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Acting Army chief lays out key priorities in memo
Aug 17, 2023 — Acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, who awaits Senate confirmation for the permanent position, says warfighting, combat readiness, transformation and discipline are his key priorities. In a memo circulated to the service, George wrote the ability to “deliver and sustain ready combat power” will be a “critical element of ...
Army adding new developments to cloud system
Jun 11, 2019 — The Army is halfway through integrating its cloud system to help the service with budgeting, planning and programming processes. The cPROBE, a collection of databases and applications, is slowly moving from incremental upgrades to adding new developments. The system hosts 21,000 service users who manage more than 770,000 decision inputs worldwide.
NNSA completes requirements review of GBSD's W87-1 warhead
Apr 22, 2021 — As that transition nears, NNSA’s cost evaluation and program evaluation office has begun conducting an independent review of the W87-1’s price tag, which is slated to be completed in June, the agency’s spokeswoman said. NNSA estimated in December 2018 the new warhead would cost between $8.6 billion and $14.8 billion, according to a ...
Long-range hypersonic weapon 'perfect' in key flight test of …
Jul 1, 2024 — The U.S. military conducted a successful test flight of a hypersonic missile -- a significant milestone in the Defense Department's 16-year project to develop a conventionally armed, ultra-fast glide body designed for precision strike -- giving Pentagon leaders renewed confidence in a new weapon system slated for fielding in 2025 by the Army and Navy.
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Rainey lays out roadmap for Army's 'continuous transformation ...
Mar 27, 2024 — HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Gen. James Rainey, chief of Army Futures Command, said today that the service's immediate transformation priorities over the next two years include fielding loitering munitions, developing human-machine integration and keeping up with the pace of technology. While those are some of the force’s immediate objectives, AFC also ...
INDOPACOM Pacific Deterrence Initiative assessment
Nov 6, 2024 — On March 29, 2022 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released "an independent assessment with respect to a prioritized set of activities and resources for FY23 and sustainment funding for FY24-27 to implement the Nation[al] Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific region, to maintain or restore the comparative military advantage of the United States with respect to the People’s Republic of
Navy awards tech company contract for Project Overmatch software
Jun 18, 2024 — Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific has awarded a follow-on contract to software company EpiSci to advance the Navy’s Project Overmatch initiative. The contract is estimated at approximately $2.7 million with a “period of performance” from April 25, 2024, to May 1, 2025, according to a Navy spokesperson. The contract award will ...
Army begins to build out infrastructure for future AI/ML pipeline
Dec 26, 2023 — Army begins to build out infrastructure for future AI/ML pipeline. The Army is taking steps to build out the infrastructure that will support Project Linchpin -- the service's first pipeline for artificial intelligence and machine learning. The service will spend much of 2024 “standing up the Linchpin capability,” which includes gathering ...