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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

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]