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Dan Parsons
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ArmyLeonardo Scores Production Contract For MRAP-Based Counter-Drone System
The Army has awarded Leonardo DRS a contract to fulfill an urgent operational need to protect soldiers from enemy unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The $42 million contract for counter-UAS capability […]
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ArmyArmy OK’s Speedy Purchase Of Tank Anti-Missile Shields
Having identified a range of methods for balancing the tank’s turret when installed, the Army will outfit a brigade’s worth of M1A2 Abrams with guided missile shields by 2020. After […]
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ArmyTo Modernize, Army Will Undergo Restructuring Unseen In 40 Years
The Army is set to undergo the largest structural change in four decades with the establishment of a modernization-focused command focused on bringing its decades-old vehicles and equipment into the […]
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Business/FinancialOshkosh Expands Mission Roles, Lethality Of JLTV
Oshkosh Defense is expanding the mission capabilities of the Army’s Humvee replacement, boosting the armored truck’s lethality with two new heavily armed variants. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is […]
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ArmyThree Army Units Will Recieve New M17 Handgun By Year-End
The Army’s new sidearm will enter service next month with the fielding of 2,000 handguns that will replace the Beretta M9. At that time, the XM17, called throughout its development […]
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ArmyArmy Plans Reorganization Focusing On Rapid Modernization
Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, whose number-one priority has always been rebuilding and maintaining readiness, is turning his focus to bringing Army acquisition from the Industrial to the Digital […]
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ArmyTrump Taps Two For Senior Army Posts, Including Acquisition Chief
The Trump administration moved to fill two senior Army civilian positions last week, including filling the post of chief weapon buyer. Bruce D. Jette was tapped to become assistant secretary […]
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Homeland SecurityTrump Wants Increased Collection Of Biometric Data From “National Security Threat Actors”
In a memo to 25 senior government officials including the vice president, cabinet secretaries, the CIA director and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sent Oct. 4, President […]
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ArmySAIC Enters Army Light-Tank Competition With Frequent Partner ST Kinetics
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] is joining the effort to build the Army a light tank for infantry brigades. SAIC on Oct. 5 threw its hat in the ring as […]
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ArmyAM General Teaching Old Humvee New Tricks With Improved Chassis, Aftermarket Kits
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Arrayed in a semicircle in the infield of AM General’s 300-acre test track here is the future of the Humvee, of which there are more than […]