Dominic Minadeo

2 weeks ago | insidedefense.com | Dan Schere |Dominic Minadeo

Democrats in Congress last week questioned Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George over what they view as exorbitant costs to finance a military parade in Washington and maintain operations on the southern border. Some members believe the money could be better spent on barracks improvements and other quality-of-life issues. The June 14 parade will mark the Army’s 250th birthday. It was specifically requested by President Trump, who will also turn 79 that day. Abrams tanks...

1 month ago | insidedefense.com | Dan Schere |Dominic Minadeo

NASHVILLE, TN -- It has been just two weeks since the Army announced one of the more major service restructurings in recent years, and one that will see a significant scaling back of manned aviation platforms . But on the floor of the Army Aviation Association of America conference this week, executives from prime contractors Sikorsky and Boeing, the makers of the Black Hawk and Apache helicopters, confidently said their aircraft will remain technologically relevant to the current battlefield...

Jan 16, 2025 | insidedefense.com | Dominic Minadeo |Dan Schere

President-elect Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Tuesday that his Army secretary "will not be focused on electric-powered tanks" if he's confirmed. The promise came out of his confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee. The only snag: The Army has no plans for an electric tank and never has, outgoing Army acquisition czar Doug Bush told Inside Defense today.

Jan 14, 2025 | insidedefense.com | Dominic Minadeo

The Army handed Leonardo DRS a $99 million contract Monday to develop next-generation Mortar Fire Control Systems for the service, according to a press release the company sent out Tuesday morning. The firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract charges the vendor with producing and delivering fire control systems for mortar weapons and programs, the press release says.

Jan 13, 2025 | insidedefense.com | Dominic Minadeo

The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle resolved a significant Nunn-McCurdy breach against its current baseline in late 2023, according to a Modernized Selected Acquisition Report made publicly available in September.