WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has yet to schedule a limited-user test for the latest variant of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter, instead ordering its return to flight testing to gather more data. But despite issues cropping up in previous testing, Boeing is confident it will win a first production contract in fiscal 2021, two company executives told Defense News.
Boeing believes the program is…
The Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville gives a speech at the promotion ceremony for Col. Adisa King March 5, 2021 at Fort Campbell, Ky. (Jacob Wachob/U.S. Army)
The Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville on Monday defended the service’s efforts to develop…
US Army building up force in Europe with two new units
April 14, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is sending two new units to Europe — a Multidomain Task Force and a Theater Fires Command — in a much anticipated move
The two formations, making up about 500 soldiers, will arrive “in the coming months,” according to a statement from…
WATCH: Charles Coolidge, Who Charged at German Tanks with a Bazooka and Grenades, Gets Medal of Honor in Vintage Footage
April 13, 2021
TSgt. Charles H. Coolidge receives the Medal of Honor from Army Lt. Gen. Wade H. Haislip on Jun 18, 1945 during a battlefield ceremony near Dormstadt, Germany. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center)
Tech. Sgt. Charles Coolidge, who fought the Nazis throughout Europe and North Africa with the Army‘s 36th Infantry Division, earned the…
Raytheon names new CFO
April 13, 2021
WASHINGTON ― Raytheon Technologies said Friday it has named Neil Mitchill as chief financial officer to replace Toby O’Brien, who has stepped down.
Mitchill was the corporate vice president for financial planning, analysis and investor relations. He joined United…
White House nominates first woman secretary of the Army
April 13, 2021
WASHINGTON — Christine Wormuth has been nominated to serve as the first female secretary of the Army, part of a trio of defense nominees announced Monday by the Biden administration.
Defense News reported the Wormuth news ahead of the formal announcement. Wormuth…
U.S. Army soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fire the TOW missile system during a live fire at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Oct. 24, 2018. (Capt. Justin Wright/U.S. Army)
U.S. Army maneuver officials at Fort Benning, Georgia, want to replace the venerable tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided…
Service Chiefs Confer After Air Force General Calls Army Hypersonic Missile Plan 'Stupid'
April 7, 2021
Gen. Timothy Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, hosts a commander’s call during a visit with 2nd Bomb Wing Airmen at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Oct. 17, 2018. (Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha/U.S. Air Force)
A U.S. Air Force general’s recent…
The Small Unit Support Vehicle, or SUSV, that the Army is trying to replace with the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle, or CATV, program. (U.S. Army)
The U.S. Army will soon be working with two defense firms selected to build prototypes of the service’s…
WASHINGTON — The first rocket booster test of the U.S. Air Force’s hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon failed when the vehicle did not launch during an April 5 flight.
During tests over Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of California, a B-52 Stratofortress bomber attempted to launch the ARRW booster vehicle. However, “the test missile was not able to complete its…
