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Boeing nabs five-year, $6.5B extension for JDAM guidance kit services
Jun 17, 2019 (UPI)
This modification brings the ceiling of the contract to more than $10 billion, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. The contract provides tail kits,...
Army participates in readiness exercise in Bulgaria
Jun 17, 2019 (UPI)
Shabla 19, which took place along the Black Sea coast in northeastern Bulgaria, is designed to improve readiness and interoperability between the Bulgarian forc...
GenDyn gets $16.2M contract for Abrams M1A1 tank tech support
Jun 12, 2019 (UPI)
The contract, announced Tuesday, covers systems technical support for the Abrams family of vehicles, with work on the contract to be performed in Sterling Heigh...
U.S. Army changes recruitment approach with new advertising agency
Jun 07, 2019 (UPI)
A letter last week from Mark T. Esper, Secretary of the Army, sent to leaders of the Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve, said in part that "this reassig...
Trump blames drug use for transgender army ban
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
Trump told Britain's ITV television in a wide-ranging interview that the military had strict rules regulating the use of prescription drugs. "They take massive ...
Oshkosh, Broshuis land $13.3M Army contract for new semitrailers
May 30, 2019 (UPI)
The $13.3 million contract award will fill an operational need for U.S. Army Europe for a semitrailer capable of carrying a larger payload while abiding by Euro...
Making DoD's Vast Logistics Enterprise More Resilient
May 27, 2019 (SPX)
In particular, the enterprise needs to overcome its reliance on thousands of disparate legacy information systems, which can't provide the status of millions of...
Navy awards $22.7M to BAE for three 57mm MK 110 gun mounts
May 15, 2019 (UPI)
Three MK 110 Mod 0 gun mounts and related hardware will be built at the company's Louisville, Ky., facility, with work expected to be completed by January 2022,...
Raytheon awarded $101.3M to build anti-tank missiles for U.S. Army
May 13, 2019 (UPI)
The Defense Department on Friday announced the company was selected to build the tactically launched and optically tracked wireless-guided missiles, or TOW. The...
Expediting Software Certification for Military Systems, Platforms
May 05, 2019 (SPX)
As the rapid rate of software usage continues to grow, it is becoming exceedingly difficult to assure that all software considered for military use is coded cor...
With Insights from Integration Exercise, SubT Challenge Competitors Prepare for Tunnel Circuit
May 01, 2019 (SPX)
The SubT Integration Exercise, known as STIX, took place at the Colorado School of Mines' Edgar Experimental Mine. The event provided a shakeout opportunity for...
Marines to field enhanced handheld targeting system later this year
Apr 25, 2019 (UPI)
New technologies are being integrated into an updated Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability by the Marines -- including changes to reduce time and mov...
Marines to replace LAV with new armored vehicle in next decade
Apr 19, 2019 (UPI)
The life cycle of the LAV is set to expire in the mid-2030s and the Corps wants to replace the vehicle before then, the branch said in a news release this week....
GenDyn awarded $125M for MK80, BLU-109 bomb components
Apr 18, 2019 (UPI)
The contract is for domestic and foreign military sales, the Defense Department announced Wednesday. Work completion is estimated by Oct. 31, 2023, with locatio...
Boeing awarded $65M in foreign military sales for small diameter bombs
Apr 16, 2019 (UPI)
This contract, which was announced Monday by the U.S. Defense Department, provides for integration, sustainment and support of the small diameter bomb Increment...
Boeing awarded $21.6M for GBU-57 'bunker buster' bombs
Apr 15, 2019 (UPI)
This extends the ordering period for the MOP by an additional four years and increases the order ceiling price to cover the extension, the Defense Department an...
Saab awarded $18M to supply Australian Army with M4 weapons system
Apr 12, 2019 (UPI)
In 2020, Saab plans to send to Australia the Carl-Gustaf M4 rocket launcher weaponSwedish company announced Thursday. The order originally was placed last Septe...
Trump's controversial transgender troop ban takes effect
Apr 12, 2019 (AFP)
Trump's administration has insisted that there is "too great a risk to military effectiveness and lethality" to allow transgender people to serve -- reversing a...
Marines' Abrams tanks successfully perform with 3D-printed impellers
Apr 08, 2019 (UPI)
The Marine Corps Systems Command and other organizations reviewed the performance of impellers used on the tanks at Twentynine Palms, Calif., last December and ...
Partnership Rapidly Transitions Advanced Penetrating Weapon
Apr 03, 2019 (SPX)
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Armament Directorate (AFLCMC/EB) partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Munitions Directorate to rap...
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