Army
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ArmyBAE Nets $245 Million Contract To Finish Initial Paladin Production
The Army has awarded BAE Systems a $245.3 million contract to wrap up low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and M992A3 ammunition carrier. The company already was […]
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ArmyU.S. Army To Purchase Seven More Q-53 Radar Systems
The Army said it will buy seven more Lockheed Martin [LMT] AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) Radar Systems for $85 million, the company said Monday. The Q-53 is a solid-state phased array counterfire […]
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ArmyConstruction of Bell’s V-280 On Track For Flight Demo in 2017
Bell Helicopter [TXT] is working furiously to build its V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft in time for the Army’s joint multirole program (JMR) flight demonstrations in September 2017, a company official […]
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ArmyArmy Is At Center Of Newly Necessary Strategy To Counter Russia In Europe
The Army is at the center of the U.S. strategy to counter an expansionist Russia and could be required to maintain a defensive posture in Eastern Russia for the foreseeable […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Delivers Thirteen PAC-3 MSE Interceptors To Army In September
Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered 13 of its Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to the Army in September, the first missiles to be delivered 19 months after […]
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ArmySecDef Carter Says At Least 9,800 Troops To Remain In Afghanistan Through 2016
At least 9,800 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan through the end of 2016 to provide support to that nation’s defense and security forces as they continue to build the […]
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ArmyAdvanced Russian UAV Use Leads U.S. Army Europe Concerns Over Radio Jamming
U.S. Army Europe radios are vulnerable to jamming and interception, hampering forces at a crucial time as Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) use has troops returning to basic fieldcraft techniques. […]
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ArmyCarter Calls For Residual U.S. Military Force In Afghanistan, Promise Financial Support
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter on Wednesday confirmed that the U.S. military will maintain a sizeable presence in Afghanistan past the end of the year and likely for the foreseeable […]
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ArmyInternational Humvee Retrofit Market Heats Up
From the outside, Textron’s [TXT] survivable combat tactical vehicle (SCTV) looks almost identical to a Humvee, but the truck has been outfitted with a series of upgrades that give it […]
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ArmyNew Army Chief Vows To Tap Reserve Components To Pad Active Readiness
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is taking charge of the service just as it is set to cut tens of thousands of troops and said he is prepared […]