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US Army moves to pre-position materials in Pacific

October 9, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Army is hoping progress made at Talisman Sabre, the joint U.S.-Australian exercise this summer, could open doors for it to position more equipment in the Indo-Pacific region. The service sees expanding its pre-positioned equipment in the area as part of its contribution to deterring China. And the Army made headway this summer when it was permitted to permanently keep three…

Industry, Army hit range records in tests of new artillery projectiles

October 9, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Army and industry teams have hit new distance records in recent tests as part of an effort to develop advanced projectiles for artillery weapon systems, according to company announcements at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference here. BAE…

Army pursuit of new air and missile defense interceptors heating up

October 9, 2023

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is gearing up to pursue new interceptors capable of countering a wide range of threats, from cruise to ballistic to hypersonic missiles, according to the service’s program executive officer for missiles and space. The Army is close to beginning…

US Army heads to Capitol Hill to make case for force structure

October 9, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Army leaders will head to Capitol Hill after this week’s Association of the U.S. Army conference to share its planned force structure changes, meant to ready the service to fight high-end adversaries, according to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth. “We need to align structure with end strength over the next several years to ensure we can field the right formations and ensure…

US Army developing integrated formations of robots and humans

October 9, 2023

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is using years’ worth of experimentation with robots and emerging technology to develop integrated fighting formations of both humans and robots, according to service officials in charge of modernization efforts. “We should never again trade…

US Army seeks to drive down costs within hypersonic missile industry

October 9, 2023

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army sees opportunities for industry to drive down the cost of producing hypersonic missiles as it helps to grow the industrial base, which was essentially nonexistent roughly five years ago, according to Chris Mills, the deputy director for the…

US Army pursues faster, more survivable Stinger missile replacement

October 9, 2023

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is pursuing a Stinger missile replacement for short-range air defense that can go faster, survive jamming and more easily hit tougher targets like drones, according to the service’s program executive officer for missiles and space. The service last month awarded RTX and Lockheed Martin with contracts to competitively develop the Stinger replacement. The…

Combat training centers undergo a generational makeover

October 9, 2023

The Army is overhauling nearly every aspect of its combat training centers with new technology and tools that seek to make the demands of a rotation there as close to actual combat as possible. In the 1980s, the Army rolled out its AirLand Battle doctrine and fielded major…

What is the US Army’s new contested logistics team working on?

October 9, 2023

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s newest cross-functional team will focus on sustaining the force in real time, reducing logistics demands, improving supply distribution and providing power effectively on the battlefield, according to a top service official. Russia’s…

Teledyne FLIR debuts vehicle for Army equipment carrier competition

October 9, 2023

WASHINGTON — Teledyne FLIR is entering the competition for the Army’s light equipment carrier. The Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport vehicle, or SMET, is intended to carry gear and light payloads to make soldiers in the field more nimble. Four companies competed for the first generation in 2017, and General Dynamics Land Systems won the first two contracts in 2019 and 2020. The program is…