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Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 |
Army Chooses Datron Tactical Radio Military Communications for Overseas Forces The company is providing two types of VHF tactical radios to the Afghan army: the PRC-1077 man-pack VHF radio and the HH7700 VHF handheld radio.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 |
Raytheon Selects Agilent to Build Component Test Platform Agilent will deliver a flexible system capable of not only the functional and diagnostic testing of components within missile guidance systems, but also of expanding to accommodate future requirements and test strategies.  |
National Defense October 2013 Bob Smith |
In with the Old, Out with the New: The Army's Modernization Challenge For U.S. Army aviation, uncertainty in federal budgets seems to have elevated the expression of "doing more with less" to a more permanent and enduring status.  |
National Defense May 2007 Sandra Erwin |
Big-Ticket Army Program Still Lacks Communications Network The communications network that is the basis for the Army's $160 billion "future combat systems" continues to suffer setbacks and its costs are expected to soar.  |
National Defense September 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army, Marines Buying Loads Of Radios In response to booming Army and Marine Corps tactical radio orders, manufacturers rapidly are expanding their production capacity to meet this extraordinary demand.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 |
Harris Wins $25 Million Contract From Northrop Grumman for Communications Backbone of Army Battle Command System Highband networking radios from Harris Corp. will form the communications backbone of the U.S. Army's new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS).  |
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Urban Battles Highlight Shortfalls in Soldier Communications The chaotic door-to-door warfare seen in Iraq offers glaring proof that dismounted U.S. troops need better communications devices, experts contend. When radios failed, soldiers resorted to the only available and reliable form of communication: screaming.  |
National Defense August 2006 Sandra I. Erwin |
Technologies Rushed to War Face an Uncertain Future In the scramble to deliver equipment requested by commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army often bypassed its own procurement bureaucracy.  |
National Defense September 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Under Pressure to Bring Broadband to The Battlefield In the Army's 2010 modernization roadmap, the "network" is billed as a top priority.  |
National Defense October 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's Vice Chief: 'We Have to Speed Up How We Procure Things' The Army's antiquated ways of buying new equipment are depriving soldiers of the latest technology and making it more difficult for them to do their jobs, says Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli.  |
National Defense April 2011 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's Promise to War-Bound Soldiers: A Wireless Mobile Network If the Army's new tech-buying strategy goes according to plan, soldiers soon may be ditching paper maps, staticky radios and bulky satellite receivers.  |
National Defense February 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Gen. Griffin: Army Procurement In Need Of Sweeping Changes The Army's procurement apparatus is undergoing a major reorganization designed to anticipate and satisfy equipment requirements.  |
National Defense March 2012 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's Acquisition of Battle Network Slowed Down by Red Tape The Army's fast-track method of buying mobile networks for deployed soldiers could be in jeopardy as long as it remains bound by existing procurement regulations, government and industry sources said.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2005 John McHale |
Raytheon markets military radio network to first responders The U.S. Army A2C2S command and control system, designed by Raytheon, will also help the Army National Guard to perform its homeland-defense mission.  |
National Defense March 2013 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Rethinks, Again, How to Acquire Technology A decade of war taught the Army, among other lessons, that it needed a new approach for buying information-age technologies such as computers and communications systems.  |
National Defense February 2013 Paul J. Kern |
U.S. Troops Deserve a Competitive Equipment Advantage The Army can take advantage of commercial competitive practices for fast-moving technologies, rather than lengthy bureaucratic processes. The armed forces should have the best capability when they need it -- and at a more affordable price in a time of lean defense budgets.  |
National Defense May 2006 Sandra I. Erwin |
Stryker Brigades `Self-Reliance' Worries Army Training Command Access to the latest information on insurgent tactics in Iraq can be a decisive weapon for Army commanders prepping their units for war.  |
National Defense March 2006 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army to Equip Helos With `Low Cost' Munitions The Army soon may begin arming its combat helicopters with an undersized missile that could surgically destroy targets in urban areas without killing or maiming friendly forces or innocent civilians.  |
National Defense July 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
In Damage Control Mode, Army Builds Future Network for Combat Brigades For the Army, this may be its last chance of salvaging the surviving pieces of the ill-starred "future combat systems."  |
National Defense May 2007 Sandra Erwin |
Defense Department `Bundles' Handheld Radio Procurements The Defense Department is expected to soon seek industry bids for as many as 89,000 handheld combat radios.  |
National Defense December 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Army to Create Education Programs for Soldiers Who Are Too Busy to Go to School Repeated deployments have kept soldiers away from schoolhouses. But the Army still believes there are ways to provide learning opportunities outside of the traditional education system.  |
National Defense February 2004 Harold Kennedy |
From Buck Private to Chief of SOCOM Gen. Bryan "Doug" Brown -- who became head of the U.S. Special Operations Command in September -- joined the Army as a private in 1967.  |
National Defense September 2004 Frank Colucci |
Army Depends Heavily on National Guard Aviators If predictions that Army National Guard aviation units are not likely to see mass resignations prove to be accurate, it would be good news for the Army, which is struggling to meet growing demands for rotary pilots in Iraq and Afghanistan.  |
National Defense May 2011 Grace V. Jean |
Army Special Forces Gear Up For Gray Eagle As the Army ramps up production of the Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft, officials at U.S. Army Special Operations Command are developing tactics and plans for operating two companies worth of vehicles slated to come online beginning in 2013.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 |
In Brief AP Labs & Parker Hannifin sign teaming agreement... Army buys more SINCGARS radios... Air Force taps Anteon for weapons systems software... Navy awards $93 million for surface ship engineering... BAE Armaments lands combat vehicle upgrade contract...  |
