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ArmyCombat Vehicle Manufacturers See Ripe Market For Capability Enhancements In Europe
The world’s largest land-warfare trade show begins next week in Paris with all eyes trained eastward toward NATO’s border with Russia, which in the two years since the last Eurosatory […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Modular, Portable Bomb-Disposal Robot Clears Critical Design Review
The Navy’s newest man-portable bomb-disposal robot has been approved for fabrication and testing after passing a critical design review, the service and manufacturer Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Tuesday. Increment 1 […]
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ArmyArmy Works To Upgrade Textron’s Shadow As Drone Design Reaches Millionth Flying Hour
The Army is embarking on a campaign to incrementally upgrade the performance and operational capability of the RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial system, which it plans to fly for at least […]
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Business/FinancialOshkosh Promotes JLTV Evangelist John Bryant To President Of All Defense Programs
John Bryant, who as vice president of defense programs shepherded the Oshkosh [OSK] Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to victory over major industry competition, has been elevated to president of […]
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Air ForceAir Force Bombing Outpaces Production Of Precision Weapons, Raiding Global Stockpiles
The U.S. military is firing missiles and dropping bombs on Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria at a higher rate than it had planned to produce them, forcing commanders […]
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ArmyRaytheon, UVision Team Eye Army Kamikaze UAS Contract
The Army is in the market for an upgraded kamikaze drone for dismounted infantry and Special Operations Forces, another step to delivering miniature guided munitions to the individual soldier. The […]
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Air ForceFinal F-35 Testing Slips A Year While Program Chiefs Justify Central Management
Final operational test and planning for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been pushed back to mid-2018, about a year later than expected, because of ongoing developmental delays with the […]
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BudgetSenate Seeks To Prevent Knee-Jerk Protests Of Major Defense Contract Awards
Concerned about major acquisition programs being routinely stalled by protests by losing companies of the contract award, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants to up the ante on filing […]
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Senate Defense Bill Supports Open Architectures In Major Acquisition Programs
The Senate version of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require modular open systems architectures (MOSA) where beneficial in acquisition programs to ensure interoperability, smooth integration and future […]
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