U.S. Army

The U.S. Army has validated requirements for two types of uncrewed, high-altitude aircraft.

The U.S. Navy’s top officer stepped aside Aug. 14, meaning that three services are without Senate-confirmed leaders amid an ongoing hold by a lone senator.

The U.S. Army has a series of Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) missiles almost done with production and ready to be deployed.

Buying counter-UAS as a service is part of the U.S. Army’s plan for more directed energy to target large numbers of attacking drones.

The U.S. Army is now the acquisition executive for the large-scale plan to defend Guam from air and missile threats.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to launch the two prototype satellites for its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor system later this year.

The THAAD and PAC-3 MSE integration was a long, multiyear effort that was fielded and accepted earlier this year.

The service in March announced the creation of a new cross-functional team (CFT) in Army Futures Command.

The Pentagon needs a new way to coordinate and advocate for “missile defeat,” the U.S. Army’s top missile defense official says.

The U.S. Army plans to increase its Patriot missile defense units even as it faces intense recruiting issues sparked by a congressional push to grow its force.

The Army’s Program Executive Office-Soldier last month announced creation of the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program.

The U.S. military has set up a new joint pathway aimed at bringing on nontraditional suppliers to try to grow the propulsion industrial base.

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting is President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the four-year-old command.

The U.S. Army awarded Dynetics a $351 million contract in 2019 to produce the first 20 CHGBs, and the deal included an option for a follow-on order.

U.S.-led training highlights how air operations must change to prepare for a potential conflict in the region.

About 650 U.S. military officers are caught up in a blanket hold on nominations.

Leidos has received a $48 million contract to start training the U.S. Army's future high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pilots.

House appropriators are not impressed with how major Pentagon hypersonic programs have performed in recent tests.

Two U.S. senators are pushing for the transfer of two U.S. Iron Dome defense system batteries to Ukraine.

The House Armed Services Committee passed its fiscal 2024 defense policy bill on June 21.

Aerojet Rocketdyne is teaming with Lockheed Martin to develop a propulsion system for the U.S. Army’s Long-Range Maneuverable Fires missile program.

GE Aerospace says the first T901 flight test engine for the U.S. Army's FARA contest will be delivered to competitors Bell and Sikorsky in the next few months.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has finalized contracts with Japan’s MOD to enter the next phase of development of a new hypersonic weapons portfolo.

The airborne launch demonstration of the 18-kg, anti-tank loitering munition occurred during the U.S. Army’s Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event.

The U.S. Army’s analysis of alternatives for its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft is underway.