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Dan Parsons
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ArmyGlock Protests $580 Million Army Handgun Contract Win By Sig Sauer
Glock, which manufactures globally-popular polymer-and-steel pistols is not going to abide rival Sig Sauer providing the Army’s next handgun without a fight. The company filed a protest with the Government […]
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ArmyAnalyst Challenges Notion Military Is In Crisis, Calls For Modest But Steady Budget Increase
The same afternoon President Donald Trump prescribed a $54 billion boost in military spending, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon questioned both the need for such a funding bump and […]
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ArmyArmy Completes Missile-Shield Testing On First Abrams Tank
The Army has finished firing missiles at the first of several vehicles outfitted with active protection systems (APS) and is on track to make a decision on whether to purchase […]
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Air ForceBell Helicopter Eyes Middle East V-22 Market As It Nears Completion Of Next-Gen Tiltrotor
ABU DHABI – Because of past and ongoing operations in U.S. Central Command, many countries in the region have seen first-hand what the V-22 is capable of in combat and […]
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InternationalUAE Awards Domestic Combat Vehicle Production Deal To NIMR
ABU DHABI – In a move that heavily reinforces a Middle East trend toward domestic production of military vehicles, NIMR Automotive, a subsidiary of Emirates Defense Industries Company (EDIC), has […]
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ArmyPolaris Rolls Out New Turbo-Diesel Truck With 80 Percent Better Range Than Gas Engine
ABU DHABI – Newly renamed Polaris Government & Defense has unveiled the second turbo diesel ground vehicle that is commercially available to nations that need a highly-mobile light tactical vehicle. […]
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ArmyAM General Designs Commercial Light Tactical Truck Chassis To Ease International Sales
ABU DHABI – Seeing a ripe light tactical vehicle market in the Middle East, Humvee manufacturer AM General has designed a rolling commercial chassis that can be built up into […]
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InternationalArmy Foresees Uptick In Speed, Reach Of Foreign Military Sales
ABU DHABI – The Army officer in charge of selling U.S. weapons and platforms to allies wants to speed the process of delivering capabilities and grow the base of countries […]
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Business/FinancialMattis Makes Appearance At IDEX Show Where Billions In Contracts Are Announced
ABU DHABI – Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, on his first tour of the Middle East in that role, swung through the United Arab Emirates where one of the world’s […]
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ArmyUkraine Unveils Missile-Armed Ground Robot At IDEX
ABU DHABI – The Ukrainian military is nearing completion of an armed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and has the robot on display at the International Defense Exposition here. United States […]