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Oshkosh to modernize U.S. Army heavy vehicles in $146.8M contract
May 03, 2021 (UPI)
The extension calls for modernization of vehicles in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle, also known as FHTV, fleets, which inc...
DoD to assess climate change effects at installations worldwide
Apr 22, 2021 (UPI)
The Army Corps of Engineers' Climate Assessment Tool, also known as DCAT, was released department-wide in September by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defe...
BAE, Oshkosh to build prototype cold-weather vehicles for U.S. Army
Apr 14, 2021 (UPI)
The National Advanced Mobility Consortium, an alliance of defense contractors and research organizations involved in providing the U.S. government access to tec...
Marines to begin testing, evaluating new physical training uniforms
Apr 13, 2021 (UPI)
According to a press release from the branch, the Marine Corps has awarded four contracts to manufacture the updated uniform. The contracts went to Made in Amer...
Marine Corps commandant to testify before Congress on training fatalities
Apr 12, 2021 (UPI)
Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said the House Armed Services' readiness committee, which he chairs, will hold a public hearing on May 3 to examine why, of 84 on...
U.S. military readiness has 'degraded' over last two decades
Apr 09, 2021 (UPI)
"GAO found that reported domain readiness did not meet readiness recovery goals identified by the military services," a GAO statement on Friday said. The Navy, ...
Marine Corps prepares maternity uniforms
Apr 07, 2021 (UPI)
Formal uniforms, known as "dress blues," do not currently fit the needs of female Marines in late stages of pregnancy, and service, dress, combat and physical t...
Marines deploy with new JLTV following month-long training exercise
Mar 25, 2021 (UPI)
The 24th MEU is the first East Coast MEU to embark ships with the military's new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, a versatile ground transport vehicle now in use b...
Marine Corps fires commander over July 2020 AAV accident that killed 9
Mar 23, 2021 (UPI)
Lt. Gen. Steven Rudder, commanding officer of U.S. Marine Forces Pacific, fired Bronzi due to "a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to command" based o...
Army tests oxygen generator with longer shelf life
Mar 18, 2021 (UPI)
The U.S. Army Medical Department Board conducted an operational test in February using soldiers from the 44th Medical Brigade to assess the effectiveness and su...
AFRL partnership seeks to engineer improved human performance
Feb 26, 2021 (AFNS)
Together with Engineering Sports Performance LLC and RippleWorx Inc., AFRL will explore and improve human performance capabilities to benefit military personnel...
Marines prepare for new, combat-oriented Annual Rifle Qualifications
Feb 24, 2021 (UPI)
The three-day Annual Rifle Qualification will offer a "more realistic and 'train like you fight' environment by emphasizing lethality and positional shooting," ...
Depleted uranium munitions didn't cause Gulf War Illness, study says
Feb 18, 2021 (UPI)
The study, published Thursday in Scientific Reports, is the first to investigate the link between depleted uranium from exploding munitions and Gulf War Illness...
Marine Corps receives first variant of new amphibious combat vehicle
Feb 18, 2021 (UPI)
BAE is under contract to deliver two variants of the ACV family of vehicles: the ACV personnel carrier, or ACV-P, and the ACV Command, or ACV-C. The ACV-C, whic...
Finland approved by State Department for $91.2M rocket launcher purchase
Feb 17, 2021 (UPI)
The potential $91.2 million deal, with Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control as its sole contractor, still requires approval by the U.S. Senate, DSCA said in...
US Army selects Lockheed Martin to integrate and test combat vehicle protection system
Feb 17, 2021 (SPX)
Under the terms of a recent contract, the company will provide its Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) base kit, which includes an open-architecture process...
BAE Systems awarded $184M for 36 more amphibious combat vehicles
Feb 11, 2021 (UPI)
The deal modifies a contract awarded last fall for the vehicles, which are slated to replace the 40-year-old Amphibious Assault Vehicle, or AAV, which currently...
Female Marine recruits arrive for San Diego boot camp
Feb 10, 2021 (UPI)
The female recruits form one platoon in the six-platoon Lima Company, which was organized on Monday for a two-week quarantine period before their rigorous, 13-w...
Oshkosh announces production of its 10,000th JLTV
Feb 09, 2021 (UPI)
Oshkosh officials pointed to the JLTV becoming a central piece of the U.S. military's ground force, as both the Army and Marine Corps plan to adopt the vehicle,...
Kalashnikov maker targets hipsters with 'gadget gun'
Feb 09, 2021 (AFP)
Kalashnikov's director Dmitry Tarasov said the group had developed a semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun dubbed the MP-155 Ultima that has a built-in computer and c...
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