:

Business/Financial

ATK Using A Twist To Get At Hidden Targets

DDN

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

SHARE:

By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps is in the midst of conducting qualification testing of ATK's [ATK] programmable air bursting round, designed to defeat targets hidden behind barriers, according to a company official. "The Marine Corps has a requirement to defeat targets behind walls, targets that are hidden. They needed the ability to defeat those targets," Jim Cates, vice president and general manager integrated weapons systems, told Defense Daily in a recent interview. The Programmable Air Bursting Munition (PABM) has…

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

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

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, […]