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ArmyBAE Rolls Out First AMPV, Army Ready For Production Ramp But Prefers Steady Pace
YORK, Pa. – The first completed Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV) rolled off BAE Systems production line on Dec. 15 and both the company and Army officials are prepared to begin […]
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ArmyArmy Brass Hold First Meeting On Active Protection Systems In Detroit
YORK, Pa. – The Army on Dec. 16 will hold the first in a series of VIP meetings to brief them on efforts to equip combat vehicles with active protection […]
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ArmyU.S. Arms Awards DRS Technologies $339 Million Contract To Produce Handheld Precision Targeting System
DRS Technologies, a subsidiary of the Italy-based Leonardo-Finmeccanica, won a $339 million five-year, firm-fixed price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) U.S. Army contract to produce a next-generation hand-held precision laser targeting […]
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ArmyOpen Architectures Could Be Future Vertical Lift’s Most Powerful Weapon, Say Chopper Program Managers
The futuristic helicopter that results from the ongoing Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program will be faster and more maneuverable than current designs, but its baked-in ability to rapidly integrate new […]
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ArmyFuture Vertical Lift Program Grappling With Fusing Joint Requirements, Commonality
The Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program is grappling with how to fuse requirements from different stakeholders involved with the effort with the demand for a common platform, according to a […]
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ArmyBAE Wins $69 Million Army Contract For Additional MK90 Rocket Propellant Grains
The U.S. Army awarded BAE Systems a $69 million contract for additional production of MK90 propellant grains that power rockets deployed on rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, the company said Wednesday. […]
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Air ForceTrump Officially Taps Mattis For SECDEF, Promises Best New Equipment For Troops
Aside from officially announcing retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as his pick for secretary of defense, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday described with soaring superlatives how he plans to rebuild […]
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ArmyArmy Study Highlights Need For More Agile Force
A U.S. Army study has found that the service will need to become faster and more flexible to stay at least one step ahead of potential near-peer adversaries on multi-domain […]
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ArmyArmy Will Start New Year With A New Pistol To Replace Beretta M9
The Army will start the New Year by ending the winding, opaque search for the XM17 Modular Handgun System, a late Christmas present to replace its worn out Beretta M9 […]
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ArmyArmy’s Cyber Directorate Looks To Deploy Cyber Troops And Tools Within Two Years
A new cyber and electronic warfare directorate within the Army staff held a kickoff meeting Dec. 1 and its new leader plans to have a force staffed, trained and able […]