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ArmyNavy To Test New Bomb Disposal Robot
The Navy will soon begin trying out its new man-portable, bomb-disposing robot, the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System (AEODRS) Increment 1, according to a service official. AEODRS Increment I […]
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ArmyArmy Awards BAE System $146.5 Million Contract For Ammunition Plant Modernization
The U.S. Army awarded BAE Systems a $146.5 million contract modification to construct and commission a new facility to increase the capacity of the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, […]
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ArmyNot The OIF Stryker: Vehicle Embarks On Series Of Lethality, Performance Upgrades
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – Adding a 30mm cannon to the top of a few dozen Stryker vehicles is the first of many steps to transforming the troop carrier into a […]
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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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ArmyArmy To Produce ‘Leader-Follower’ Unmanned Capability Starting In 2024
The Army is set to produce the Leader-Follower unmanned driving capability by 2024, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel Allyn said Thursday. Allyn described Leader-Follower as a system with a […]
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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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Air ForceAir Force Leader Aims To Field Counter-UAV Systems Quickly
Recent incidents involving small, hostile unmanned aerial vehicles in Iraq underscore the need for the United States to rapidly field defenses against this “emerging danger,” Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee […]