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Dan Parsons
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ArmyGeneral Dynamics Rolls Out First Europe-Bound Cannon-Mounted Stryker Prototype
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – As the first prototype Stryker armed with a 30mm cannon whipped through the parking lot of General Dynamics [GD] here, Col. William Rockefeller could already see […]
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ArmyCommon Controls, Open Architectures Key To Widespread Military Fielding Of Unmanned Systems
The Army and Navy are on the cusp of fielding unmanned robotic systems in a variety of roles, but for the systems to gain a wide foothold in military operations, […]
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Air ForceFinal Plan For Ownership Of Army, Guard Apache Helicopters Nears Completion
A final plan for settling the Army National Guard’s ownership of AH-64 Apache and how many of the attack helicopters it will transfer to the active component should land on […]
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Air ForceArmy, Navy, USAF Brass: Industry Must Cooperate To Keep Incremental Gear Upgrades Affordable
The military wants weapons and equipment with modular, open-systems architectures (MOSA) that allow rapid, regular upgrades but need assurance from industry that each incremental upgrade will not come with its […]
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ArmyFour Marine Battalions Will Have Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Before 2017
The Marine Corps will equip four battalions with small unmanned aerial systems down to the squad level before the end of the year in an ambitious plan to purchase and […]
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Unmanned SystemsU.S. Fielding Counter-Drone Technologies In Iraq To Address ISIS Drone Threat
The U.S. military is sending new technologies to Iraq in response to an increase in the use of commercially available unmanned aerial vehicles by Islamic State (ISIS) militants. Col. John […]
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ArmyWith Open Architecture Radios, Army Can Learn New Tricks With Old Waveforms
A combination of miniaturization and open-systems software architectures is aiding the Army in assembling the radios it needs to establish battlefield communication networks and bring data from orbiting satellites to […]
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ArmyArmy Transitions To Sustainment Of Existing Equipment Through 2030s
The Army has resigned itself to fighting with the weapons, vehicles and gear it has on hand for at least the next 10 years when it plans to begin replacing […]
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ArmyRobots Set To Take On Variety Of Ground Combat Roles
Over the next decade ground robots will steadily assume more diverse missions than the niche bomb disposal and intelligence-gathering duties they have performed for years, according to Army officials. Army […]
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ArmyArmy Light Tank Program Pulls Page From Marine Corps Acquisition Playbook
As a smaller service with limited resources, the Marine Corps usually follows the Army’s lead when buying ground combat equipment, but the roles have reversed with a new light tank […]