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US Army approves Sentinel A4 air defense radar for low-rate production
The US Army's Sentinel A4 radar that can track challenging threat targets like cruise missiles is moving into low-rate initial production.
By Jen Judson
Latest "Indirect Fires Protection Capability" stories
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US Army prepares to choose homes for Iron Dome weapons
The Army's deployment to Iron Dome generated lessons learned that will feed into the service's decision on where Iron Dome will be stationed in the future.
By Jen Judson
US Army awards Boeing, General Atomics contract to develop powerful laser weapon
Boeing and General Atomics are onboard to develop a 300-kilowatt laser weapon system for the U.S. Army.
By Jen Judson
Iron Dome batteries activated to fill cruise missile defense gap
The units that will operate the Army's interim cruise missile defense capability — Israel's Iron Dome system — are activated.
By Jen Judson
Here’s why the US Army is under pressure from Congress to counter rockets and drones
As a start, the service bought two Iron Dome air defense systems as an interim solution to counter existing threats.
By Jen Judson
US Army-developed multimission launcher is off the table
The Army spent years internally developing its own multimission launcher for the Indirect Fires Protection Capability program — designed to counter threats like rockets, artillery and mortars as well as cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems. That's no longer happening.
By Jen Judson