:

Army

Army Moves Ahead With Program To Find A New Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, April 5th, 2021

SHARE:

Army Moves Ahead With Program To Find A New Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle

Sgt. William Nagy with the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division demonstrates driving techniques in a small unit support vehicle (SUSV). Photo: U.S. Army

The Army is moving ahead on its effort to field the new Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) after selecting two prototype offerings, including one from a team of Oshkosh Defense [OSK] and Singapore’s ST Engineering, with plans to award a production contract in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022. Tim Goddette, the Army’s program executive officer for combat support and combat service support, told Defense Daily the prototypes will be delivered by mid-June and will then go up to…

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]