U.S. Army
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Policy
Army's $253B FY2027 Budget Boosts R&D by $2.1B — What Gets Funded and What Gets Cut
The Army's FY2027 budget request totals $252.9 billion, with R&D rising 12.9% to $18.7B. The increases target drone fleets, next-generation weapons, and 18,300 new soldiers. Financial management and audit readiness funding is quietly declining — a red flag for oversight-focused contractors.
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Awards
Raytheon books $441.6M PATRIOT GEM-T modification to replenish stocks consumed in Operation Epic Fury
Modification P00026 to W31P4Q-23-C-0036, awarded April 30 and announced May 1, 2026 — work runs through September 30, 2026 at the Chambersburg, PA plant. Fully funded with FY26 special funds.
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Awards
Leidos' Dynetics wins $617.2M Army order for 53 IFPC Inc 2 systems — total program ~$1.2B
April 23, 2026 award via Leidos' Dynetics subsidiary funds 53 Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 systems plus continued R&D through 2029. Combined with $356M from July/Sept 2025, total now ~$1.2B in production contracts.
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Awards
Raytheon books $904.6M Army LTAMDS modification — five units + six spares, work through 2031
April 16, 2026 modification raises cumulative LTAMDS value to ~$5.36B. Andover, MA performance through Aug. 29, 2031. Single bid received via online solicitation; $725.9M FY2026 missile-procurement funds obligated at award.
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Awards
Bell V-280 Valor (now MV-75) — first FLRAA flight in 2026, production 2028, fielded 2030
The Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (Black Hawk replacement) is now designated MV-75. Bell Textron won the December 2022 contract; first prototype flight scheduled 2026, low-rate initial production 2028, initial fielding 2030.
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Awards
Army awards Anduril $20B enterprise deal — and quietly redraws the procurement map
The Army consolidated 120 separate Anduril contracts into one 10-year, $20B-ceiling enterprise vehicle built around the Lattice platform. The first task order is already out. What it signals for non-traditional vendors and the small firms beneath them.
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Awards
Salesforce wins $5.6B Army IDIQ — the largest commercial SaaS deal in DoD history
A 10-year IDIQ executed through a wholly-owned subsidiary brings agentic AI, Slack, and Salesforce's data fabric to the Department of War. The deal is also a signal: predictable pricing and days-not-months procurement timelines are the new ask.
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Awards
Lockheed Martin lands $4.76B PAC-3 contract — but 94% of the money is foreign
An undefinitized contract action signed April 10 obligates $4.76B for Patriot interceptor production through 2030. Only $265M of it is U.S. Army money. The deal is a window into how Foreign Military Sales now drive missile-line throughput.
