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Army

MRAP Reset And Upgrades Underway At Navistar

Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

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MRAP Reset And Upgrades Underway At Navistar

Navistar MaxxPro

As the international tactical vehicle market trends toward improved blast protection in lighter, more mobile platforms, the behemoth Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicle was seen as an effective platform with a specific application that had since outlived its usefulness.The Army did not throw out its requirement for heavily armored trucks, but wanted MRAP-level protection in a vehicle that could perform off road, which it will get in the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). But the possibility of again being drawn into…

Congress

Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

Congress

‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]