Army Planning Big Boost to Pacific Operations Next Year with More Training, Deployments and Equipment The Army is seeking to better prepare itself for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with increased spending on regional...
How the Army Is Getting the Lead Out and Going to 'Green' Ammo The Army is getting the lead out -- of small-caliber ammunition, that is. Tungsten eventually will replace lead in all small...
The Army Isn't Getting Rid of Its M4s and SAWs Any Time Soon, General Says The Army is moving quickly toward a replacement for the M4 carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon machine gun.
Army Wants Deadlier Land Mines that Attack Enemy Tanks from Above The Army's search for a deadlier anti-tank mine system is part of a larger effort by the service to prepare for a future war.
Army Wants Tens of Thousands of New Night Vision Devices for Drivers, Support Soldiers The service awarded a $22 billion contract to Microsoft to produce IVAS for about 120,000 soldiers in close-combat units.
Army Investigating After National Guard Loses Rifle During Virginia Training Event Special agents with Army Criminal Investigation Command are investigating an incident in which the National Guard lost a...
Army Units to Deploy with Less Equipment, Use More Prepositioned War Stocks for Missions The Army has five caches of combat vehicles and other large warfighting equipment prepositioned around the world.
Plans for Army's Stryker-Mounted Laser Shoot-Off Enter Final Stages Teams from Northrop Grumman and Raytheon will take their Stryker vehicle prototype to Fort Sill, Oklahoma this spring.
The Army’s Newest Vehicle Is Actually a Heavy-Duty Bridge The U.S. Army just finished operational testing of a new, mobile assault bridge, designed to cross battlefield barriers.
Army Cost Estimates on Next-Generation Vehicle Programs Need Work, GAO Finds The GAO recommended that the Army direct the OMFV and MPF programs to update their cost estimate.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...