Army

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Ann Roosevelt NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon [RTN] Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin [LMT] Missiles and Fire Control, announced a successful July 22 launch of another Non […]

Cubic Corp. [CUB] said on Tuesday that it has acquired privately held Omega Training Group, Inc., for $61 million in cash in a deal that significantly expands its live training […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House Appropriations defense subcommittee’s fiscal year 2009 defense bill includes no money for buying a Navy DDG-1000 destroyer, yet its chairman expressed doubts yesterday about the […]

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. […]