Army
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Air ForceAt Least 8,400 U.S. Troops Will Stay In Afghanistan Into 2017
At least 8,400 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan through the end of the Obama administration, which will nearly coincide with the conflict’s 15th anniversary. President Barack Obama announced Wednesday […]
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ArmyUPDATED: Army’s M113 Replacement Design Gets Stamp Of Approval
Just one year after contract award, the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) quietly passed an important development milestone earlier this month, another deliberate step in the no-drama program to replace […]
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ArmyArmy Secretary Fanning Champions Acquisition Reform To Keep Up With Industry
Newly confirmed Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning said Tuesday the current push for acquisition reform has a reasonable chance of success and could help the service keep pace with […]
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Air ForceArmy Chief Milley Cares Not What Delivers Close Air Support, So Long As It’s There When Needed
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley does not care what aircraft delivers close-air support (CAS) and trusts the Air Force to decide which platform is best suited to the […]
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ArmyCSA Gen. Milley, Satisfied With Army Path To Readiness, Concerned About Ability To Fight High-End Conflict
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is satisfied with the service’s current balance of rebuilding readiness for a near-term war but worries that it is inadequately trained and equipped […]
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ArmyArmy Awards Harris $1.7 Billion ID/IQ Contract For Afghanistan Radios
The Army on Wednesday awarded Harris [HRS] a $1.7 billion firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide Afghanistan with radios, ancillaries, spare parts and services. The contract is a […]
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ArmyMissile Defense Officials Want To Re-Inflate Broke Surveillance Blimp
Current and former missile-defense officials are lamenting the presumed demise of the Army’s high-flying surveillance blimp. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor, shoehorned into the acronym […]
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ArmyU.S. Army Awards BAE Systems $75 Million Contract For Enhanced Geospatial Intelligence Capabilities
BAE Systems was awarded a $75 million five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) to develop and provide enhanced geospatial intelligence technical […]
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ArmyRaytheon Revives High-Power Microwave For Counter-UAS Mission
Raytheon [RTN] has dusted off its high-power microwave (HPM) demonstrator as a result of renewed interest from the U.S. government in cheaply knocking enemy unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from the […]
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ArmyArmy Awards Lockheed Martin $331 Million Contract For Production Of Guided MLRS Rockets
The Army awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $331.8 million contract for Lot 11 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets, the company said Wednesday. Under the contract terms […]