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Army

Army Awards $491 Million To Cummins Power Generation For More AMMPS Generators

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, August 31st, 2018

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Army Awards $491 Million To Cummins Power Generation For More AMMPS Generators

Army soldier with an Advanced Medium Mobile Power Source (AMMPS) generator

The Army has awarded Cummins Power Generation (CPG) a $491 million deal to continue providing Advanced Medium Mobile Power Source (AMMPS) generators to power battlefield systems, the Pentagon said Aug. 29.Under the deal, CPG is tasked with delivering new AMMPS, built to be more fuel efficient and provide increased cost savings, needed to continue replacing the Army’s legacy Tactical Quiet Generators (TQG), built by Fidelity Technologies Corp.“AMMPS generators provide reliable electric power to weapon systems, tactical operation centers, communications, intelligence…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]