Army
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ArmyDoD Orders 43 More BAE Systems’ M777 Howitzers
BAE Systems said it has received additional orders from the Defense Department of Defense for 43 M777 lightweight towed howitzers, worth a total of $85.6 million, not including DoD-supplied components. […]
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Army
Navy Realizing Big Returns On Alternative Energy Investments
By Geoff Fein While Congress debates extending tax credits for companies investing in alternative energies and presidential hopefuls talk of a future free of dependence on foreign oil, the Navy […]
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Army
General Dynamics Awarded $37 Million Reactive Armor Contract
General Dynamics [GD]’ Armament and Technical Products received a $37 million Army contract for the qualification and production of reactive armor side skirt tiles for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System. […]
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Air ForcePANAMAX ’08 Focuses On Multinational Defense of The Panama Canal
Exercise Fuerzas Aliades PANAMAX 2008 involves military and civilian forces from 20 nations to increase multinational interoperability and support training requirements to ensure rapid crisis response and provide threat protection […]
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Army
Next-Generation Suspension Developed, Tested for Northrop Grumman, Oshkosh JLTV
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Oshkosh Corp.’s [OSK] Defense division announced the completion of testing of a next-generation suspension for their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family of vehicles. Northrop Grumman […]
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Army
FCS Manned Ground Vehicle Active Protection System Moves Forward
By Ann Roosevelt After a year of testing, the short-range countermeasure portion of the Army Future Combat Systems’ (FCS) layered survivability approach successfully completed an end-to-end system test and moves […]
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Army
General Dynamics To Produce, Maintain Strykers Under Potential $1 Billion Contract
General Dynamics‘ [GD] Land Systems yesterday announced a $599 million contract for production and maintenance of 615 Stryker vehicles as part of a deal with a potential value of $1.2 […]
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Army
FCS Spin Out 1 Equipment Should Move To Next Stage, Army Officials Say
By Ann Roosevelt Just completed tests on Army Future Combat Systems (FCS) Spin Out 1 equipment such as the Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS LS) and Tactical and Urban unattended ground […]
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Army
Army Begins Fielding New Non-Lethal Product Sets
The first of the Brigade Non-Lethal Capability Sets (NLCS) is now fielded to the Army’s 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT), 3rd Infantry Div., Ft. Stewart, Ga. The sets, a […]
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Army
Navistar Defense To Provide Heavy Equipment Transporter, Trailer To Iraq
Navistar Defense LLC, an affiliate of Navistar International Corp. [NAV], yesterday saidithas expanded its military vehicle portfolio with a new application based on its International 5000 Series platform. The U.S. […]