Army

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Oshkosh Corp.’s [OSK] Defense division announced the completion of testing of a next-generation suspension for their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family of vehicles. Northrop Grumman […]

By Ann Roosevelt After a year of testing, the short-range countermeasure portion of the Army Future Combat Systems’ (FCS) layered survivability approach successfully completed an end-to-end system test and moves […]

General Dynamics‘ [GD] Land Systems yesterday announced a $599 million contract for production and maintenance of 615 Stryker vehicles as part of a deal with a potential value of $1.2 […]

By Ann Roosevelt Just completed tests on Army Future Combat Systems (FCS) Spin Out 1 equipment such as the Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS LS) and Tactical and Urban unattended ground […]

The first of the Brigade Non-Lethal Capability Sets (NLCS) is now fielded to the Army’s 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT), 3rd Infantry Div., Ft. Stewart, Ga. The sets, a […]

Navistar Defense LLC, an affiliate of Navistar International Corp. [NAV], yesterday saidithas expanded its military vehicle portfolio with a new application based on its International 5000 Series platform. The U.S. […]

Iraq wants to spend as much as $2.4 billion to buy helicopters, related munitions and associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 30. Bell […]

By Ann Roosevelt Army aviation continues to be needed and requested in Afghanistan and Iraq and the top service aviator says he sees no change coming anytime soon. "I don’t […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week said it will lead the Apache Video from Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Interoperability Teaming-Level 2 (VUIT-2) program through September 2009. The Apache VUIT-2 system receives […]

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing‘s [BA] prototype AH-64D Apache Block III PVD-Model 27 has accrued 12 hours as it incrementally tests the latest capabilities that will significantly improve the multi-mission helicopter. […]