Army
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ArmyOshkosh JLTV Prevailed Despite Loss Earlier In Program
A close watcher of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program could be forgiven for discounting Oshkosh [OSK] as the eventual winner of the $30 billion contract to replace Army […]
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ArmyRaytheon Successfully Test Fires AIM-9X Block II Missile From Ground Launcher
Raytheon [RTN] and the U.S. Army recently successfully test fired an AIM-9X Block II missile from the military’s ground-based Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-I (IFPC 2-I) Block 1 Multi-Mission […]
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ArmyOshkosh Wins Initial $6 Billion Contract To Build JLTV
Oshkosh [OSK] has been awarded a $6.7 billion contract to build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), which replaces large portions of the Army and Marine Corps Humvee fleets. Oshkosh’s […]
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ArmyArmy Plans To Replace, Automate Tactical Truck Fleets
The U.S. Army plans to modernize nearly its entire medium and heavy tactical truck fleet by 2025, then give them robot brains so they can drive convoys–even in urban terrain–without […]
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ArmyNational Guard Generals Make Case For Maintaining Combat Formations, Equipment
The adjutants general of seven states showed up last week to a meeting of the National Commission on the Future of the Army (NCFA) to plead their case for seamless […]
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ArmyBAE Awarded $50 Million For Rocket Propellant Production
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $50 million contract for the continued production of MK 90 propellant grains used in the helicopter-launched Hydra 70 family of rockets by […]
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Air ForceCarter Calls For Services To Identify Specific Jobs Unsuitable For Women
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Aug. 20 that all ground combat jobs will be open to women unless service chiefs can deliver convincing reasons, backed by data, that certain […]
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ArmyStudy: Planned Troops Cuts Could Leave Army Unable to Fight Major War
Plans to reduce the size of the Army by 40,000 troops within two years likely will leave the service unable to fight a major conflict while fulfilling its current global […]
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ArmyNorthrop Grumman Wins $13.6 Million Army Cyber Contract
The U.S. Army awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $13.6 million contract modification for non-personal information technology (IT) for the Army Regional Cyber Center-Europe (RCC-E), Fifth Signal Command Theater, the Pentagon […]
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Air ForceArmy Troop Cuts Could Have Ripple Effects For Other Services
As a major provider of services to the joint force, cuts to Army end strength will have second-order effects on the capabilities of its sister services, the National Commission on […]