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CACI International has announced the securing of a contract to support US Army Futures Command (AFC) with mission expertise.

Army Taking Incremental Approach to Fielding New Missile

The Army might be the nation's primary ground combat force, but it has lots of assets that fly, like missiles and helicopters. For an update on what is ahead…

It has been decades since the U.S. Army had a new light tank to deploy. It seems the Pentagon will soon have new armor after all.

Lt. Gen. James Rainey was announced Wednesday as the Army’s nominee to take charge of its Futures Command, the same day that legislation was proposed in the Senate to quell a brewing power struggle in the service over its innovation and modernization efforts.

Lt. Gen. James Rainey, the Army's deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and training is earmarked for Austin, Texas.

Japan appears set to procure another MCH-101 AMCM helicopter in 2022, according to details published in the country's defence White Paper for the year. The Japanese government is procuring another MCH-101 airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM)...

After an astounding 64 days aloft and a travelling a total more than 30,000nm, a British-built solar-powered UAV crashed just hours before it was due to break the ultimate world endurance record. TIM ROBINSON FRAeS reports.

Army Futures Command has launched an investigation after a flight test of its solar-powered Airbus Defence Zephyr ultra-long endurance stratospheric unmanned air system (UAS) abruptly ended August 19 after more than two months in the air.

A recent US Army Futures Command (AFC) live-flight demonstration of a solar-powered, stratospheric unmanned aerial system (UAS) could play into service-led efforts to extend intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, ...