The system will connect data-gathering sensors to shooters in the field and support advanced beyond-line-of-sight targeting.
High-altitude platforms with deep-sensing capabilities could soon come to the Army, providing a new way for troops to see across vast distances.
The service "learned a lot" from a TLS-BCT demonstration at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, according to Brig. Gen. Ed Barker, the leader of PEO IEW&S.
The uncrewed surface vessels ideally would be light enough to get lugged around by a Marine heavy-lift helicopter, the Corps said.
“We’re not sleeping on the last test,” said CACI International's Todd Probert. “We’re continuing to look to new modes of capability.”
The Baltic nations are hardening their air defenses as they expect a Russia reconstituted in a few years following losses in Ukraine.
They worry that if A-10s at Guard bases in Maryland and Michigan retire without a replacement, those squadrons could lose their fighter missions.
The award brings to 153 the number of KC-46s Boeing is on contract to build worldwide for the United States and allies.
With artificial intelligence speeding up decision-making, how should human chains of command in the military evolve?
Pratt & Whitney also expects to finish its preliminary design for the Engine Core Upgrade in December, and face the government's review in January.
