Aerospace Group:

Army

Army’s Rapid Technologies Office Holding Second Pitch Event This Week

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, February 12th, 2020

SHARE:

Army’s Rapid Technologies Office Holding Second Pitch Event This Week

The Army is holding its second “Innovation Day” in Austin, Texas this week as the service looks to bolster engagement with non-traditional partners and pair up novel technology concepts with major prototype development programs. Officials told reporters Wednesday the Army received over 700 responses seeking to participate in the event, which is being coordinated with Futures Command and Army Applications Lab, before inviting 38 companies to pitch their emerging capabilities to panels of Army leaders. “We host these innovation days…

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]

Congress

“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal

As the federal government enters a third week of tardiness in a fiscal 2027 budget release, a big question is how the Pentagon will be able to spend $500 billion […]

Congress

Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

The path to achieve the White House’s call for a $1.5 trillion defense topline in 2027 appears murkier now after President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the prospects of […]

Congress

Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]