Jen Judson

The Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command is the epicenter for the service’s expanding role in space.

Ex Lab — short for the Expeditionary Lab of the U.S. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force — is nearly 10 years old and has been deployed downrange, mostly in Afghanistan, for almost all its life.

With the Army acknowledging it can no longer squander modernization in favor of being prepared for a fight today, the service will assume some readiness risk as it devotes more resources to modernization priorities.

The U.S. Army plans to expand its exercise series Pacific Pathways to reinforce the Oceania region in 2020.

For NATO, its ability to receive forces and equipment from the U.S., stage them, move them forward onto the battlefield and integrate them will be the focus throughout the exercise.

The Defense Department is making headway to build a hypersonic weapons industry in the Untied States, and the Army is spearheading the manufacturing of a key component.

As the U.S. Army begins to replace its existing fleet with fresh platforms that will form a force capable of countering adversaries across multiple domains and theaters, the acquisition side of the house will face tough choices.

Gen. James McConville plans to emphasize people as his No. 1 priority.

The congressionally mandated continuing resolution forcing the U.S. Defense Department to work with the budget levels of last fiscal year means the Army will experience delays in a number of projects.