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Beck: DIU ‘Not Taking on Projects Anymore Where There’s Not a Pathway to Scale’
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has personnel at combatant commands and other forward locations to aid in fielding front-line equipment requests, DIU Director Doug Beck said last Friday. “The...
Hicks: Defense Bigs Collaborating with Smaller, Newer Entrants on Microelectronics
While defense industry entrants are bringing welcome competition to Pentagon modernization efforts, the heritage defense giants are also working with some of the new firms on microelectronics adv...
Avio Considering Sites for U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Plant
Avio USA, a subsidiary of Italy’s Avio S.p.A, is considering sites for Avio’s first solid rocket motor (SRM) plant in the United States. The company said that it has picked
https://www.defensedaily.com/avio-considering-sites-for-u-s-solid-rocket-motor-plant/navy-usmc/
Sikorsky Awarded $1.24 Billion For UH-60M Black Hawk Deliveries To FMS Customers
The Army has awarded Sikorsky a $1.24 billion contract modification covering UH-60M Black Hawks for foreign military sale (FMS) cases with Austria, Brazil, Greece, Sweden and Thailand. Work on
HDT Details Hunter WOLF Platform For Army’s S-MET Inc. II Prototyping Effort
HDT Global on Monday confirmed it will provide its 6×6 Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle for the Army’s Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) Increment II prototyping effort. The co...
Army Details Payload Approach To Expand S-MET Inc. II Beyond Equipment Carrying
The Army has said it will look to “drive commonality” with the next iteration of its Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET), as it aims to integrate payloads that expand the
X-Bow Validates Advanced Manufacture Of Rocket Motor Propellant With Successful Flight
X-Bow Systems on Tuesday said it successfully launched its Bolt rocket in a test that validated the company’s advanced manufacturing process for solid rocket motor (SRM) propellant, a big confi...
Lockheed Anticipates Army To Move Sentinel A4 Radar Into Full-Rate Production In 2025
Lockheed Martin has confirmed it’s set to support planned proposal activities later this year with the Army on moving the Sentinel A4 radar program into full-rate production (FRP) in
Army Taps Teledyne FLIR To Deliver Upgraded Black Hornet 4 Nano Drones
The Army has awarded Teledyne FLIR
Army Light Brigade Tests S-MET, Small Drones In Hawaii For Transformation In Contact Effort
An Army unit recently completed a training rotation in Hawaii putting new tech, including small drones and equipment-carrying ground robots, to the test in the field capturing the latest set
SNC Working With Microsoft To Bolster IVAS Headset With Battlespace Awareness Tools
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) said Friday it’s collaborating with Microsoft on the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System, integrating its TRAX software and Digital Grid capabilities...
AM General Delivering First JLTV A2s To Army By Late February, Initial Fielding On Track For Mid-2026
AM General will deliver its first set of two dozen Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to the Army by the end of February, the company has said, with the program on
Army Awards Multi-Year GMLRS Deal To Lockheed, Includes First Extended Range Rockets
The Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a multi-year contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems initially worth up to $4.1 billion, with the deal covering the first production order
Teledyne, Leonardo DRS Unveil Counter-UAS Solutions
Teledyne FLIR and Leonardo DRS this week introduced new counter-drone solutions based on systems that have been proven, or are being evaluated, in battlefield environments. Leonardo DRS, teamed ...
https://www.defensedaily.com/teledyne-leonardo-drs-unveil-counter-uas-solutions/unmanned-systems/
Army Chief Makes Case for ‘Easy, Intuitive’ Systems Needing Fewer Industry Field Service Representatives
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George on Wednesday made the case for fielding “easy, intuitive” systems that require significantly less support from original equipment manufacturer (OEM)...
BAE To Demo Both Archer, M109-52 Howitzers As Options For Army’s Future Artillery Plans
BAE Systems will demonstrate both its Archer 155mm wheeled howitzer system and its new M109-52 tracked self-propelled howitzer for the Army next month, as it aims to present two options
Army Acquisition Chief: Cost Of IVAS ‘Still Prohibitive,’ Performance Is Improving
The Army’s acquisition chief said this week the cost of the Microsoft -built Integrated Visual Augmentation System headset “is still prohibitive,” with the service continuing to work throug...
