Army ‘Big Six’ Ramp Up in 2021: Learning From FCS
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All told, the Army’s investing $57 billion in modernization over five years — but it wants to take time to test new technologies before it commits to them.
Army Lumbers Into Future: $33B In 2020-2024 For Big 6, Eventually
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Good news: That’s more money than the Army thought it could get for its top priorities. Bad news: We won’t see most of it this year.
2020 Budget: Army Shifts $31B To Modernization, Readiness
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That’s $6 billion more than previously announced — but it all comes at the cost of almost 200 cut, cancelled, or slowed-down programs, each with backers in Congress.
Army R&D Chief: ‘I Don’t Think We Went Far Enough’ – But Futures Command Can
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For Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, when the organization he’s led for 31 months changed its name, its mission, and the four-star headquarters it works for, it finally found the answer to a question it – and the entire Army – have been struggling with for at least 16 years.
GE’s ITEP Win & The Army’s Inch-By-Inch Revolution
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Having wasted tens of billions and almost 30 years since the end of the Cold War, the Army is out of time. But after decades of incremental improvements, its existing weapons — including the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that GE’s new engine will upgrade – are overweight, underpowered, and running out of room to grow. Meanwhile, the Army’s attempts at a high-tech great leap forward kept getting cancelled as unaffordable, unfeasible, or both.
Army Secretary Says Talent Reform Is Top Priority For 2020
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Three major lines of effort will converge circa 2024, when a new breed of troops will man new kinds of combat units equipped with new technologies: talent & training, concepts & units, and money & modernization.
Bell V-280 Flies 322 MPH: Army Secretary Praises Program
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“Our new approach is really to prototype as much as we can to help us identify requirements, so our reach doesn’t exceed our grasp,” Secretary Esper said. “A good example is Future Vertical Lift: The prototyping has been exceptional.”
Trump’s Pick For Joint Chiefs Praises Allies, Kurds & Mattis Strategy
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“The Army has aligned itself with Secretary Mattis’s National Defense Strategy, which we will not walk away from,” Gen. Milley told an Association of the US Army breakfast. “It’s a solid strategy, it’s written in history, it’s written in the blood of generations past, and we subscribe to it.” And allies are key to the strategy.
12 Moments Of Truth For Army Modernization In 2019
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WASHINGTON: At least a dozen major Army weapons programs face big decisions in 2019. The service will launch a competition for new armored vehicles; award development contracts for scout aircraft and helicopter engines; conduct key tests of long-range missiles, anti-aircraft defenses, rifles, targeting goggles, and multiple battlefield networks; and field new electronics for command posts.