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Army

Textron Systems Boeing SAIC Offer Parallel Hybrid JLTV

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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt The Textron [TXT] Systems, Boeing [BA], SAIC [SAI] team considers its proposed parallel hybrid electric drive, center drive and innovative suspension will be key discriminators in the potential $40 billion competition for the Army-Marine corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The JLTV is a family of vehicles with trailers to replace Army and Marine light tactical wheeled vehicles with contracts to come in early summer for the initial technology development phase. The initial government commitment is for…

Budget

House Appropriators Add Restrictions And Reporting Requirement To Battleship, Reject Cut

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Congress

House Appropriators Concerned With ‘Risky’ Reconciliation Approach To Fund Munitions, F-35 Plans

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Budget

Lawmakers Push Shipbuilding Accountability And Submarine Reports In House Appropriations Bill

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Congress

Six F-35Bs Delivered Without Radars Thus Far, Program Director Says

The U.S. Marine Corps thus far has received six F-35B fighters without radars, as the service waits on Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] delivery of the AN/APG-85 radar, which is to replace […]