Army Maneuver Leaders Want Common Controller, More Autonomy To Effect Robotic-Enabled Formations
Over the next five to 15 years the Army maneuver community wants a common user interface and hardware to control its unmanned aircraft systems and future fleet of robotic vehicles,
Northrop Grumman Highlights Its Systems’ Participation in U.S. Army EDGE Exercise
Northrop Grumman said that the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL)-led Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) in Yuma, Ariz., last month gave the company a chance to show the
U.S. Army to Make Next Generation C2 a Program of Record
The U.S. Army is going to move out on a program of record for its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative–also called “C2 Next”–in the coming months, Army Undersecretary
https://www.defensedaily.com/u-s-army-to-make-next-generation-c2-a-program-of-record/army/
Army Chief Details Plans To Expand ‘Transformation In Contact’ Initiative
The Army is scaling up its “Transformation in Contact” initiative, which aims to give soldiers innovative technology to inform rapid fielding, with the service’s chief announcing plans Mond...
Army Taps Five Firms To Demo Self-Propelled Howitzers To Inform Post-ERCA Pursuit
The Army has selected five vendors to demonstrate their self-propelled howitzer solutions over the next two months for its pursuit to extend the range of its cannon artillery, with the
Army Has Some Air and Missile Defense System Production Bottlenecks, But FMS Helps Push Down Costs
An Army acquisition official Monday emphasized the importance of tamping down costs in air and missile defense systems while illustrating concerns about bottlenecks in the microelectronic sector....
Gainey Outlines Space Priorities For Army Space And Missile Defense Command
More responsive tactical solutions and developing more individual expertise are the top priorities in the space realm for the Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), the general in charge
Wormuth: Army’s Seen ‘Considerable Support’ From Congress On Funding Flexibility Push
The Army has received “considerable support” from Congress on its push to consolidate budget line items to more flexibly move funding for specific capability areas, the service’s secretary ...
Army Taking Command And Control, Training, And Education Lessons From Deadly Drone Attack
A drone attack against a U.S. outpost in northeast Jordan in January that killed three U.S. soldiers and injured dozens more has led the Army to enhance its training and
IAI Robotic Combat Task Force Unveiled, As Company Looks to U.S. Expansion
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its Robotic Combat Task Force at the Association of the U.S. Army annual conference in Washington, D.C., on Monday, as the company looks to expand
Army Not Expecting Boeing Layoffs To Impact Apache, Chinook Programs
Senior Army officials said Monday the service is not expecting an impact to Boeing programs, including the Apache and Chinook helicopters, in the wake of the company’s plan to
GM Defense Touts Silent Drive Ability With New ‘Next Gen’ Hybrid Tactical Vehicle Prototype
GM Defense has unveiled its new ‘Next Gen’ tactical vehicle prototype, a hybrid-electric technology demonstrator it said was designed to bring a reduced signature and silent drive capabiliti...
Sikorsky Examining Role of Black Hawk in ‘Launched Effects’
The 2,135 U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks by Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky may continue to be the work horse of the Army division, even as the service and Sikorsky work
https://www.defensedaily.com/sikorsky-examining-role-of-black-hawk-in-launched-effects/army/
Army Awards Epirus $17 Million To Integrate New Sensor Suite For IFPC-HPM Counter-Drone System
Epirus has received a $17 million contract from the Army to upgrade the company’s high-power microwave (HPM) drone killer with a new radar and electro-optic and infrared sensor (EO/OR) suite
L3Harris Unveils Diamondback Autonomous Ground Vehicle Prototype, Aims To Demo In 2025
L3Harris Technologies this week is unveiling a new ground vehicle prototype, called Diamondback, intended to fill an Army capability gap for autonomous reconnaissance and security missions, with...
GD Unveiling New ‘Mission Command on the Move’ Concept With Stryker Variant, Robotic Platforms
General Dynamics Land Systems is rolling out a new ‘Mission Command on the Move’ (MTOCM) concept and unveiling three new technology demonstrators, a new variant of its Stryker vehicle
More Than $2 Billion in UAE/Saudi Arabia Foreign Arms Sales Approved by U.S. State Department
As the U.S. tries to deter Iran and its proxies, the U.S. State Department has approved more than $2 billion in foreign military sales (FMS) to Saudi Arabia and the
Army Taps Epirus For Second Generation Microwave-Based Drone Killer
The Army is proposing a new contract with Epirus to develop a second-generation of the company’s microwave-based system to take out small drones on the battlefield that will incorporate enhance...
