The program's schedule is behind by a year following Lockheed Martin's protest over the Army's decision to choose Bell's offering. The Black Hawk will be the first to receive the capability, and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter will follow. The revsamped aviation force structure will have CABs dedicated and tailored specifically to heavy or light divisions. Fiscal 2023 marked the highest death rate for Army soldiers since the U.S. withdrew from Iraq in 2011, with a total of 14 dead across 10 accidents. "We know innovation's happening in the open-source environment," said the Army's Bharat Patel. "We also know who's contributing to the open source." A decision on whether Special Forces families will get a child development center at Camp "Bull" Simons, Florida, may arrive in the coming weeks. The service is planning to station its 5th Multidomain Task Force at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, and will complete formation all five MDTF units by FY28. Brig. Gen. Patrick Ellis is expected to take over this summer. The Mid-Range Capability is in the Philippines for a joint exercise, marking its first-ever deployment after an Army unit recently fielded it. The service's first two Quick Start efforts involve boosting GPS resilience and advancing moving target indication capabilities. Load More