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Dan Parsons
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UncategorizedBAE Racks Up Nearly $200 Million In Army Howitzer Contracts
BAE Systems continues collecting funding for upgraded versions of the Army’s self-propelled howitzer with a $148.8 million contract to purchase materials in preparation for production of the M109A7 and its […]
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ArmyArmy’s Vehicle Missile Shields On Hold Pending Better Testing
The Army’s missile shields for the Abrams tank, Bradley and Stryker need more testing before their worth to soldiers is proven and the expense of retrofitting them onto the vehicles […]
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UncategorizedOshkosh Expects Flood Of Foreign JLTV Orders Once Army Ramps Production
Oshkosh [OSK] continues to ramp up production of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the Army and in anticipation of increased demand overseas, according to President and Chief Executive Wilson […]
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Navy/USMCTop Marine: Rules Must Change For Service Chiefs To Speed Acquisition
Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller is appreciative of the authority Congress has granted service chiefs to make purchasing decisions and speed new weapons to the field, but laws governing Defense […]
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ArmyOshkosh Expects Flood Of Foreign JLTV Orders Once Army Ramps Production
Oshkosh [OSK] continues to ramp up production of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the Army and in anticipation of increased demand overseas, according to President and Chief Executive […]
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ArmyArmy Reserve Chief Sees Promise In Virtual Reality Training
Virtual and synthetic training systems can dramatically reduce the overhead associated with training part-time soldiers, especially in honing basic skills leading up to necessary but expensive live-fire exercises, according the […]
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Army Network Study Team To Kick Off With Industry Event At Aberdeen
To inform industry of Army tactical network modernization needs and priorities, the Army’s newly formed Network Cross Functional Team (CFT) will hold a tactical-network related information forum in February at Aberdeen […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyFormer Chief Weapon Buyer: Open Systems Requirements Need Better Enforcement
Requiring that new weapons have some degree of openness to upgrades has been a Pentagon policy for decades, but the Defense Department needs to better enforce that expectation so emerging […]
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Air ForceStudy: Drawdown, Budget Caps Have Harmed Every Sector Of Defense Industrial Base
Every sector of the defense industrial base has been hit by a decline in contracts first from the military drawdown from lengthy wars in the Middle East and Asia and […]
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PentagonIn New Strategy, Mattis Redirects ‘More-Lethal’ Military Toward Great-Power Conflict
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis unveiled on Friday a strategy for sharpening the U.S. military’s competitive advantage against near-peer adversaries Russia and China by modernizing the force, strengthening alliances and building […]