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Army

AAI Corp. Takes ISR UAV Contract From Insitu

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

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AAI Corp. won a services contract to provide unmanned aerial vehicle-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for U.S. Special Operations Command, defeating incumbent Insitu. The Pentagon announced the $600 million services award this week that calls on AAI, a subsidiary of Textron Systems [TXT], to furnish and operate the UAVs under the Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System II program. Boeing [BA]-owned Insitu has been providing the services with its ScanEagle platform. The announcement came one week after the Navy awarded contracts…

Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has raised concerns with the “Army’s mismanagement” of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, and is seeking assurance that the Marine Corps can be supported […]

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

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Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]