OCTOBER 26, 2018 - Future Vertical Lift projects are primed to expand on recent progress this fiscal year as the Army searches to replace its aging fleets of helicopters. In less than six months, the new cross-functional team for FVL has already published two requests for proposals on a future attack reconnaissance aircraft and future tactical unmanned aerial systems. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2018
Pence Emphasizes That U.S. Must Lead In Space War
OCTOBER 25, 2018 - Space is a crucial domain that the United States must continue to exploit and lead in, said Vice President Mike Pence at the fourth meeting of the National Space Council at Fort Lesley J. McNair here yesterday. “Space is a warfighting domain, just like the land, air and sea,” Pence said. “And America will be as dominant there as we are, here on … [Read more...]
Army Developing New Enhanced Night Vision Goggles, Squad Rifles to Increase Soldier Lethality
OCTOBER 25, 2018 - The Army is slated to release the newest Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular to a select number of combat units sometime in fiscal year 2019, according to the Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team officials. The new ENVG-B has both night vision and thermal-sensing capabilities and "stereoscopic binocular depth perception," providing Soldiers with an … [Read more...]
Army Energy Resilience Projects
OCTOBER 24, 2018 - Large-scale energy resilient projects provide more diverse, affordable, and sustainable energy that strengthens the energy security and resilience of U.S. Army installations. The Army is focusing on "islandable" projects, or projects that allow installations to maintain mission critical operations when the electric grid goes down. By including generation … [Read more...]
Army To Fuse Laser Technology Onto Air Defense System
OCTOBER 23, 2018 - U.S. forces have long held a strategic advantage in ballistic missile defense dating back to the Operation Desert Storm era, Army leaders said. But the addition of laser technology in the Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System used on the Interim Armored Vehicle Strykers could give the Army a greater competitive edge over potential threats, they … [Read more...]