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Kurds accuse Turkey of using banned incendiary weapons
Oct 17, 2019 (AFP)
The use of such weapons since the start of the cross-border assault by Turkey and its Syrian proxies could not be confirmed independently. In a statement issued...
BAE Systems wins $148.3M Army contract to upgrade M88A1 vehicles
Oct 09, 2019 (UPI)
A total of 43 vehicles will be rebuilt with increased power, maneuverability and survivability features to increase their configuration to M88A2 Heavy Equipment...
US paratroopers injured after botched night jump
Oct 03, 2019 (AFP)
The troops from the 4th Infantry Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division were conducting an evening parachute jump above Camp Shelby when they were blown off targ...
Faxon, Major Tool awarded $600M for next-gen area attack warhead
Oct 02, 2019 (UPI)
Faxon Machining Inc. of Cincinnati and Major Tool & Machine Inc. of Indianapolis received the seven-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract on Tu...
DARPA seeks novel urban swarm capabilities, enhancements to physical testbeds
Sep 30, 2019 (SPX)
The OFFSET program is seeking proposals for its fifth swarm sprint, focused on two topics: operational swarm tactics in support of urban missions and innovative...
China anniversary parade to unveil hi-tech military gear: report
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
The October 1 procession will display the army's "unprecedented" conventional and nuclear ballistic capabilities, said the Paris-based Foundation for Strategic ...
Army research uncovers law-like progression of weapons technologies
Sep 23, 2019 (SPX)
Trends in the progression of weapon systems from the early crossbowman to a musket to a military tank might help predict our future systems, according to a new ...
New vibration sensor detects buried objects from moving vehicle
Sep 16, 2019 (SPX)
At the Optical Society's (OSA) Laser Congress, held 29 September - 3 October 2019 in Vienna, Austria, researchers from the University of Mississippi, U.S.A., wi...
T-Worx, Army develop weaponry to equip soldiers with artificial intelligence, real-time integrated data
Sep 02, 2019 (SPX)
T-Worx is currently the only approved vendor for the U.S. Army's Picatinny Smart Rail, synonymous with the T-Worx Intelligent Rail platform (I-Rail). The platfo...
Estonia, five other nations to build unmanned military ground vehicle
Aug 23, 2019 (UPI)
The Estonian Center for Defense Investments joined representatives from Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia and Spain in Tallinn to sign an agreement for ...
Army develops vibration-based system for land mine identification
Aug 18, 2019 (UPI)
Vadum, Inc., North Carolina State University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Army Research Office all collaborated to develop the Vibration-ENhance...
Marines declare new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles ready for use
Aug 12, 2019 (UPI)
Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Combat Development and Integration said on Monday that the JLTV program had reached "initial operational capability," m...
Texas A and M System Regents approve RELLIS to be Central Testing Hub for the Army Futures Command
Aug 09, 2019 (SPX)
The complex will include a one-of-a-kind, kilometer-long tunnel that will make Texas A and M Engineering "the hypersonics research capital of the country," said...
BAE nets $88M for early work to build new Army howitzers
Jul 31, 2019 (UPI)
The contract, announced on Tuesday, calls for the company's Land & Armaments division, headquartered in York, Pa., to prepare to build the M109A7 Self-Propelled...
BAE Systems wins $45M contract for howitzer modifications
Jul 15, 2019 (UPI)
The company will work to increase the range and rate of fire of current and future M109A7 self-propelled howitzers in the Extended Range Cannon Artillery Increm...
Leidos Inc. awarded $66.7M for Air Force Research Lab C4ISR sensor work
Jul 04, 2019 (UPI)
The contract with the Air Force Research Lab, announced on Tuesday, calls for sensor development to be used across multiple domains in support of "command, cont...
Oshkosh Defense awarded $320M to supply FMTVs for U.S., allies
Jul 01, 2019 (UPI)
The contract for the FMTVs includes vehicles for Argentina, Djibouti, Iraq, Lebanon and Romania in foreign military sales, the U.S. Department of Defense announ...
BAE, Rheinmetall launch military vehicle joint venture
Jul 01, 2019 (UPI)
The companies issued a statement announcing the formation of Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land, to be headquartered in Telford, England. The new venture is expected ...
The US Army's plans to fill urgent capability gaps in 2019
Jun 28, 2019 (SPX)
In your opinion, what combat and acquisition priorities will take precedence in 2019? I believe the focus will be on modernizing our ground combat capabilities ...
Air Force rolls out new medical model to minimize troop downtime
Jun 28, 2019 (UPI)
The Air Force Medical Reform model, announced on Thursday, organizes dedicated provider care teams into an operational medical readiness squadron. A quicker ret...
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