The British Army’s faulty Ajax vehicles come back to rattle Parliament
The armored vehicles had been declared fully functioning after nine years of delays to the $8 billion program and repeated problems with vibrations.
By Tom Kington
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France is two years from fielding drone swarms in its armed forces
“Obviously, in a dehumanized combat, there’s a sort of coldness behind it all that somewhat gives you goosebumps," a French Army official predicted.
US Army merges Europe and Africa commands
It remains unclear whether there will be physical changes to the headquarters.
By Jen Judson
Acting SecDef, service secretaries exposed to COVID-19 after top civilian tests positive
Miller, Barrett and McCarthy all met with Raimundas Karoblis days before the Lithuanian defense minister tested positive for COVID-19.
By Aaron Mehta
Here’s how bad the military’s aircraft readiness has gotten
Neither the Air Force nor Navy met former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' 80 percent readiness goal for selected fighter jets, GAO said.
GM Defense conducting nationwide search for new president
GM Defense is conducting a nationwide search for a new president with the departure of David Albritton who is headed to Amazon.
By Jen Judson
US Army names first civilian chief information officer
The new CIO said the Army would soon release a new IT strategy.
By Andrew Eversden
US Army preps to rework modernization priorities if future budget top line drops
If defense budgets see top-line reductions in the future, the Army will have to make tough decisions on its modernization priorities, but will do what it can to preserve the most critical, according to the Army G-8 chief.
By Jen Judson
Army tactical network acquisition office releases $850M solicitation for encryption device
The multiple award contract is worth up to $850 million.
By Andrew Eversden
US Army’s heavy ground robot reaches full-rate production
The Army's heavy common ground robot has hit full-rate production just 11 months after contract award.
By Jen Judson
Lawmakers want US Army to quicken purchase of Arctic-capable vehicles
The Army should move faster to get vehicles that can operate in harsh Arctic conditions, Senate appropriators said in the Defense Subcommittee's version of the FY21 defense spending bill.
By Jen Judson
Iron Dome batteries activated to fill cruise missile defense gap
The units that will operate the Army's interim cruise missile defense capability — Israel's Iron Dome system — are activated.
By Jen Judson