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You’re Going To Need A Bigger Gun: BAE Pitches 40mm For Stryker, Bradley

Monday, March 19th, 2018

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You’re Going To Need A Bigger Gun: BAE Pitches 40mm For Stryker, Bradley

Aware the Army wants bigger guns for its combat vehicles, BAE Systems is pitching its CT40 cannon and cased-telescoped ammunition for service officials during a live-fire demonstration this week at Fort Benning, Ga.BAE hasn’t settled on a turret integrator with which it will offer the cannon to the Army, so Wednesday’s demonstration will be done from a static stand and involve just the cannon and loading and fire control systems. Air burst, point detonation and old-fashioned steel “kinetic energy” rounds…

Navy Looks To Eventually Assemble Battleship At HII Newport News; Faces More Dem Opposition

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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]

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Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]