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Underminer demos feasibility of rapidly constructed logistics tunnels
Apr 02, 2020 (SPX)
Teams from General Electric Research Center and Colorado School of Mines will focus on development of an integrated solution for Underminer technology and opera...
Bechtel awarded $1.2B to destroy mustard weapons at Pueblo plant
Apr 01, 2020 (UPI)
The deal funds the construction of three new buildings -- called static detonation chambers -- to destroy munitions that could not be destroyed by automated equ...
Mesoamerican copper smelting technology aided colonial weaponry
Mar 31, 2020 (SPX)
The invaders needed copper for their artillery, as well as for coins, kettles, and pans, but they lacked the knowledge and skills to produce the metal. Even Spa...
Raytheon, Uptake bring AI to Marines' M88 maintenance
Mar 23, 2020 (UPI)
Raytheon said it will provide the technical ability for onboard recording, processing and transfer of large quantities of sensitive data for the armored recover...
Navy awards $74M in contracts for BLU 111 warhead assemblies
Mar 13, 2020 (UPI)
General Dynamics, Alliant Techsystems, Major Tool and Machine were each awarded contracts totaling $74 million for BLU 111 assemblies. General Dynamics received...
Intelligent fuze detects and destroys deeply buried targets
Mar 05, 2020 (SPX)
The Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze is an all-electronic, cockpit programmable, intelligent fuze capable of destroying deeply buried and targets. It provides mult...
This wearable device camouflages its wearer no matter the weather
Mar 04, 2020 (SPX)
The device, which is at the proof-of-concept stage, has a surface that quickly cools down or heats up to match ambient temperatures, camouflaging the wearer's b...
Army to buy additional BONUS munitions for howitzers
Mar 03, 2020 (UPI)
The BONUS, which is jointly developed by the two contractors, is a 155-millimeter munition designed for destroying armored targets, for use with M109 self-prope...
Raytheon nets $15M to support small diameter bomb II
Feb 27, 2020 (UPI)
The CGU-53 StormBreaker, also known as the Small Diameter Bomb II, is an air-launched, precision-glide bomb that can can use GPS/INS to guide itself into the ge...
AFRL creates safer-than-steel synthetic winch cable for cargo aircraft
Feb 26, 2020 (SPX)
The current steel cable experiences dangerous snapback upon breakage, which can injure personnel and damage aircraft. The synthetic cable eliminates that danger...
Air Force delivers new self-defense rifle for aircrew after an ejection
Feb 19, 2020 (UPI)
The 7-pound, 5.56 mm caliber rifle is based on the M4 carbine and designed to provide a downed aircrew with additional firepower while they wait for rescue, the...
WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern designs
Feb 17, 2020 (SPX)
The research could help improve the blast protection of future helmets through choosing different materials, layering multiple materials of different acoustic i...
Oshkosh Defense nabs $407.3M to procure JLTVs for Army
Feb 14, 2020 (UPI)
The JLTV was developed by the U.S. Marines and the Army as a replacement for Humvee. They vehicles, the first of which were made ready for use in August, offer ...
Trump lifts US restrictions on anti-personnel landmines
Feb 01, 2020 (AFP)
In the latest reversal of a policy of his predecessor Barack Obama, Trump gave the green light to a new generation of "non-persistent" landmines that can be swi...
US plans to relax restrictions on landmines
Jan 30, 2020 (AFP)
According to CNN, President Donald Trump wants to reverse an order issued by his predecessor Barack Obama to bring the US in line with the Ottawa Convention tha...
41st Field Artillery Brigade conducts live fire exercise in Germany
Jan 29, 2020 (UPI)
The exercise, intended to ensure readiness in defending and protecting allies in Europe, is the unit's first since its reactivation, and soldiers have worked si...
Companies chosen to pitch ideas for Army's artillery autoloader program
Jan 27, 2020 (UPI)
The companies chosen by the Army for the program are Actuate; Apptronik, Inc.; Carnegie Robotics LLC; Pratt & Miller Engineering; Neya Systems, LLC; and Hivemap...
Northrup Grumman awarded $217.2M for BACN payload support
Jan 23, 2020 (UPI)
Under the deal, Northrup Grumman will support payload equipment and services for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, a U.S. Air Force relay and gatewa...
BAE nabs $400.9M contract to deliver armored multi-purpose vehicles to Army
Jan 21, 2020 (UPI)
The contract modifies an earlier deal for procurement of armored multi-purpose vehicles, awarded in 2014 and modified in February 2019. The vehicles are expecte...
Israel starts to install sensors along Lebanon border
Jan 19, 2020 (AFP)
"We are deploying a defensive system into the ground.. in various locations" along the border, spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus told journalists. ...
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