Army
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Air ForceU.S. Joint Forces Command Unveils Potential Future; Implications For Joint Force
By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) Dec. 4 released Joint Operating Environment 2008 (JOE 2008), a report that examines trends and contexts of the future operating environment and […]
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Air Force
Missile Defense Systems Assailed In Think Tank Report
Report: Kill European Missile Defense And Airborne Laser; Halt Procurement, Deployment Of Aegis, GMD, THAAD, Patriot; And End Streamlined Missile Defense Budget System The multi-layered U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Modernizing Final Part of Apache M-TADS System
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it has been awarded a $16.9 million contract to begin modernization of the final portion of the Army’s Apache helicopter Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight […]
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Army
Former Army Secretary To Lead White House Military Office
By Ann Roosevelt President-elect Barack Obama announced Tuesday that former Army Secretary Louis Caldera will serve as Director of the White House Military Office. "Louis has served his country with […]
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Army
Aerojet Completes Delivery of TOW Bunker Buster Warhead Assemblies
Aerojet [GY] recently announced it has completed production and delivery of 3,178 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wireless (TOW) Bunker Buster Warhead Assemblies to Raytheon [RTN] Missile Systems. Raytheon’s TOW missile family is […]
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Army
Oshkosh Defense To Deliver First Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT)
The Missouri National Guard’s 1438th Multi-Role Bridge Company today will be the first Army unit to receive the brand new Light Equipment Transporter vehicles from Oshkosh Corp. [OSK]. The M983A2 […]
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Army
Pentagon Eyeing $1.5 Billion Request To Hill For New All-Terrain MRAP Effort
By Emelie Rutherford The new mine-resistant-vehicle competition the Pentagon is preparing to launch next week could cost $3 billion, a price tag that would be supported by an expected $1.5 […]
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Army
International Interest Strong in U.S. Army’s Future Combat System
By Ann Roosevelt Australia and Canada early next year are likely to have service personnel at Ft. Bliss, Texas, to learn about the U.S. Army’s Future Combat System (FCS) and […]
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Army
Army To Equip National Guard Unit With A FCS Capability
By Ann Roosevelt The Army plans to equip the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the Pennsylvania National Guard with the Future Combat System (FCS) Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) before […]
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Army
U.K. Taps Navistar Defense, Force Protection Industries, Supacat, For New Support Vehicles
U.K. Defence Secretary John Hutton Nov. 19 announced preferred bidders Navistar Defense, Force Protection Industries [FRPT] and Supacat for the army’s approximately $517 million armored support trucks. Force Protection will […]