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Lockheed Martin SMSS Takes Part In Army Look At Robotic Counter-IED

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

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Army engineers are taking a look at robotic systems, including Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Squad Mission Support System (SMSS), to see if they can conduct counter-improvised explosive devices (IED) missions, something high on service priority lists. “This is an expansion for SMSS,” Don Nimblett, Unmanned Systems Business Development manager for Lockheed Martin, told Defense Daily in an interview. “We just got back from Afghanistan--we had four months of a pretty successful experiment over there with the Army, we’re quite pleased with…

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Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

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Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]