Army
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ArmyArmy To Equip National Guard Unit With A FCS Capability
By Ann Roosevelt The Army plans to equip the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the Pennsylvania National Guard with the Future Combat System (FCS) Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) before […]
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Army
U.K. Taps Navistar Defense, Force Protection Industries, Supacat, For New Support Vehicles
U.K. Defence Secretary John Hutton Nov. 19 announced preferred bidders Navistar Defense, Force Protection Industries [FRPT] and Supacat for the army’s approximately $517 million armored support trucks. Force Protection will […]
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Army
BAE Systems’ Caiman and RG33 MRAP Production Ends
By Ann Roosevelt Production ceased Nov. 20 after more than 5,000 vehicles at BAE Systems‘ facilities for the Caiman and RG33 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP). "We’ve been delivering week to […]
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NetFires LLC’s NLOS-LS Scores Direct Hit In First Guided Test Flight
By Ann Roosevelt NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon [RTN] Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin [LMT] Missiles and Fire Control, announced the completion of the first guided test flight […]
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FMTV Contract Awards Top $3 Billion To Date In 2008
By Ann Roosevelt With a series of contract awards, BAE Systems‘ total award value for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) to date in 2008 is $3.7 billion. This […]
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Air ForceMultinational Partnerships Grow From CD&E Conference In Norway
By Ann Roosevelt Multinational partnerships and progress on specific projects that would provide solutions to military problems are the key outcomes expected from the Concept Development and Experimentation Conference (CD&E) […]
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Boeing JTRS GMR Radios Complete Eight Months of Field Tests
Boeing [BA] and the Defense Department Joint Program Executive Office, Joint Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS) have concluded eight months of successful field tests, demonstrating how software-defined Ground Mobile Radios […]
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Third Army Unit Receives New Boeing CH-47F Chinooks
Boeing [BA] Nov. 18 announced its CH-47F Chinook helicopter has been fielded by Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. […]
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Raytheon Develops Concept To Modify Stingers For UAV Threat
By Ann Roosevelt Watching current theaters of operation, Raytheon [RTN] has been looking into modifying the current Stinger missile by adding a proximity fuse to be able to take on […]
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Army
Army Needs ‘Results-Oriented Plan’ To Staff Modular Forces, GAO Says
The Army needs to report to Congress a "results-oriented plan" with specific information on its progress toward equipping and staffing its modular forces through 2019, the General Accountability Office (GAO) […]