US Army envisions a common launcher to fit allies’ weapons
The Army is prioritizing the pursuit of a common launcher as a cornerstone capability for deterrence in key theaters.
By Jen Judson
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US Army drops into Australia for massive war games
“We landed right on the X," a commander told Defense News.
Top recruiter: Just 136,000 out of 33 million young Americans would join the Army
According to U.S. Army Recruiting Command, there are 33.4 million Americans ages 17 to 24, the Army’s prime demographic for enlisting and commissioning.
Acting SECARMY: The Army’s new modernization command can learn from rapid special ops acquisitions
The Army is standing up a new modernization command for the express purpose of efficiently developing capabilities and capacity, and it's going to need seasoned officers and plenty of soldier input to keep it running, Acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said.
US Army plans light vehicle RFP in 2018 as industry offerings line up
As the Army plans a competition in 2018 to buy a light ground mobility vehicle that would speed infantry troops off-road across future battlefields, companies showed their wares this week.
By Joe Gould
Here’s what the Pentagon’s persistent cyber training platform might look like
One of the most important components needed in the coming years by the cyber operations community within the Pentagon is its own cyber firing range.
By Mark Pomerleau
Army cyber should ‘let nerds be nerds,’ experts say
The Army’s cyber organizations need to let “nerds be nerds” without pressure on them to rise into leadership roles, said members of a panel on cyber force management on Wednesday.
By Kathleen Curthoys
Interview: Barry Pike, Army Missiles and Space program executive officer
Defense News sat down with the Army's Missiles and Space program executive officer, Barry Pike, at the Association of the U.S. Army annual conference for updates on progress across several developmental efforts that fit within the service's top priorities.
By Jen Judson
Here’s how the Army’s electronic warfare program differs from years past
The Army's approach to multifunction in its electronic warfare program of record is a departure from years past.
By Mark Pomerleau
The Army is deciding which posts will be next to accept women in infantry, armor, artillery
There’s not a job in the Army that isn’t open to women, but there are still only a couple of places to serve for those female soldiers who have joined the infantry, armor and fire support specialist communities.
Company offers lighter, more versatile cartridge, machine guns and carbine
The company that developed both weapons and cartridges to reduce soldier load by about 40 percent now has machine guns in both 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm and a new carbine that fires a round never used across the U.S. military.
By Todd South
Poll: Do you like the Army's 'pinks and greens' prototype?
The Army is working on a revival of a World War II-era service uniform, and prototypes of the proposed “pinks and greens” made their debut on the conference floor of the annual AUSA meeting in Washington, D.C.
By Staff Report