3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1026+ words) As the Army begins fielding NGC2 to I Corps, software tools will be critical to enable interoperability and getting new capabilities to units faster. WASHINGTON — After more than a year of experimentation, the Army is on track to provide the first…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (364+ words) "Before we go spend quadruple the cost" on bespoke tech, "there some things that we can do" to make a commercial option work, said Brig. Gen. Shane Taylor. WASHINGTON — In the sweltering 100-plus degree Mojave Desert heat, some of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (508+ words) “One of the key exciting components of this particular production program is introducing production-directed energy for the first time in the nation's history,” AV’s vice president of directed-energy systems told reporters. WASHINGTON — The Army today announced it has awarded AeroVironment…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (216+ words) The new solicitation comes weeks after the Army awarded Hanwha Defense USA a deal up to $233 million to deliver wheeled K9 mobile howitzer prototypes. WASHINGTON — Two weeks after the Army picked a winner to provide prototypes for its next-gen wheeled howitzer,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (556+ words) The Grey Wolf achieved initial operational capability Aug. 10, and will replace the Vietnam-era UH-1N to protect the Air Force’s nuclear missile fields. WASHINGTON — The MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter achieved initial operational capability (IOC) in early August, stepping into the role…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (99+ words) Breaking Defense US soldiers are testing new ways to shoot down drones while the Army starts the search for a new secretary. In this week’s episode of The Break Out, Army reporter Carly Welch explores the highlights from recent laser-powered…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (303+ words) The Army originally envisioned a larger, bespoke capability, but Mark Saxon, deputy project manager for Electromagnetic Warfare & Collection, told Breaking Defense the battlefield has changed. AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Army is planning for its long-range ground jammer, dubbed Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (422+ words) Army wants to field commercial EW systems to forces fast. AUGUSTA, Ga. — With no new starts for electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) capabilities budgeted for fiscal 2027, the Army is looking to leverage prototypes and broad requirements from other programs to get…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (325+ words) "Emissions equals target. Emissions put a bullseye on wherever you are, or wherever that emission is detected," the general who helms I Corps said. WASHINGTON and AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Army is toying with new ways to deal with communication disruptions…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (434+ words) Striveworks's models will be able to compress "hours of staff work into seconds," CEO Jim Rebesco told Breaking Defense. AUGUSTA, Ga. — The baseline AI layer for the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) architecture is being built by the software…...