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Dan Parsons
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UncategorizedBradley Missile Shield Testing Pushed To January
Testing of the anti-guided missile shield the Army has chosen for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle has been pushed into January because of difficulty marrying the Iron Fist active protection system […]
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UncategorizedSaab, Raytheon Team To Improve Army Shoulder-Fired Weapons
In addition to an urgent-need procurement of more than 1,000 recoilless rifles, the Army has tasked industry with developing new ammunition for the weapons. The Army’s project manager for crew […]
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ArmyArmy Leaders Welcome Hill Support For Modernization Plans, Despite Heightened Oversight
Much of the Army’s modernization wish list is funded under the final defense authorization bill passed Nov. 15, but the service can’t spend the money until it convinces Congress the […]
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ArmyArmy Seeks Near-Term Fixes, Years-Long Pivot To Modernize Networks
During a multiyear restructuring of the Army’s future battlefield communications network, the service will drop components that do not work, fix those that can be repaired or reconfigured and then […]
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ArmySenate OKs Esper As Senior Army Civilian
Former Raytheon [RTN] executive Mark Esper was confirmed Nov. 15 as Army secretary, in an 89-6 vote by the Senate. Esper, is the Trump administration’s third pick to become the […]
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2018 NDAA: Congress Would Withhold Half Of WIN-T Funding Until Army Can Justify Expense
Congress is proposing to withhold half the funding authorized for procurement and fielding of the Army’s battlefield communications network until delivery of a detailed report on the beleaguered multi-billion-dollar program. […]
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Army2018 NDAA: Congress Would Withhold Half Of WIN-T Funding Until Army Can Justify Expense
Congress is proposing to withhold half the funding authorized for procurement and fielding of the Army’s battlefield communications network until delivery of a detailed report on the beleaguered multi-billion-dollar program. […]
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ArmySaab, Raytheon Team To Improve Army Shoulder-Fired Weapons
In addition to an urgent-need procurement of more than 1,000 recoilless rifles, the Army has tasked industry with developing new ammunition for the weapons. The Army’s project manager for crew […]
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Defense Watch
Space Revamp. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, who opposed a House proposal to create a space corps in the Air Force Department, said she is not yet ready to comment […]
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UncategorizedNominee For Army Chief Weapon Buyer Supports Overhaul Of Acquisition System
As with all recent political appointees to Army civilian posts, the service’s presumptive chief weapon buyer did not escape questioning during his confirmation hearing on how he would remedy the […]