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Sig Sauer delivers Next Generation Weapons System prototypes to US Army
Feb 03, 2021 (UPI)
The Army plans to select one of three firms -- the other two are Textron and General Dynamics -- to manufacture the new weapons system in the first quarter of f...
WeaponONE demonstrates digital twin technologies that deliver software-defined capabilities
Jan 22, 2021 (SPX)
This particular demonstration was based on a model of the 24-hour Air Tasking Order (ATO) cycle of a collaborative swarming weapons system prototype called "Gra...
British army's 'detect and destroy' battlefield system uses AI
Jan 22, 2021 (UPI)
The Dismounted Joint Fires Integrator, with "sensor to shooter" or "detect and destroy" thermal imaging technology, will be built by the British subsidiary of t...
Teams selected to produce critical, on-demand stocks from military waste
Jan 13, 2021 (SPX)
Performers are tasked with engineering user-friendly, self-contained, integrated systems that rapidly produce large quantities of supplies from materials that w...
Ghost town provides high-tech testing for AFRL and others
Jan 12, 2021 (AFNS)
Located in Hidalgo County, Playas was once a bustling "corporate town" built by the Phelps Dodge Corporation to house the workforce of a copper smelter built in...
AFRL demonstrates first collaborative weapon technologies
Jan 12, 2021 (AFNS)
A team from the Air Force Test Center flew an F-16 Fighting Falcon and released two Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs, which are Small Diameter Bombs that have...
Military technology experiments featured at Navy's Trident Warrior 20
Jan 08, 2021 (UPI)
Sponsored by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, Trident Warrior 2020 was a five-month execution of 24 technology experiments meant to "put emerging ...
Air Force tests collaborative small diameter bombs
Jan 07, 2021 (UPI)
According to the service, a team from the Air Force Test Center flew an F-16 Fighting Falcon and released two collaborative small diameter bombs during a mid-De...
U.S. Marines begin rollout of small-arms suppressors
Dec 30, 2020 (UPI)
The first 13,700 devices, which attach to the barrels of M27, M4 and M4A1 rifles, were fielded to infantry, reconnaissance and special operation units at Camp L...
Tyndall AFB in Florida conducts Weapon System Evaluation Program
Dec 28, 2020 (UPI)
The WSEP, conducted regularly, evaluates air-to-ground and air-to-air weapons systems, with an emphasis on missile firing and combat skills, according to Air Fo...
Army hits target from 43 miles away with artillery system in works
Dec 22, 2020 (UPI)
Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, who is overseeing the branch's Long-Range Precision Fires modernization program, told reporters an Excalibur extended-range guided art...
General Dynamics to build upgraded Abrams tanks in $4.62B contract
Dec 21, 2020 (UPI)
The battle tank, regarded by many as the world's best, first entered service in 1980. The newest version, known as the M1A2C or the M1A2 SEPV3, includes a varie...
GM Defense begins renovating N.C. facility to build ISVs
Dec 17, 2020 (UPI)
The 750,000-square-foot facility is located in Concord, N.C. Construction at the facility is likely to continue into early spring, with the production line deli...
Army talent management program a success, director says
Dec 16, 2020 (UPI)
The office was elevated in prominence in 2019 after Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville called for making Army personnel a greater priority, with talent m...
Air Force opens five-day virtual meeting to accelerate innovation
Dec 07, 2020 (UPI)
The event this week will include discussions, interactive sessions and explanations of successful interactions between the Air Force and the private sector. Thi...
U.S. Marines conclude cold-weather exercise in Norway
Dec 04, 2020 (UPI)
The 3rd Battalion of the 6th Marine Regiment, the current contingent of the Marines' Rotational Force-Europe, quarantined in Norway for two weeks and then parti...
Eyeing China, top US general sees tech revolution on battlefield
Dec 03, 2020 (AFP)
Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley also said that the Pentagon needs smaller, more capable forces armed with long-range missiles posted more widely aroun...
BAE Systems wins $3.2B contract for British munitions
Nov 30, 2020 (UPI)
The British-based company will manufacture 39 different munitions for the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command for front-line use, including ...
Army to seek proposals for remote-controlled Bradley vehicle replacement
Nov 18, 2020 (UPI)
A competitive request for proposals is expected to be released on or about Dec. 18, Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cro...
Army breaks ground on new soldier performance research facility
Nov 12, 2020 (UPI)
The new human research and engineering laboratory, situated at Natick Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Mass., is a joint project of Combat Capabilities Develop...
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