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Dan Parsons
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ArmyArmy Delays Tank Shield Effort After Finding Turret Imbalance
The Army has pumped the breaks on the previously ambitious effort to outfit the M1 Abrams with active protection systems, deciding more time is needed to properly integrate APS components […]
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ArmyL3 Unseated From Huge Army Aviation Support Contract
L3 Technologies [LLL] was beaten out of renewing its largest Army contract last week, deposed by newcomer M1 Support Services for $387 million worth of training support at Fort Rucker, […]
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UncategorizedBell Completes Construction Of V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Prototype
Bell Helicopter has completed construction of its first V-280 advanced tiltrotor prototype that is being prepared to fly later in 2017. The V-280 Valor program has achieved 100 percent build […]
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Lack Of Common Architecture Lengthens Ground Time For Army Choppers Getting Upgrades
When the Army buys new gear for its helicopters, the acquisition community and industry view it as adding capability to an existing platform, but actually integrating new sensors and weapons […]
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Army Envisions Multiple Future Vertical Lift Aircraft; Not Treating Industry Offerings As Prototypes
As industry readies its experimental vertical-lift aircraft for Army evaluation, aviation officials have made clear they do not consider the two Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrators (JMR-TD) to be prototypes of […]
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ArmyArmy Envisions Multiple Future Vertical Lift Aircraft; Not Treating Industry Offerings As Prototypes
As industry readies its experimental vertical-lift aircraft for Army evaluation, aviation officials have made clear they do not consider the two Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrators (JMR-TD) to be prototypes of […]
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ArmyArmy Enlists IBM’s Watson To Streamline Logistics, Vehicle Maintenance
In renewing its deal with IBM [IBM] for could computing services, the Army plans to enlist the company’s Watson artificial intelligence to gather and analyze data directly from combat vehicles […]
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ArmyLack Of Common Architecture Lengthens Ground Time For Army Choppers Getting Upgrades
When the Army buys new gear for its helicopters, the acquisition community and industry view it as adding capability to an existing platform, but actually integrating new sensors and weapons […]
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ArmyU.S. Commander: Afghan Air Force Living Up To U.S. Investment In Aircraft, Training
Validating the significant U.S. investment in aircraft and pilot training, the Afghan air force is becoming proficient at supporting its own ground troops in combat with only minimal guidance from […]
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ArmyBell Completes Construction Of V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Prototype
Bell Helicopter has completed construction of its first V-280 advanced tiltrotor prototype that is being prepared to fly later this year. The V-280 Valor program has achieved 100 percent build […]