Army
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ArmyArmy Moves Toward Seamless, Standard Battle Command, General Says
By Ann Roosevelt The Army wants soldiers to have universal access to the network no matter where they are and not have to learn new e-mails and battle command systems […]
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Army
Gates Creates Top-Level IED Task Force
By Emelie Rutherford Grappling with how to stem increasing U.S. bloodshed in Afghanistan caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced yesterday the creating of a new […]
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ATK Awarded Contract For Non-NATO Weapons For Afghanistan
ATK [ATK] has been awarded a $21 million contract by the U.S. Army Aberdeen Contracting Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., to supply various types of non-standard (non-NATO) weapon systems […]
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Northrop Grumman, Cobham Intercoms Resume VIS-X Work
Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms LLC (NGCI), a company formed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Cobham [COB], yesterday announced the reinstatement of work under the Vehicular Intercommunication System Expanded (VIS-X) contract […]
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Adaptive Operational Army Requires Adaptive Institution
By Ann Roosevelt A versatile, adaptable operational Army facing an uncertain security environment needs a continuously adaptive institution as well, a top general said. "I’m talking about the processes that […]
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Rheinmetall-Led Consortium To Build Demonstrator To Protect Bases Abroad
A consortium led by Germany’s Rheinmetall Defence plans to build a prototype version of a fully networked system for protecting Bundeswehr camps, semi-static bases and similar installations. Germany’s Federal Agency […]
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Army Works With EnerDel On New System For Hybrid Humvee
Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel Inc. will be working under a $1.29 million contract with the Army to develop a next-generation battery system for the hybrid version of the High […]
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Army
BAE Systems Appoints Bob Murphy As President Land & Armaments Group
BAE Systems yesterday announced the appointment of Bob Murphy as President of BAE Systems Land & Armaments operating group. Murphy succeeds Linda Hudson, appointed President and CEO of BAE Systems […]
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Army
General Dynamics Submits FRES SV Proposal, Taps Lockheed Martin For Turret
General Dynamics UK [GD] has submitted the latest version of its Austrian Spanish Cooperation Development (ASCOD) vehicle for the U.K. Future Rapid Effect System Specialist Vehicle (FRES-SV) program in competition […]
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Army Increment 1 BCT Modernization Moves Another Step Toward Production
By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] yesterday announced the Increment 1 capabilities of the Army’s Brigade Combat Team Modernization program successfully completed their Production Readiness Review (PRR), and demonstrated readiness to […]