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.
Elbit UK to make new target-marking kits for British foot soldiers
Britain’s armed forces are investing just over £100 million ($134 million) acquiring equipment to improve sensor-to-shooter capabilities for dismounted troops.
US Army chief teases new Arctic strategy
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville detailed a few elements on how the Army would ramp up its capability in the Arctic prior to the public release of its strategy for the region.
By Jen Judson
Army preps for key tests of seeker capable of attacking maritime targets
A captive-carry test for the multimode seeker, that will be integrated into the U.S. Army's Precision Strike Munition, is coming soon, as the service looks to find ways to speed up mating the seeker into the new long-range missile.
By Jen Judson
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, a strong proponent of modernization, steps down
McCarthy’s tenure was marked by ambitious modernization initiatives, but civil unrest requiring Guard mobilizations and trouble at Army posts was never far away.
By Kyle Rempfer
General Dynamics wins nearly $700 million IT contract for U.S. Army Europe
The contract will support USAREUR's enterprise IT and improve mission command interoperability with allies.
By Andrew Eversden
Pentagon weapons tester wants to delay fielding of new Army tactical network tools
The testing office says the integrated tactical network tools need further evaluation at a brigade rotation in March.
By Andrew Eversden
US Army taps industry for autonomous drones to resupply troops
The Army and Marine Corps are taking steps to acquire an autonomous aerial resupply capability for infantry brigade combat teams.
By Jen Judson
French Army orders 364 Serval armored vehicles
The contract was finalized through the DGA procurement agency on Dec. 23 but was not announced until Jan. 15.
By Christina Mackenzie
Aerovironment buys Arcturus UAV in $405M deal
Aerovironment picks up Arcturus UAV, a company whose capability has caught the Army's eye in its Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System competition.
By Jen Judson
Here’s why Biden’s first defense secretary may be a Trump appointee
President-elect Joe Biden’s first defense secretary may turn out to be President Donald Trump’s last deputy defense secretary, at least for a several days.
By Joe Gould