Army Exploring Potential Replacement For Airbus’ UH-72A As Main Training Helicopter
The Army is seeking industry’s input to inform its future approach to initial rotary-wing flight training, to include potentially exploring a replacement for Airbus Helicopters’ UH-72A Lakota...
Anduril Adds To Autonomous UAS Portfolio With Bolt VTOL Family
Maintaining a steady drumbeat of new product releases, Anduril Industries on Thursday unveiled its Bolt family of small, man-packable autonomous air vehicles that include surveillance and munitio...
RTX Details Approach To Army’s Next-Gen C-UAS Missile Program
RTX on Tuesday offered the first details of its approach to developing a solution for the Army’s Next-Generation Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) Missile (NGCM) program. Joe DeAntona, Ra...
https://www.defensedaily.com/rtx-details-approach-to-armys-next-gen-c-uas-missile-program/army/
Northrop Grumman To Unveil New Dual-Feed M230 Chain Gun, Eyes Demos In 2025
Northrop Grumman will unveil a new dual-feed version of its M230LF Bushmaster chain next week, with plans to conduct initial live-fire demonstrations for potential customers in 2025. John McColl...
Rheinmetall Working With Textron Systems For Army’s S-MET Inc. II Prototype Effort
Rheinmetall on Monday confirmed its working with Textron Systems on its effort to build prototypes for the next iteration of the Army’s cargo-carrying ground robots For its work on
Second Front’s Game Warden Available on ICMP, Company Says
Wilmington, Del.-based Second Front Systems said on Monday that its Game Warden DevSecOps platform to approve commercial software up to top secret classification is available on Amazon Web Servic...
Army Releases RFI To Inform Prototyping Plans For New Next-Gen C2 Initiative
The Army is seeking industry’s input to inform “experimentation, pilots and prototyping” plans for its new Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative to build out a data-centric ...
Bush Doesn’t Foresee Three-Month CR Impacting Army’s ‘Lots Of Bets’ On UAS Tech
The Army’s acquisition chief said recently he doesn’t foresee the current three-month continuing resolution having a significant impact on specific projects in the near-term, to include unman...
Army Conducted Successful Demo Of Patria NEMO 120mm Turreted Mortar System On AMPV
The Army this month conducted a successful live fire demonstration of the Patria NEMO 120mm Turreted Mortar System integrated onto an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), culminating four years ...
Pentagon to ‘Monitor and Assess’ Boeing Performance
The Pentagon said on Friday that it is examining what steps to take to ensure quality control on Boeing aircraft for the military services as a result of the
https://www.defensedaily.com/pentagon-to-monitor-and-assess-boeing-performance/navy-usmc/
Rheinmetall, HDT To Build Prototypes For Next Version Of Army’s Cargo-Carrying Robots
The Army has selected American Rheinmetall Vehicles and HDT Expeditionary Systems to build prototypes for its Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) Increment II program, the next iterati...
Army Focuses On Launched Effects At EDGE ‘24, Plans Requirements Update In Late FY ‘25
The Army’s latest Future Vertical Lift (FVL)-led Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) focused on the service’s pursuit of new Launched Effects capabilities, gathering data to infor...
AeroVironment Says U.S. Army Has Lifted Bid Protest Stop Worker Order for Switchblade
Arlington, Va.-based AeroVironment said on Monday that the U.S. Army has lifted a stop work order for the company’s Switchblade kamikaze drones under an up to $990 million, five-year
L3Harris CEO Points to Company Investments in Startups Due to Shield Capital Partnership
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—L3Harris Technologies has leveraged startup firms’ technology advances due to a Shield Capital-L3Harris partnership announced in March, 2022, L3Harris CEO Chris Kubasik ...
Skydio Official: U.S. Military Supply of Small Drones ‘Woefully Inadequate’
The Pentagon’s supply of small drones for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), strike, and other missions is far short of the need, an executive at Skydio, told a House Armed