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Archives :: Army News
Displaying 1 - 20 of 333 stories.
October 10, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford The Army has been working on engineering changes to Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAP) to address issues troops have encountered--including rollovers, power-line snags, and jammed doors--a materiel-readiness official said...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4280.html October 10, 2008
Britain's Chemring Group PLC this week said it has conditionally agreed to acquire Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology, Inc. (NIITEK) for $30 million in a deal that would further expand its presence in the United States and position it in the mine detection...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4284.html October 9, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt The Army this week launched a new energy initiative announcing five major energy projects as the initial effort, according to a senior official responsible for the effort. "The goal is to take the Army from a net energy consumer toward a...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4267.html October 9, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford A senior Army official said while it's not known yet if the Pentagon will order more Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles for troops in Afghanistan, he does not see a potential follow-on effort for lighter versions of the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4270.html October 8, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt The fate of the Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH), produced by Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT], is in the hands of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and both the service and OSD analysts are examining alternatives. Brig...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4251.html October 8, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt The Army has exercised $152 million in contract options to accelerate the fielding of the new Lockheed Martin [LMT] Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition radar. The EQ-36 radars will detect, classify, track and determine the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4252.html October 7, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford The Army's massive Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization program emerged in decent shape from the recently completed budget round, receiving more funding from defense appropriators than the Pentagon requested, and a smaller reduction...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4246.html October 7, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt The Army Chief of Staff said yesterday that the service is in discussions that will lead to some very difficult decisions in the future about modernization and future technologies. "It would be irresponsible of us not to look to one, a...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4249.html October 6, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Downward pressures on the defense budgets and concerns about the Army moving funds from current force heavy combat vehicles into Future Combat Systems (FCS) work is part of the current environment, but for a top BAE Systems executive, what is...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4217.html October 6, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA]'s Global Services & Support (GSS) segment plans to expand its efforts worldwide, and part of that is looking at international opportunities, according to the unit's top executive. "As we continue to grow the business and...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4219.html October 6, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon's [RTN] Counter-IED Task Force, which crosses the breadth of the company, continues to find ideas and technologies to help solve the IED problem, and along the way is discovering some game changing technologies, according to a...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4220.html October 6, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Today, the Army releases its new doctrine, FM 3-07 Stability Operations that could be used as a handbook by the military and other government entities so both have a common way to think about those issues, a top general says...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4222.html October 2, 2008
By Calvin Biesecker ICx Technologies [ICXT] has received a potential $711 million contract for the development and production for Increment II of the Joint Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance System (JNBCRS 2) program, by far the largest award in the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4194.html October 2, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA], teamed with Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC], submitted a comprehensive proposal Oct. 2 responding to the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) request for proposals for the potential $5 billion Special Operations Forces Support...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4198.html October 1, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Alliant Techsystems [ATK] and FN Manufacturing LLC (FNMI) said Sept. 30 they have received a $53.4 million contract to produce Mk19 Mod-3 Grenade Machine Guns (GMG). This will be the first crew-served weapon system manufactured by ATK...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4182.html October 1, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Top House Armed Services Committee (HASC) members this week expressed their concerns to Defense Secretary Robert Gates about Army funding in fiscal year 2010 for Abrams, Stryker and Bradley combat vehicles, in favor of funding the Future...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4188.html September 30, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Oshkosh Corp [OSK] is ready to solve weight and power issues important to the Marine Corps with the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 4x4 and an MTVR with On-Board Vehicle Power (OBVP), company officials say. Both vehicles are...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4147.html September 29, 2008
By Geoff Fein In the past 60 days, the Marine Corps has bought almost 2,000 unmanned air vehicles (UAV) from the Army and Air Force, in response to a warfighters' urgent needs requests, a Navy official said. In order to quickly get systems to Marines in...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4106.html September 29, 2008
ATK [ATK] and Raytheon [RTN] last week won initial contracts totaling $20.7 million to begin the Excalibur Increment IB effort. The Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command Acquisition Center awarded the two 18-month Phase 1 contracts...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4107.html September 29, 2008
By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA] on Friday said it has agreed to acquire Tapestry Solutions, a small California-based firm specializing in real-time logistics visibility and logistics modeling and simulation, opening a new product and service for its defense...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/4108.html
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