Army

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is waiting to buy any more all-terrain mine-resistant trucks–1,275 more of which now are planned–until an upcoming ground assessment is delivered on the war in […]

By Ann Roosevelt QinetiQ North America this week announced a new large-scale robotic capability it has developed jointly with Bobcat Company, manufacturer of Bobcatr compact loaders, to counter the increasing […]

It’s been a busy week for Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS). Monday, the company was awarded a contract by ABS Group, a Systems Engineering Technical […]

By Ann Roosevelt Tactical communication are vital for understanding the environment, for command and coordination, and working under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program, iRobot [IRBT] is using […]

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] yesterday said it has received a $1.15 billion contract from the Canadian government for 15 new CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Under the contract, Boeing will […]

By Ann Roosevelt Equipment developed under the Army’s Future Combat Systems(FCS)–now Brigade Combat Team modernization–for early fielding to Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCT) is going to ease the burden on […]

Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it successfully fired nine Excalibur Ia-1 precision-guided projectiles from a Paladin gun system using a new Atlantic Inertial Systems (AIS) unit July 31 at Yuma Proving […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Department and the Army last month co-sponsored a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) international conference to learn more about the future vehicle and to explore […]

By Emelie Rutherford Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.), President Obama’s nominee for Army secretary, pledged at his confirmation hearing last week to help fully implement the new acquisition reform act he […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Navy ordered 1,700 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs) from Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] on July 31. The contracting award, worth $1.1 billion, come after the […]