U.S. Army

By Lee Ann Shay
The new program partners with the U.S. Army Reserve and three MRO schools to give students direct pathway to airline jobs.
Workforce & Training

By Tony Osborne
The UK has been OK’d to purchase up to 3,000 Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) to equip its new Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Sierra Nevada Corp. has won the latest prototype award, facing off against a team led by L3Harris Technologies.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
A Near Earth Autonomy-Kaman team and Piasecki Aircraft have won contracts to demonstrate UAVs for the U.S. Army’s HVTOL program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace has delivered the second T901 engine for installation in the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft prototypes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
With Ukrainian and U.S. munitions stockpiles in urgent need of replenishment, a new conflict in Israel could further stretch global supply chains for weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army's aggressive goal of fielding 24 prototype systems by the end of fiscal 2023 has reshaped the service’s acquisition process in positive ways.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Boeing on Oct. 11 completed the first flight of an upgrade to its AH-64E Apache about two years after an award from the U.S. Army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A request for information posted on Oct. 11 seeks options for an “emerging requirement” for surveillance platforms capable of sustained flight above 60,000 ft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army plans to complete its analysis of alternatives (AOA) on the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft by year’s end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army has selected Sierra Nevada Corp. to provide two contractor-owned, contractor-operated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is still looking for a home for its newly developed small, expeditionary multi-domain force in the Pacific.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Ongoing budget uncertainty on Capitol Hill has raised concerns inside the U.S. Army about its acquisition plans and ability to continue research and development efforts, as a new deadline to pass funding looms.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The pending deliveries will allow Sikorsky and Bell to start installing the 3,000-shp-class turboshaft in the prototypes for the Raider X and 360 Invictus, respectively.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Byron Callan
Byron Callan and Sam Bendett join to discuss the Pentagon’s initiative to manufacture masses of uncrewed vehicles with an eye on the Indo-Pacific theater.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble
Two long-range weapon systems are coming online to extend the reach of ground-launch fires far beyond the 300-km limit of the Army Tactical Missile System.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Textron and Griffon will compete for the Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System development contract after the U.S. Army has eliminated three other teams.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Senate on Sept. 21 confirmed the appointments of two more senior military leaders with individual votes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on Sept. 20 confirmed U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
This month IronNet announced it had furloughed “almost all” its employees and “substantially curtailed” business operations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army now hopes to field its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) at the end of the calendar year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
General Atomics has acquired EO Vista, a company that develops electro-optical sensors for satellites and aircraft.
Space

By Brian Everstine
A major new Pentagon initiative to bring on thousands of cheap autonomous systems will not require new funding or authorities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s near-term plan to field an operational hypersonic missile faced a test setback when another launch was scrubbed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Low Altitude Stalking and Striking Ordnance (LASSO) will be the subject of a three-day “Industry Day” event.
Missile Defense & Weapons