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Dan Parsons
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ArmyOshkosh JLTV Prevailed Despite Loss Earlier In Program
A close watcher of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program could be forgiven for discounting Oshkosh [OSK] as the eventual winner of the $30 billion contract to replace Army […]
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ArmyOshkosh Wins Initial $6 Billion Contract To Build JLTV
Oshkosh [OSK] has been awarded a $6.7 billion contract to build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), which replaces large portions of the Army and Marine Corps Humvee fleets. Oshkosh’s […]
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Army Plans To Replace, Automate Tactical Truck Fleets
The U.S. Army plans to modernize nearly its entire medium and heavy tactical truck fleet by 2025, then give them robot brains so they can drive convoys–even in urban terrain–without […]
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Air ForceF-22 Will Deploy To Europe To Counter Aggressive Russia
The Air Force is sending the F-22 Raptor to Europe as further reassurance to NATO allies of U.S. support in deterring further Russian aggression, Secretary Deborah Lee James said Aug. […]
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F-22 Will Deploy To Europe To Counter Aggressive Russia
The Air Force is sending the F-22 Raptor to Europe as further reassurance to NATO allies of U.S. support in deterring further Russian aggression, Secretary Deborah Lee James said Aug. […]
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ArmyNational Guard Generals Make Case For Maintaining Combat Formations, Equipment
The adjutants general of seven states showed up last week to a meeting of the National Commission on the Future of the Army (NCFA) to plead their case for seamless […]
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Air ForceAir Force F-35A Fires Wing Cannon At Full Volume
The Air Force version of the F-35 has fired its onboard Gatling gun at full capacity, the Pentagon’s Joint Program Office (JPO) said Thursday. Earlier in August, an F-35A fired […]
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Homeland SecurityDefense Department Seeks Facility in U.S. To House Gitmo Detainees
The Defense Department is eyeing detention facilities in the continental United States for a suitable site to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Thursday. […]
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ArmyBAE Awarded $50 Million For Rocket Propellant Production
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $50 million contract for the continued production of MK 90 propellant grains used in the helicopter-launched Hydra 70 family of rockets by […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySikorsky Moves To Second Phase Of DARPA Aircraft Autonomy Program
Sikorsky has been awarded a $10 million contract for phase 2 of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to automate existing military aircraft cockpits. The aircrew labor in-cockpit […]
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