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Dan Parsons
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ArmyAeroVironment Unveils Palm-Launched Nano-UAS For Dismounted Intel Collection
Aerovironment [AVAV] has unveiled a bird-sized miniature unmanned aerial system (UAS) whose small size allows launching from the palm of a hand and makes it difficult to detect while spying on […]
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Navy/USMCNot Meant To Swim: Marines’ Planned For ACV 1.1 To Have Limited Open Water Mobility
When the Marine Corps decided to buy a series of increasingly capable amphibious combat vehicles (ACV) it planned on earlier versions being optimized for ground combat ashore with the understanding […]
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ArmyOshkosh Submits Proposal For Upgraded Medium Army Truck In Bid To Continue Work
Oshkosh Defense on Monday submitted a proposal to increase the payload and boost survivability, ride quality and mobility for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) it builds for the […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
Army Secretary. Mark Green, President Trump’s second nomination for Army Secretary on Friday withdrew his name from consideration. He is the second person Trump has tapped for the position that has […]
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Navy/USMCACV Competitors Set Up California Camps, Begin Receiving Vehicles For Swim Testing
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Yards away from a faded green landing vehicle-tracked (LVT) that participated in the island hopping campaign against Japan, Marines are beginning tests on two vehicles competing […]
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Navy/USMCFirst Foreign-Built F-35B Rolls Off Italian Assembly Line
The first Lockheed Martin [LMT] short-takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B assembled outside the United States rolled out of the Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Italy on May […]
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UncategorizedMore Tanks And Troops Needed To Face Off With Russia, NATO Commander Says
U.S. European Command needs more troops, especially armored units, in order to provide a credible deterrent to Russian heavy mechanized units it faces along NATO’s eastern flank, according to Supreme […]
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ArmyArmy Unprepared For Future Urban Conflict Against Near-Peer Nation
Army senior leaders are closely studying current conflicts for clues to how future urban warfare will be fought, but say the service is fundamentally unprepared for the megacity battles some […]
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ArmyMore Tanks And Troops Needed To Face Off With Russia, NATO Commander Says
U.S. European Command needs more troops, especially armored units, in order to provide a credible deterrent to Russian heavy mechanized units it faces along NATO’s eastern flank, according to Supreme […]
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Navy/USMCAt Live Exercises Marines Seek New Ways Of Testing, Fielding Tech Faster
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – For two weeks in April, the 17 miles of undeveloped beachfront the Marine Corps maintains here became a “sandbox” in which weapon makers, operators and engineers […]