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Army News Service: Vice Chief: FCS Vehicles Will Transform Warfighting
Oct. 8, 2008 - New Army fighting vehicles promise to transform the nature of war as dramatically as the tank did in the 20th Century, said Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli in remarks delivered Monday at an annual breakfast meeting of the Association of the United States Army.
Army News Service: Army Evaluation Task Force Key to FCS Integration
Oct. 7, 2008 - Soldiers are now testing Future Combat Systems equipment at Fort Bliss, Texas, and making recommendations for improvement, said a 1st Armored Division NCO Monday at the Association of the United States Army annual meeeting and exposition.
Aerospace & Defense Network: BAE Fires 1st Shot from NLOS Cannon Prototype
Oct. 6, 2008 - BAE Systems successfully fired the first round from the first XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon prototype at a U.S. Army test site.
The Cannoneer
Oct. 9, 2008 - Check out the latest issue of The Cannoneer, published by the Ft. Sill Field Artillery community.
DRS Technologies Awarded $29 Million Follow-On Contract for M1200 Armored Knight Fire Support Vehicles
Oct. 6, 2008 - DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it completed definitization of an award for $29 million as part of a contract from the U.S. Army's Tank-Automotive Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC)...
Army Conference Meets in Washington; Defense Contractors Display Latest Weapons for Service
Oct. 6, 2008 - NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Top Army officials and defense contractors will converge on Washington Monday for the opening of the Army's annual conference to discuss policy and showcase the service's latest weaponry.
180 Sill Soldiers Welcomed Back
Oct. 6, 2008 - LAWTON, Okla. — Efrem Dennis could hardly contain his glee or his tears when he saw his brother, Sgt. Therman Dennis, get off a bus after a 15-month tour of duty in Iraq.
KSWO: Sill Commander Addresses Field Artillery Shortcomings
Sept. 25, 2008 - Lawton--Fort Sill's Commanding General, Major General Peter Vangjel, addressed the Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce on Thursday in a presentation on the state of the post...
U.S. Awards 2nd-Generation Excalibur Contracts
Oct. 3, 2008 - The U.S. Army has awarded development contracts totaling $20.7 million to ATK and Raytheon to begin work on Excalibur 1B, an advanced yet cheaper variant of the GPS-guided 155mm artillery round being fired in Iraq, service officials said.
The Cannoneer
Oct. 2, 2008 - Check out the latest issue of The Cannoneer, published by the Ft. Sill Field Artillery community.
Army Times: Back to the Big Guns
Sept. 30, 2008 - FORT DRUM, N.Y. — For the field artillerymen of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, the deployment switch from a year in Iraq to a year in Afghanistan has a silver lining.
The Daily Record: Picatinny Arsenal has New Weapon in the Works
Sept. 27, 2008 - ROCKAWAY TWP. -- Picatinny Arsenal announced on Friday that it awarded contracts totaling $20.7 million to begin developing a new version of the precision-guided Excalibur artillery projectile.
Defense News: Maj. Gen Charles Cartwright
Sept. 29, 2008 - The U.S. Army wants to take the emerging network of its flagship modernization program, the Future Combat Systems (FCS), and develop across-the-force connectivity, linking small robots, sensors and UAVs to networked vehicles on the move.
The Cannoneer
Sept. 25, 2008 - Check out the latest issue of The Cannoneer, published by the Ft. Sill Field Artillery community.
Military.com: Odierno Takes Command, Offers Warning
Sept. 17, 2008 - The United States has installed a new military commander in Iraq and he has begun his duties by warning about just how difficult the situation still is. Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno described the security gains made under the previous commander, Gen. David Petraeus, as fragile and reversible.
The Cannoneer: New Excalibur Artillery Gets High Marks During Combat in Iraq, Afghanistan
Sept. 18, 2008 - From taking out al-Qaida operatives to safely firing within 50 meters of dismounted infantrymen, the Excalibur projectile has proved its worth since it was fielded in 2007.
AviationWeek: U.S. Army to Evaluate FCS Spinout One Follow-On
Sept. 23, 2008 - A full analysis of Spin Out 1, the first spate of the U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) equipment to be fielded, will occur this fall and winter, with an eye toward follow-on versions.
Army.mil/news: Army Fires First Round from Cannon on FCS Chassis
Sept. 23, 2008 - The Future Combat Systems program successfully fired the first artillery projectile from the manned ground vehicle non-line-of-sight cannon prototype.
www.military.com/news/article/odierno-takes-command-offers-warning.htmlSept. 17, 2008—The United States has installed a new military commander in Iraq and he has begun his duties by warning about just how difficult the situation still is.
Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno described the security gains made under the previous commander, Gen. David Petraeus, as fragile and reversible.
Military.com: Excalibur Deemed 'Amazingly Accurate'
Sept. 15, 2008 - From taking out top al-Qaida operatives to safely firing within 50 meters of dismounted infantrymen, the Picatinny Excalibur projectile is already paying dividends a year after its initial fielding to Soldiers.
Army.mil: Picatinny's GPS-guided Excalibur Artillery Round Deemed 'Amazingly Accurate' by Troops
Sept. 15, 2008 (Story date: Sept. 11, 2008) - From taking out top al-Qaida operatives to safely firing within 50 meters of dismounted infantrymen, the Picatinny Excalibur projectile is already paying dividends a year after its initial fielding to Soldiers.
ClarionLedger.com: Gun Firm Workers Proud of Product
Sept. 7, 2008 - "Everybody here knows that we are making a weapon that is protecting everyone in this country," said Wes Foster, a team leader at the plant.
DVIDS: Red Dragons Make Home on the Range With Families
Sept. 4, 2008 - Capt. Gene Palka’s Battery A “Gators” showed the crowd the fire power of the self-propelled 155mm Howitzer in front of a crowd of more than 100 wives, husbands, children, and girlfriends who all were bused to a Fort Hood training area.
Military.com: Heroes Saved Lives in Pentagon 9/11
Sept. 11, 2008 - The casualty toll at the Pentagon may have been much worse Sept. 11, 2001, officials said, without the heroic actions of many Soldiers and civilian employees that day.
The Cannoneer
Sept. 4, 2008 - Check out the latest issue of The Cannoneer, published by the Ft. Sill Field Artillery community.
Defense Technology International: Fires Control Asymmetric Warfare Changes the Role of Artillery
Sept. 2, 2008 - Army crew fires M198 howtizer. Commanders are stressing new fires tactics. Read the full article in the September 2008 issue of Defense Technology International.
The Cannoneer: Unit Has Toughest Jobs at Fort Sill
August 28, 2008 - Being a cadre member at A Battery, 95th Adjutant General Battalion means non-stop work getting today's youth ready to train to become tomorrow's Army Soldiers.
Strategy Page: Cannot Get Enough Excalibur
August 28, 2008 - The U.S. Army has ordered another thousand Excalibur, 155mm, GPS guided artillery shells, at a cost of about $85,000 each.
KAUZ.com: Soldiers Return to Fort Sill, Welcomed by Families
August 26, 2008 - It's time for some R-and-R for some soldiers home from Iraq.
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