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ArmyArmy To Seek Bids For Small Recon Robot
The Army plans to issue requests for proposals (RFP) this spring for two new unmanned ground vehicles, a service official said March 23. A final RFP for the Common Robotic […]
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ArmyArmy Reassessing Two Unmanned Ground Vehicle Programs
The U.S. Army is “unhappy” with the projected cost and schedule of two new unmanned ground vehicle programs — the Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) and Leader-Follower — and is […]
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ArmyLockheed Testing Small Interceptor Against Mortars
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has begun firing its Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor at mortar rounds in tests at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., according to a company official. While a shootdown […]
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Navy/USMCNew Navy Team Promoting Unmanned Systems Integration On Submarines
The U.S. Navy has stood up a team within the past year to promote the integration of unmanned systems with submarines, a service official said March 21. The team brings […]
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PentagonDoD Debating Approach To Fighting Enemy Drones
The U.S. Department of Defense, which is ramping up efforts to develop and field equipment to fight hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), is reviewing several operational and policy issues to […]
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PentagonDoD Project To Pursue Improved Intel Processing
The Department of Defense plans to launch a project this year to improve its ability to use the vast amounts of intelligence data it collects, a DoD official said March […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans More Submarine Maintenance At Private Shipyards
The U.S. Navy plans to continue relying on private shipyards for scheduled submarine maintenance periods due to a work backlog at public shipyards, according to a service official. The Navy […]
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PentagonTrump Taps Boeing Official To Be Deputy Defense Secretary
President Donald Trump plans to nominate long-time Boeing [BA] executive Patrick “Pat” Shanahan to be the Pentagon’s No. 2 official, the White House announced March 16. If confirmed by the […]
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Missile DefenseNavy To Start Receiving New Standard Missile-3 Interceptor Variant By Late 2018
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to begin delivering the new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor to the U.S. Navy by the end of calendar year 2018, a […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Lab To Test Small, Four-Legged Robot
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is developing a backpack-portable, four-legged robot to conduct surveillance for ground troops on terrain that is too difficult for wheeled or tracked systems to […]