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US Army pursues faster, more survivable Stinger missile replacement
Meanwhile, the Army is gearing up for a first user assessment for its Stryker-based Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense system in Germany.
By Jen Judson
Latest "unmanned aircraft systems" stories
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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
US Army close to greenlighting extra lethal Stinger missiles
Following extensive testing, the Stinger missile with a proximity fuze warhead is nearing an urgent materiel release decision that will lead to rapid fielding.
By Jen Judson
US Army to launch drone from helicopter for first time this year
The Army is trying to move away from runway-dependent and cumbersome unmanned aircraft systems in favor of UAS that bring advanced teaming capabilities.
By Jen Judson
Army aviation at ‘a crossroads’ as future requirements take shape
While the Army is headed toward a clean-sheet designed helicopter in the future, it's still a matter of when. The service's new Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team will officially settle on a timeline in less than two years.
By Jen Judson
DARPA hopes to swarm drones out of C-130s in 2019 test
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency plans to demonstrate the ability to launch and recover swarms of drones from a C-130 sometime in 2019.
By Kyle Rempfer