Army
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ArmyLockheed Martin Successful In Hellfire, DAGR, Turreted Weapon System Firings
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Tuesday it successfully fired Hellfire and Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) missiles from its Long Range Surveillance and Attack Vehicle (LRSAV) turreted weapon system during recent […]
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ArmyGKN Aerospace Delivers First Advanced Fuel System For U.K. SV Program
GKN Aerospace Monday said it delivered the first two fuel systems for the U.K.’s Specialist Vehicle (SV) program to equip the PMRS (protected mobility reconnaissance and support) infantry carrier variant […]
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ArmyBAE Systems Would Benefit Under Two Potential FMS To Brazil
BAE Systems would be the principal contractor under two potential Foreign Military Sales for upgrade kits to Brazil for self-propelled howitzers and M113 armored personnel carriers approved by the State […]
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ArmyPublic-Private Partnership For Humvees Moves Out, Major Plus For National Guard
AM General on Wednesday received a $90.5 million contract to produce 760 essentially new Army National Guard High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) to move the Guard faster and more safely, while […]
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ArmyU.K. Army 2020 Plan For Smaller Force Is Risky, National Audit Office Says
The U.K. National Audit Office (NAO) reports that the Ministry of Defense (MoD) decision to execute Army 2020, the program to reduce the size of the regular Army while beefing […]
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ArmyArmy, Lockheed Martin Successful In New Autonomous Truck Convoy Tests
The Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] June 10 said they successfully completed new tests validating the ability of driverless military-truck convoys to operate […]
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ArmyHouse Appropriators Support Army Aviation Restructure–To A Point
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC)-passed fiscal year 2015 defense appropriations bill supports the Army aviation restructure initiative–to a point–and that point is: forget getting rid of any of the 182 […]
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ArmyDoD Should Postpone IAMD Initial Production Decision Until Testing Completes, IG Audit Says
A Defense Department Inspector General’s (DoD IG) audit report finds that the Army could be spending more than $400 million on its Integrated Air and Missile Defense Program (IAMD) that […]
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ArmyFull Support, Plus Reports on AMPV Recommended In HAC Draft Report
The House Appropriations Committee recommends full funding–$92.3 million–for the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program in the draft version of the FY ’15 2015 House Defense Appropriations Bill. The congressional […]
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ArmyDraft HAC Report Would Add Funds To Support Army Testing of Degraded Visual Environment Equipment
The House Appropriations Committee recommends adding $20 million to Army accounts to help the land force solve the problems of helicopters coping with degraded visual environment such as heavy dust […]