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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 27th, 2021

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Tech Developments

Delta Scientific Successfully Tests Bollard Design Delta Scientific says its DSC635 single shallow foundation bollard design has been successfully tested to stop and destroy a 15,000-pound test truck traveling over 50 mph with less than two-feet of static penetration and just over six-feet of dynamic penetration. The simulated bomb load remained intact and contained on the truck bed. The front wheels were pushed back behind the cab and the engine ended up on the passenger side of the seat. The…

HASC Bill Funds Second Destroyer, Adds Several Multi-Ship Procurements, Puts Limits On Battleship

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2027 defense authorization act, released May 26, largely approved the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but it added funds to […]

Congress

HASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Adds More Black Hawks, Chinooks For Army, No Plus-Up For Apaches

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the next defense policy bill supports hundreds of millions dollars for the Army to buy additional Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters in […]

Congress

HASC’s $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 Draft NDAA Doesn’t Shift Items Over From Reconciliation Request

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Tuesday unveiled its $1.15 trillion draft of the next defense policy bill, aligning with the White House’s requested discretionary topline while not including […]

Budget

DoD’s Equity Stake In L3Harris Rocket Motor Business Comes At Expense Of Other Suppliers, HASC Warns

A draft defense bill released by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Tuesday says the committee is “concerned” with the Defense Department’s $1 billion equity investment this year in […]