The Army’s recent Project Convergence (PC) demonstration showed progress in getting after key data fabric and resilient satellite communications (SATCOM) for the future tactical network, a lead official said Tuesday, while highlighting a need to build in more interoperability as the modernization ...

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth on Wednesday laid out a detailed vision for the service’s role in potential future conflicts with China, noting the Army may function “as the linchpin service for the joint force” in the Indo-Pacific theater. Wormuth said she believes much of the discussion on ...

Dynetics [LDOS] has received a $478.6 million prototype deal from the Army to work on developing a Hypersonic Thermal Protection System (TPS) for future hypersonic weapons. The Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) awarded the deal to Dynetics on Nov. 19, which ...

The Army has placed a $591.6 million Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) order with Oshkosh Defense [OSK], covering deliveries to each of the U.S. military branches as well as Brazil, Lithuania, Montenegro and Slovenia. Oshkosh Defense’s latest JLTV deal includes 1,669 vehicles, of which 125 will ...

The Army plans to award Kord Technologies another prototype deal to deliver eight additional Stryker-mounted 50-kilowatt laser prototypes, with four to be delivered in fiscal year 2023 and four more in FY ‘24. In a Nov. 17 notice, the Army detailed plans to issue a sole-source Other Transaction ...

The Army expects its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) follow-on production contract may be worth up to $6.5 billion over 10 years, according to slides from the service’s latest industry for the competition. The slides note the contract is expected to cover approximately 17,000 JLTVs and 10,000 ...