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Air ForceArmy Testing Pistols To Replace Beretta M9, Will Choose Three Contenders In 2016
After several misfires, the Army this year has decided to pull the trigger on replacing the M9 Beretta, its standard sidearm since 1985. Interested firearms manufacturers had to have their […]
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ArmyArmy To Field Non-Developmental Vehicle Missile Shields Before 2019
The Army is beginning to test non-developmental anti-missile shields for combat vehicles that it plans to field on M1 Abrams tanks and Strykers within two years, according to the service’s […]
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ArmyMD Helicopters Developing New ‘6XX’ Military Aircraft
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—MD Helicopters is developing a new military aircraft called the 6XX that company CEO Lynn Tilton wants delivered by 2018. Tilton told an audience of roughly 125 people Tuesday […]
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ArmyArmy Funding Wishlist Asks To Heal Aviation Cuts In FY 2017 Budget
The Army is hoping that Congress will restore at least some of the cuts to aviation and other accounts it made in its fiscal year 2017 budget submission, as outlined […]
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ArmyLawmakers Hear Renewed Opposition To Army Aviation Restructure Plan
The Army’s politically unpopular aviation restructure initiative (ARI) that would strip National Guard units of AH-64 Apache attacks helicopters met with more opposition Tuesday on Capitol Hill, where the House […]
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ArmyAHS International Looks To Build On Joint Multi-Role Plus-Ups
LOUISVILLE, Ky.–AHS International is looking to build on its success over the last two fiscal years achieving $24 million in congressional “plus-ups” for the Army’s Joint Multi-Role (JMR) tech demonstrator […]
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ArmyUpdated: With $13 Billion Award, Manpack Radios Enter Full-Rate Production
With the award of nearly $13 billion in contracts to three companies, the Army’s Manpack radio moves into the full-rate production phase of the program several weeks ahead of schedule. […]
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ArmyArmy Awards $12.7 Billion Manpack Radio Contracts To Three Companies
The $12.7 billion contract to build two-channel HMS Manpack radios for the Army was split Friday among Harris Corp. [HRS], General Dynamics C4 Systems [GD] and Rockwell Collins [COL], the […]
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ArmyArmy Full Throttle On Apache Transfers While Generals Weigh Commission Report
Transfers of AH-64 Apache helicopters will continue under the Army’s current aviation restructure initiative (ARI) while a panel of one-star generals mulls the more than 60 recommendations put forth by […]
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ArmyArmy Says AMPV Remains On Cost After Top General Misspeaks
The Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program continues to be on cost and on schedule despite comments made Wednesday morning by the service’s top officer alleging that the total program […]