Army
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ArmyArmy Exercises With First CATVs in Alaska; Tests Other Equipment In Recent Exercise
The Army’s 11th Airborne Division recently completed an annual joint force, multinational exercise in Alaska that included the service’s new Cold-Weather All-Terrain Vehicles (CATVs) and tested deep helicopter attack and […]
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ArmyArmy Building Three New 155mm Ammo Lines In Texas By End Of 2025, With Turkish Industry Help
The Army is building three new production lines for 155mm artillery ammunition in Texas, the Pentagon has confirmed, which are each expected to be in operation and producing 30,000 projectile […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyThales To Build Hundreds Of Prototypes For DIU’s Small Tactical Universal Batteries Effort
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit has selected Thales’ U.S.-based Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) business to develop and prototype new Small Tactical Universal Batteries (STUB), intended to reduce troops’ logistical […]
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Air ForceCell Phones Help Provide Ukraine Detection Network Against Russian Kamikaze Drones
Small kamikaze drones have been a worry for U.S. commanders–most recently in a deadly attack on the U.S. Tower 22 base in northeast Jordan near Syria on Jan. 28. While […]
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ArmyArmy Awards RTX $75 Million Rapid Acquisition Deal For 600 Coyote Interceptors
The Army on Friday said it recently awarded RTX [RTX] a $75 million contract for production of 600 Coyote 2C interceptors. The deal, officially awarded on Jan. 16, utilized a […]
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CongressConnecticut Lawmakers Push Back On Army’s Decision To Cancel FARA Program
The Connecticut congressional delegation has pushed back on the Army’s decision to cancel its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, which impacted Sikorsky [LMT], based in their state, as one […]
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ArmyArmy Cancels Development Of Potential Multi-Billion Dollar FARA Aircraft
The Army is canceling its potential multi-billion dollar Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, as part of a slate of changes to its aviation modernization efforts. The service announced the […]
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SpaceU.S. Army Demonstrating Starlink Integration for MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The U.S. Army has been working to integrate SpaceX Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone. The latter […]
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Army2024 ‘Critical’ Year for Army Munitions Ramp Up
The planned 2024 effort to boost U.S. Army munitions’ production will be vital to achieve a restocking of service inventory and to aid Ukraine, a top Army official said on […]
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ArmyArmy Acquisition Chief Favors Exploration of Strategic Stockpile for Munitions
While the U.S. Army plans to reach monthly production of 70,000 to 80,000 conventional munitions, including 155 mm artillery shells, by the end of the year or early next year, […]