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ArmyArmy Cuts Oshkosh $243 Million Check For First JLTV Production Lot
The Army on Tuesday placed a $243 million order with Oshkosh Defense [OSK] to build 657 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), the first lot of trucks that will replace a […]
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ArmyArmy, Air Force Reserve Component Chiefs Detail Modernization Needs To Congress
The chiefs of the Army and Air Force reserve components are asking Congress for an increased share of procurement budgets so they can modernize the equipment supplied to the services’ […]
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ArmyLockheed Ramps Up Giving Apaches Color Vision, Improved Sensor Turret
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–The first batch of Boeing [BA] AH-64 Apaches are set to receive color vision when they are re-manufactured from D-model to the latest E-model configuration, which includes installation of […]
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ArmyArmy, Raytheon Demonstrate Patriot Air Defense System Ability To Fire Multiple Missile Types
The Army and Raytheon [RTN] recently demonstrated the ability of an upgraded Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) system to detect incoming threat missiles and launch multiple interceptors to […]
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ArmyPAC-3 MSE Successfully Hits Target In Test Flight
A Lockheed Martin [LMT]-constructed PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missile detected, tracked, and successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target today, the company said. The PAC-3 is a high-velocity […]
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ArmyFuture Vertical Lift Tops Army ‘Big 8’ Technology Investment Targets
The Army has condensed its top modernization priorities into a concise list of eight investment areas where it can aim the modest available research and development funding. Topping the list […]
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ArmyCannon-Carrying Stryker Clears Design Review Hurdle, Contract Expected In April
A redesigned General Dynamics [GD] Stryker wheeled vehicle outfitted with a potent 30mm cannon passed its critical design review this week, clearing the way for an initial contract to retrofit […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Comes Full Circle With Sikorsky At Heli-Expo 2016
LOUISVILLE, Ky.–Lockheed Martin [LMT] proudly announced it was back in the business of developing helicopters with Sikorsky’s booth here at the 2016 Heli-Expo commercial trade show. Heli-Expo was Sikorsky’s first […]
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ArmyArmy Losing Air Defense Cost Calculus Against Pervasive Cruise Missile Threats
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army is on the losing side of a cost equation where it must deploy high-end, expensive interceptors to destroy relatively inexpensive but effective missile threats. Lt. […]
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ArmyUPDATED: Despite Protest Delay, Army Hails JLTV As Model Acquisition Program
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program may have been delayed nearly 100 days by a stubborn bid protest, but Army officials still are hailing it as […]