ARTICLES | March 12, 2020
WASHINGTON — Raytheon has completed the first radar antenna array for the U.S. Army’s new missile defense radar in less than 120 days after being selected for the...
Military SensingARTICLES | January 22, 2020
FORT MCCOY, WI – An aircrew operated a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport during training operations December 16, 2019, at Fort McCoy....
RMQSIARTICLES | October 08, 2019
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has released a draft request for proposals for contractors interested in new functional ruggedized displays for a Common Remotely Operated...
Weapons SystemsARTICLES | October 08, 2019
Back in the 1990s, I recall reading Tom Clancy’s loving paean to the M1 Abrams, Armored Cav, in which he related that the unkillable tank had...
RMQSIARTICLES | October 08, 2019
Just north of the Tennessee River near Huntsville, AL, there’s a six-story rocket test stand in a small clearing of loblolly pines. It’s here, in...
EnergeticsARTICLES | September 06, 2019
With a year under its belt and a full staff, the Army Futures Command showed off some of its most promising projects. The Synthetic Training...
Weapons SystemsARTICLES | August 27, 2019
FREDERICKSBURG, VA — A slew of new weapons that will increase the lethality of troops is coming down the pipeline, according to Army officials. “The systems —...
Weapons SystemsARTICLES | August 27, 2019
The Army wants to jam, spoof, and hack enemy electronics with such subtlety the target doesn’t even realize what’s going wrong. That takes both high-tech equipment and highly trained personnel to...
Weapons SystemsARTICLES | August 27, 2019
The U.S. Army is working on a new artillery shell capable of locating enemy targets, including moving tanks and armored vehicles. The shell, called Cannon-Delivered...
Weapons SystemsARTICLES | August 13, 2019
Keeping soldiers safe continues to be the main reason the military enlists unmanned vehicles into its ranks, especially for resupply missions. The U.S. Army has...
RMQSIARTICLES | July 30, 2019
The Army may be celebrating its prized Army Futures Command (AFC) reaching full operational capability, but the organization”s leaders still have quite a to-do list in...
RMQSI / Weapons SystemsARTICLES | July 16, 2019
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 26, 2019) — Army Futures Command, or AFC, has developed an intelligent power and energy architecture that enables the interoperability...
RMQSIARTICLES | June 18, 2019
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army is pursuing a new armored combat vehicle able to launch attack drones, carry longer-range, tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missiles,...
Weapons SystemsARTICLES | June 15, 2019
Army to operate Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium by teleoperation, autonomous waypoint navigation, or leader-follower, with government-furnished software. U.S. Army unmanned combat vehicle experts are considering an...
Weapons SystemsARTICLES | June 04, 2019
The Army recently conducted an extended-range demonstration for the guided multiple launch rocket system, or GMLRS, and two 155-mm cannon artillery precision munitions, according to...
Weapons SystemsARTICLES | June 04, 2019
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center’s Aviation Development Directorate is developing a simulator under the Synergistic...
RMQSIARTICLES | May 22, 2019
The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) is announcing the third cohort of the Army Expeditionary Technology Search – xTechSearch...
Energetics / RMQSI / Weapons SystemsARTICLES | April 22, 2019
WASHINGTON: Integration of lasers on ships and other weapons is the biggest challenge today— not power. Officers and officials say there are lots of devilish...
RMQSI / Weapons SystemsARTICLES | April 09, 2019
But modernizing the Army will take decades and tough decisions about everything from online propaganda to the National Guard. The Army’s experimental Multi-Domain Task Force...
RMQSIARTICLES | March 26, 2019
These were once the stuff of science fiction. But the fact that the U.S. Army has a program called Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle attests to the rise...
RMQSI / Weapons Systems