“My requirement was ‘don’t even bring it if it can’t be flown fully autonomous,'” a senior Army Futures Command official said.
By Andrew EversdenNew Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
Long-range precision strikes are now so deadly that even rear-area support units must spread out and take cover to survive — which puts unprecedented strain on command & control networks.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
As the Army charges ahead with its signature modernization programs, Army Materiel Command is about to kick off its own sprawling plan to upgrade its facilities that will sustain the new equipment.
By Andrew Eversden
The Army and defense giant are working to reach a congressionally mandated deadline at the end of 2023.
By Andrew Eversden
The Army wants to be a major logistics player in the Pacific. The secretary of the Army thinks commercial industry has tools to help the service do that.
By Andrew Eversden
New autonomy and network technology could enable a new form of high-intensity, low-altitude tactics.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
This past fiscal year, the OWT delivered about 2 million square kilometers of 3D datasets to a range of partners, supporting training, operational, and intelligence needs, per the Army.
By Andrew Eversden
Gray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
Experimental Robotic Combat Vehicles and virtual designs for Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicles are exploring bold new possibilities.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
After testing hybrid Bradley Fighting Vehicles, the Army will test hybrid Humvees and JLTVs.
By Andrew Eversden
The timeline for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft award is unclear after senior leaders seemed to push it back from an expected October announcement.
By Andrew Eversden
The Army is replacing the Shadow in its infantry brigades, but Textron is upgrading as the company expects other Army groups, like aviation and special ops, to use it for more than a decade longer.
By Andrew Eversden
Fiscal year 2023 is an important year for the Army’s modernization portfolio, and its acquisition chief says he’s “confident” the service will meet its goals.
By Andrew Eversden
Now, “just like [new] weapons systems, we want to get it into the hands of our soldiers and commanders” to test it out, Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said of the new FM 3-0.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Ukraine war proves the US Army is right to focus on high-tech long-range weapons and old-school high-intensity training, Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville tells Breaking Defense.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. and Andrew Eversden
