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2024 ‘Critical’ Year for Army Munitions Ramp Up - Defense Daily
WEBThe planned 2024 effort to boost U.S. Army munitions’ production will be vital to achieve a restocking of service inventory and to aid Ukraine, a top Army official said on Feb. 5. “This year is critical in terms of the actual ramp up happening,” Army acquisition chief Doug Bush told a Center for Strategic and International Studies’ …
Pentagon To Go After Counter-Drone Tech In Next Replicator …
WEB1 day ago · The next iteration of the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative to rapidly field new technology will focus on capabilities for defeating small drone threats, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed. In a new memo, Austin said the …
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WEBSep 24, 2024 · Defense Daily, Tuesday, September 24, 2024, Vol. 303, Issue 59. Arlington, Va.-based AeroVironment [AVAV] said on Monday that the U.S. Army has lifted a stop work order for the company’s Switchblade kamikaze drones under an up to $990 million, five-year contract awarded to the company in August. Maryland-based Mistral Inc. filed a protest on ...
Officials: Hypervelocity Weapon Transitioning To Services This Year ...
WEBThe Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) expects to start transitioning the hypervelocity gun weapon system (HGWS) to the services over the next year, an official said last Thursday. Vincent Sabio, program manager for the HGWS program at SCO, said at a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) event that the office is aiming to provide the Army and Navy with ...
Lockheed Martin, Raytheon’s New Javelin Deal Could Cover Up To …
WEBRaytheon Technologies [RTX] could cover procurement of up to 28,000 missiles under the $7.2 billion contract ceiling. A spokesperson for the Army’s Program Executive Office Missiles and Space confirmed the additional details of the recent Javelin production award, noting the initial $1.02 billion base period covers 6,300 missiles.
Army To Begin Delivering First Live Hypersonic Weapon
WEBThe Army is preparing to deliver the first live rounds for its initial hypersonic weapon battery in about six months, according to the program’s lead official. Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood, director of the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, said the delivery plan keeps the service on track to meet its goal of fielding the first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW ...
Army Rolls Out New Future Vertical Lift Tech, Nearly Triples Its ...
WEBYUMA, Arizona —From rolling out a new modular effects launcher and XM915 Gatling gun prototypes to nearly tripling its network range capability, the Army has achieved around 30 new Future Vertical Lift technology “firsts” at this fall’s Project Convergence demonstration as the service looks to prove out its future fleet’s contribution to multi-domain operations. During a recent visit ...
Army Releases New Modernization Strategy, Sets Path For …
WEBOct 17, 2019 · The Army has released its updated modernization strategy detailing the service’s plan to integrate new weapons platforms and operational concepts as it looks to “transform into a multi-domain force by 2035.”. The new document, released Wednesday, builds on the Army’s plan to go after six modernization priorities and covers a four-phase ...
Army Planning New Air And Missile Defense Strategy Geared For …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The three-star general that leads the Army’s Air and Missile Defense (AMD) command said the service is looking into a set of new weapons and capabilities to prepare for 2040 as it starts to refresh its air and missile defense strategy.