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Lockheed and Bell will compete head-to-head to build US Army’s future attack recon aircraft
It’s Invictus versus Raider in the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition.
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Raytheon exits precision strike missile competition
Raytheon is bowing out of the technical maturation phase of the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile competition after resolving technical issues.
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US Army to soon wrap up early testing of short-range air defense system
The Army’s Interim Short-Range Air Defense system rapidly procured to deal with capability gaps in Europe heads out of developmental testing and into operational testing later this year.
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Pentagon’s major hypersonic glide body flight test deemed success
The Pentagon hit a major milestone in its hypersonic weapons development with the launch and successful flight of its Common-Hypersonic Glide Body from Hawaii.
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US Army chief: How COVID-19 will impact modernization is a wait-and-see situation
Could COVID-19 derail the Army’s ambitious modernization plans?
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Here’s why the Army cancelled their Bradley replacement program | Army Modernization Priorities
The Army’s acquisition chief recently faced tough questions on Capitol Hill about cancelling the original OMFV effort. Here’s how he defended the decision.
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COVID-19 dampens European exercise, but US Army chief says all is not lost
While Defender Europe was scaled back due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Army has still learned lessons it hoped to take away from the division-sized exercise.
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BAE nabs next-gen seeker design work for US Army’s missile defense system
BAE Systems has won a contract from Lockheed Martin to design a next-generation seeker for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system.
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Raytheon plows ahead to build US Army’s future radar
Raytheon’s first Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor antenna array has passed through initial tests and heads to outdoor testing.
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US Army ventures down path to electrify the brigade
The Army sees it is likely imperative to electrify the brigade in the future, but can it wrap its arms around what is bound to be a complicated transition?
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US Army battles skepticism in Congress after Bradley replacement failure
The Army’s struggle with its Bradley replacement is shaking confidence on Capitol Hill that the service’s dramatic acquisition reform efforts are actually working.
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Army selects companies to continue in long-range assault aircraft competition
The Army is taking the next steps toward a Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft by awarding two teams competitive development and risk reduction effort contracts to continue to drive down risk ahead of an official program of record.
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Lockheed sails through second flight test of precision strike missile
Lockheed fires off another Precision Strike Missile in tests at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, while Raytheon still works to get on the calendar for a first flight after technical difficulties caused a delay.
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US Army to conduct shoot-off for future indirect fires protection
A shoot-off will determine the path for the Army’s enduring indirect fires protection capability beyond Iron Dome.
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US Army takes 40-mile shots from extended-range cannon in demo
The Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery system demonstrated it can reach targets nearly 70 kilometers out.
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Next-Generation Interceptor request for proposals delayed but ‘imminent’
The request for proposals for the Missile Defense Agency’s Next-Generation Interceptor has been delayed but will be released soon, the agency’s director says.
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US Army, Marines want to make the Hellfire missile replacement more deadly at sea
After working out kinks related to the Hellfire missile replacement’s lethality in a maritime environment, the Army and Marine Corps are heading into more tests of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile against targets at sea.