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ArmyLockheed To Test Small Interceptor Against RAM Targets
Lockheed Martin [LMT] plans to fire its Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor at airborne targets in the coming months in hopes of persuading the U.S. Army to buy the lightweight weapon […]
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ArmyFormer Chief Army Weapon Buyer Bets Big On Robots As Future Of Ground Combat
Robots will have a big role in the future of ground combat, but that won’t be possible until the systems are widely adopted by infantry forces to perform missions other […]
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ArmyAM General Tallies Another $356 Million in Humvee Contracts
Humveee manufacturer AM General brought home a $356 million contract to build 1,673 of the trucks in two variants for the Afghan National Army and Police. The contract, awarded by […]
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ArmyRaytheon Opens Cyber Center In Georgia
Raytheon [RTN] has opened its newest cyber facility in Augusta, Ga., to especially provide services to the Defense Department, the company said Monday. The facility aims to provide resources to […]
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Air ForceMilitary Recruit Data Going Digital To Streamline Processing, Save Money Cut Waste
CHICAGO – Efforts are underway to bring the clerical process of joining the military out of the analogue age by dispensing with questionnaires and paperwork that are largely unchanged since […]
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ArmyNew General Applies Fresh Eyes, New Tech To Destruction Of Islamic State
POPE ARMY AIR FIELD, N.C. – Soldiers of the Army’s 18th Airborne Corps have begun deploying to Kuwait and should have fully assumed their role leading the counter-ISIL campaign by […]
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ArmyCarter Promises Incoming Counter-ISIL Commander ‘Anything He Needs’ For Fight
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Secretary of Defense Ash Carter promised the 18th Airborne Corps and its commander Lt. Gen. Steve Townsend a blank check to order resources needed for the […]
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Air ForceCampaign To Destroy ‘Idea’ Of Islamic State Could Expand With More Airstrikes, Coalition Contributions
Retaking territory held by Islamic State militants (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria is a necessary first step to the group’s ultimate defeat, though the multi-national coalition fighting the terrorists is […]
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ArmyArmy Set To Buy 1,000 Radios That Pentagon Weapon Tester Says Don’t Work
The Army is barreling toward a production decision on the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR) despite a damning report by the Pentagon’s chief weapon tester that the system doesn’t work. […]
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ArmyBritish Defense Minister Declares Support For NATO, Coalition Missions After Brexit Vote
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – British Defense Minister Michael Fallon took time Wednesday at a meeting of counter-Islamic State (ISIL) member states to reaffirm his nation’s commitment to that fight […]