While at least two of six competitors have dropped out, the Army says it will still have plenty of 30mm turret options to choose from as it starts testing this fall.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Millennium Space Systems is delivering on critical missile tracking constellation
With programs like MTC, Millennium Space Systems is redefining what it means to be an operational prime – rapidly delivering operational small sat constellations on rapid timelines.
At the service’s four public shipyards that perform the majority of repair work on the submarine and carrier fleets, some 25 percent of workers are not clocking in for their regular shifts.
By Paul McLeary
“Last year we hired 1,800 people, which was the most hired for 30 years I think,” BIW President Dirk Lesko said. “We probably would have hired 500 or 600 more people last year if we could have.”
By Paul McLeary
DoD officials are working with Congress to come up with new ways to keep foreign governments out of the US military industrial base.
By Paul McLeary
While some prototype deliveries and field tests are being delayed, Army leaders said, there’s enough slack in the schedule that combat units will still get the new tech on time.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Four days after the service cancelled its initial solicitation, the Chief of Staff promised a new troop carrier would come. But can industry afford to keep trying?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
With only one company qualifying, is the Army’s decision to cancel the competition and start over a major defeat, or it is a necessary and timely course correction?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
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.
Textron won the Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium and Qinetiq the RCV-Light, but General Dynamics’ award for the S-MET “mule” must be recompeted.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Get a grip, the Army Futures Command chief said: It’s way too early to start second-guessing the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
With the surprise disqualification of the Raytheon-Rheinmetall Lynx, the Army has effectively left itself with one competitor for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, General Dynamics — unless the Pentagon or Congress intervene.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“We think clearly it’s time for the Air Force and other governmental entities to engage and direct the right solution. Northrop has chosen not to do that,” Frank McCall, Boeing’s director of strategic deterrence systems, said.
By Colin Clark
Textron is not just betting it will win the Next Generation Squad Weapons contract: It’s betting the Army will want to start buying in bulk ASAP. That’s not a bad bet.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The company that has experienced slip-ups in delivering missile tubes to the Navy might leave the business, leaving only a single company who can do the work.
By Paul McLeary
A new study points out that the Navy should do better at tracking how many ships it can call on in a pinch.
By Paul McLeary
