Army
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Air ForceDoD Tech Head Sees Industrial Base Concerns
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon’s top technologist said yesterday he has "concern" about the loss of U.S. industrial base expertise in areas including armor. "We’re going through that analysis now […]
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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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Army
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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Army
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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Army
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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Army
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
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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Air Force
Murtha: Latest Tanker Fight Bolsters Case For Split Buy
By Emelie Rutherford The House’s lead defense appropriator said yesterday industry and congressional squabbling over the Air Force’s latest solicitation for aerial-refueling tankers proves the best way to dodge further […]
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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 […]