WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army could contribute one-way attack drones and ground-based robotics to the Pentagon’s nascent Replicator initiative, which aims to deploy autonomous systems en masse to counter Chinese stockpiles.
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks rolled out the venture in August, calling for thousands of attritable systems in the field in the next 18 to 24 months. Details have…
US Army ready to pursue electric light recon vehicle
October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is ready to pursue a prototyping program for an electric light reconnaissance vehicle beginning in fiscal 2024, pending funding approval from Congress, the service’s program executive officer for combat support and combat services support told…
Uncertain fate for active protection on Army’s combat vehicles
October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Army installed an active protection system on the M1 Abrams tank and fielded it in Europe, but the fate of other plans to equip similar defense measures on the service’s combat vehicles remains unclear.
In 2016, the Army determined it needed an interim…
US Army embracing remote maintenance beyond Ukraine
October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is applying the telemaintenance capability it developed in a parking lot in Poland to its most challenging logistical theater — the Indo-Pacific, according to the head of Army Materiel Command.
“It has been a great enabler to the warfight in Ukraine,” Gen. Charles Hamilton told Defense News in an interview just ahead of the Association of the U.S. Army…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is expecting a positive progress report toward achieving a clean audit for fiscal 2023, the service’s comptroller told Defense News in an interview ahead of the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference.
While the final reports won’t…
WASHINGTON — Decisions on the way forward for one of the U.S. Army’s top long-range fires priorities — the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program — won’t come until a new conventional fires strategy is complete, the service’s acquisition chief said.
“It really…
WASHINGTON — Fiscal 2023 proved busy for the Army’s top personnel officials.
A recruiting crisis made it harder to fill the ranks — and project what future forces the service needs and how it can fill those units. A new Army-wide human resources system debuted after multiple delays. And Russia invaded Ukraine.
According to Lt. Gen. Douglas Stitt, the Army’s top personnel officer and leader…
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…
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.
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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 a process to competitively acquire a second interceptor for its Dynetics-developed Indirect Fire Protection Capability and…
