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Army

General Dynamics, BAE Teams Win Contracts As DoD Approves Army GCV Plan

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 19th, 2011

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Teams led by General Dynamics [GD] and BAE Systems were selected over a SAIC [SAI] team in winning contracts from the Army for the Technology Development phase of the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) program, hours after the top Defense Department acquisition official reviewed and certified the program. Signed Aug. 17 by Ashton Carter, under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the acquisition decision memorandum (ADM) approves Milestone A for the infantry fighting vehicle variant,…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]