National Defense February 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Soldiers on the Move Have Yet to Profit From Information Age Army combat brigades during the past two years have been outfitted with the latest communications and networking technology. But the improved connectivity has yet to filter down to the small mobile units below the battalion level.  |
National Defense May 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's iPhone Dreams Clash With Reality The Army launched a competition to see if techies can design soldier-friendly smartphone applications. The contest may be premature, however, as it could be years before the Army adopts smartphones as standard soldier equipment.  |
National Defense December 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Troops in The Digital Age, Disconnected As surprising as it may seem in today's wired culture, troops in combat zones do not have easy access to information.  |
National Defense March 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
$2B Database to Keep Tabs on Army Stocks Seeking to manage a rapidly growing inventory of war equipment, the Army is spending nearly $2 billion on a new database that will track 3.4 billion items.  |
National Defense March 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Aviation Must Change To Stay Relevant, Says Panel Army aviators will adopt many of the tactics, techniques and aircraft maintenance practices that traditionally have been unique to special operations forces, said senior officials. This will help prepare Army aviation units for the unconventional warfare and combined-arms operations prevalent in current conflicts.  |
National Defense December 2014 Stew Magnuson |
Army to Revamp, Simplify Mobile Command Posts The Army now has a goal to revamp and simplify the posts by 2019 called the command post computing environment project.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005 |
Army strives for battlefield awareness with FBCB2 Army tank commanders need a clearer view of the battlefield than they have today, so they can track friendly forces and enemy targets.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 |
Space Data Corporation Supplies Near-Space Communications System to U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force Space Command Space & Missile Systems Center awarded a $49 million contract to Space Data Corp. to provide communication for the area 65,000-135,000 feet above the Earth, known as near space.  |
National Defense May 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Army Seeks to Quiet Skeptics As it Tries New Acquisition Strategy One year after Defense Secretary Robert Gates canceled the Army's Future Combat Systems program, service leaders say they are moving forward with a new acquisition regime.  |
National Defense April 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's Industrial Depots Prepare for Surge The Army's maintenance depots may have to rapidly ramp up their capacity so they can fix up to 40,000 trucks and combat vehicles that could be returning from Iraq in the next several years.  |
National Defense December 2006 Harold Kennedy |
Boeing to Build New Search-and-Rescue Helicopter The Air Force has awarded Boeing Helicopter a contract worth a possible $15 billion to build 141 next-generation combat search-and-rescue helicopters.  |
National Defense July 2012 Dan Ward |
Tactical Radios: Military Procurement Gone Awry How exactly did the Army go about making the radio better and better? By increasing its complexity, extending the schedule, spending more money and making the device larger.  |
National Defense August 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Soldiers Benefit From `Rapid Fielding' Mentality Among the organizations that really have pulled out all the stops to get needed technology to the field quickly is the Army Research Development and Engineering Command.  |
National Defense May 2004 Frank Colucci |
Smart Missles The Army is beginning to develop sophisticated "smart" missiles and launchers, intended to be deployed in advance of maneuver forces.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 |
In Brief Boeing awarded U.S. Air Force Combat Search and Rescue contract... General Dynamics to provide system integration for Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement program... Westar to provide technical support services to Army RESET program... etc.  |
National Defense February 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Radio Competition Reaches Final Stretch Companies competing for the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio have one more test before the Army awards a contract this year.  |
National Defense March 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Efforts to Reorganize U.S. Army Tied to Emergency War Spending As Iraq war costs approach the $300 billion mark, the Defense Department's increasing reliance on emergency appropriations to pay for military equipment is stirring controversy on Capitol Hill.  |
National Defense July 2010 Nathaniel H. Sledge Jr. |
Prescription for Ailing Army Acquisition Army Secretary John McHugh last month ordered a comprehensive review of Army weapons acquisition practices, management and oversight.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 |
U.S. Army Selects TCS for Deployable Satellite Solutions TeleCommunication Systems is using its SwiftLink deployable communications system to provide the U.S. Army with secure, easily deployed satellite communication access to broadband satellite services.  |
National Defense May 2007 Robert H. Williams |
Enhanced Communication-Information Centers Fielded U.S. military leaders in South Korea have received new command center technologies that were developed by the project manager of Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems.  |
National Defense July 2014 Dan Parsons |
Army Switches From Vehicle Procurement to Sustainment Mode Military commanders and the companies that built thousands of vehicles in support of two wars are preparing for reduced budgets and requirements after more than a decade of combat.  |
National Defense February 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Army to Air Force: We Won't Give Up Our Surveillance Aircraft A second turf war over control of unmanned aerial vehicles is underway after sharp criticism from a senior Air Force general who said the Army is not efficiently deploying its fleet of medium-sized remotely piloted aircraft.  |
National Defense August 2011 Eric Beidel |
New Army Lab Troubleshoots Radios Before Field Tests A recent version of the Army's Joint Tactical Radio System failed so often during tests last year that troops had to relay messages on foot.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 |
AT&T Government Solutions Selects Parvus Vehicle Interface Computer for U.S. Army OneTESS Parvus's Vehicle Interface Computer Unit (VICU) will be installed in the One Tactical Engagement Simulation System (OneTESS), which are deployed at Army training centers.  |
National Defense January 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Shifting Aviation Focus From Unmanned to Manned The role of Army helicopters in Iraq as combat workhorses has bolstered the notion that rotary-wing aircraft, for most missions, are unlikely to be replaced by unmanned vehicles.  |