Continue reading "FLRAA for the British Armed Forces: Rolls-Royce and the V-280"
The U.S Army’s Future Vertical Lift program hasannounced plans to conduct test fly-offs for long-range precision missiles being considered for the army’s future fleet of helicopters. The U.S. Army is looking… Continue reading "U.S. Army To Test Long-range Missiles for Next-generation Helicopter Fleet"