Technologies are being developed and tested that enable Soldiers to focus more on mission and not more on logistics and resupply, said Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the military for Installations, Energy and Environment. Hammack was regarding the bottom Camp Systems Integration Laboratory, or B-CIL, at Fort Devens, Mass. There, new technologies has been spinning out to Soldiers in Afghanistan and elsewhere because the unit stood up in June 2011. Hammack, in addition to Lt. Gen. Raymond V. Mason, deputy chief of staff, Army G-4, and Kevin Fahey, program executive officer, Combat Support and Combat Service Support, toured B-CIL Nov.... Read More »

BAE Systems received a freelance worth as much as $688 million from the U.S. Army to start Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) program. The PIM is an important upgrade of the M109A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer, restoring space, weight, and tool-cooling, while providing growth potential for emerging technologies. “The award is a serious milestone for both BAE Systems and the U.S. Army,” said Mark Signorelli, vp and general manager of Combat Vehicles at BAE Systems. “The PIM team, this system office, BAE Systems, and our suppliers were working cooperatively within the engineering, manufacturing, and development phase... Read More »

The F-16 has unequivocally proven its worth for the militia in intervention and stabilization operations. Inside the coming decades, we shall continue to require fighter aircraft. After comparing the candidates in 2001 and 2008, and updating the relevant information in 2013, the govt has decided, on operational, financial and economic grounds, to choose the F 35 because the new fighter aircraft for the Netherlands military. The F-35 is a well-considered choice for a high-tech, future-oriented air force. From an army operational perspective, the F-35 offers the best collection of options. It’s also essentially the mostsome of the most future-proof option.... Read More »

The leader of Air Combat Command unveiled his assessment of the blueprint required for the combat air forces within the 2020s in remarks in the course of the Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 17. On the second one day of the 3-day, 55-session conference highlighting various topics relevant to the Air Force, Gen. Mike Hostage noted the critical role combat air forces will continue to play in advancing the nation’s interests. The general recommend the case for recapitalization following greater than a decade of combat air forces support in Afghanistan and Iraq, and... Read More »

Wherever Soldiers go, shelters must go, too. These shelter systems mustn’t ever only protect and supply comfort; they ought to even be as energy efficient as possible. Each time a base camp needs fuel delivered, that camp and its warfighters are exposed to vulnerabilities. That’s why a bunch of shelters were sent to the Southwest Asia Area of Responsibility to be tested by both the military and Air Force recently as element of the “Advanced, Energy-Efficient Shelter Systems for Contingency Basing and Other Applications” program. “It’s not until you really put it in an operational environment where you may really... Read More »