Army
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ArmyLeonardo DRS Announces $800 Million In Sensor Contracts, Including Army Deal For New Mounted Laser Rangefinder
Leonardo DRS on Tuesday announced $800 million in electro-optical and infrared sensors contracts from the Pentagon, including a $231 million deal to deliver a new tripod mounted laser designator rangefinder […]
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CyberGAO Warns Of Cyber Security Vulnerabilities In Weapon Systems
The Defense Department is in the stages of improving the cyber security of the weapon systems it develops and the vulnerabilities of these systems are made worse due to their […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Nabs Contract To Extend Q-53 Range
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday it won a U.S. Army contract modification to extend the range of the AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) radar range as part of a full-rate production configuration. This […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin And Raytheon Advance In Patriot Radar Replacement
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] confirmed Monday they are both advancing in the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) downselect to replace the legacy Patriot […]
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ArmyArmy Moving At Least $25 Billion In Future Funding To Modernization Priorities
Top Army leadership has identified at least $25 billion in proposed funding over the next five years that it plans to shift from equipment items to its top modernization and […]
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ArmyArmy Has The Capabilities It Needs Amid Broadening Offensive Cyber Mission, Official Says
With the Defense Department’s new strategy that broadens the cyber missions of the armed forces to include more day to day offensive capabilities, the Army has the capabilities and authorities […]
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ArmySB-1 Defiant Complete Except For Main Rotor Blades, Ground Runs to Begin in November
Installation of its eight 30-foot-long rigid rotor blades is all the SB-1 Defiant needs to be a complete compound helicopter scheduled for a first flight before the end of the […]
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Business/FinancialGM Names Retired Army General Charlton As President Of Defense Unit
General Motors [GM] is transitioning its year-old defense subsidiary to a more active role in terms of customer outreach and marketing now that the legal paperwork is out of the […]
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ArmySikorsky S-97 Raider Prototype Meets, Beats 200 Knots in Level Flight
Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider light attack prototype has exceeded 200 knots in level forward flight and is expected to continue ramping up to at least 220 knots, a speed unachievable in […]
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ArmyArmy Launches Prototype Competition For Future Light Attack Aircraft
The Army has officially kicked off a competition for industry to design its next light scout aircraft, called the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA. Details of the program were […]