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BAE to provide technical services for Army's 116th MIB
Nov 13, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, running over four years, will provide technical experts who will assist the 116th MIB to better understand regional threats. "The demand for intel...
Program targets innovative propulsion solutions for ground-based weapons delivery system
Nov 12, 2018 (SPX)
OpFires aims to develop and demonstrate a novel ground-launched system enabling hypersonic boost glide weapons to penetrate modern enemy air defenses and rapidl...
Seven Turkish soldiers die in munitions blast
Nov 10, 2018 (AFP)
The defence ministry said the accident occurred when a heavy artillery shell exploded at a base at Sungu Tepe in southeastern Turkey near the borders with Iraq ...
Indian army receives first 25 M777 Ultra Lightweight Howizters
Nov 09, 2018 (UPI)
The howitzers will enter service with it's first Indian regiment in 2019. They were accepted earlier this year as part of a 145-gun foreign military sale betwee...
Colt, FN receive Army contracts for further M4, M4A1 carbine production
Nov 09, 2018 (UPI)
The purchases, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, are modifications to existing contracts, with production expected to run through September 2020 ...
Army awards Oshkosh $12M for JLTV finalization pending initial deliveries
Nov 08, 2018 (UPI)
The JLTV is currently in low-rate initial production, with the first vehicles to be delivered to Army units for active service in January 2019. Revision One is ...
Army looks to DRS for Joint Assault Bridge armored bridging units
Nov 07, 2018 (UPI)
The award, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is a modification to an existing contract, with manufacturing taking place in West Plains, Mo. The pr...
British army lifts restriction on Commonwealth recruits
Nov 05, 2018 (AFP)
Britain's junior defence minister Mark Lancaster said in a statement to parliament that the previous five-year residency requirement for Commonwealth army recru...
Army, university study suggests brain structure could influence behavior
Oct 31, 2018 (SPX)
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University at Buffalo are developing a new tool - computational models of the brain - to learn more abo...
Marine Corps taps Rheinmetall for MK19 practice ammunition
Oct 30, 2018 (UPI)
The $59 million contract, announced Monday by the company, is for 40mm x 53 MK281 MOD3 High Velocity Practice Day/Night Marking Cartridges. The MK281 -- which R...
Marine Corps taps Lake Central for armored vests
Oct 29, 2018 (UPI)
The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, calls for Central Lake to produce more th...
General Dynamics wins contract to upgrade M1 Abrams tanks
Oct 26, 2018 (UPI)
The $26 million firm-fixed-price delivery order deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is against a five-year contract. This latest contract is ...
Don't choke on your coffee: US Air Force in hot water over $1,220 mugs
Oct 24, 2018 (AFP)
The mugs in question aren't your usual porcelain caffeine containers, rather a special copper-and-chrome plated beaker that can plug into aircraft electrical sy...
Endless trucks to dirty laundry: NATO exercises big in every way
Oct 23, 2018 (AFP)
- Show of force - Around 50,000 troops from 31 countries -- NATO's 29 member states plus Sweden and Finland -- will take part in the manoeuvres organised in cen...
Boeing nabs Army contract to provide in-transit visibility in Middle East
Oct 22, 2018 (UPI)
Tapestry will deploy it's Global Distribution Management System and work with U.S. Central Command to track and manage civilian contractors moving Army equipmen...
LGS awarded contract to test special ops unmanned vehicles
Oct 18, 2018 (UPI)
The two-year, $15.6 million contract, has an option for three additional years that could increase its value to $35 million. Under the deal, the Colorado-based ...
Too fat to fight: Pentagon grapples with obesity epidemic
Oct 13, 2018 (AFP)
A study released this week has found that nearly one-third of young Americans are now too overweight to join up, a worrying statistic for military officials alr...
DARPA Selects Teams to Explore Underground Domain in Subterranean Challenge
Oct 11, 2018 (SPX)
The competition seeks to better equip warfighters and first responders to explore human-made tunnel systems, urban underground, and natural cave networks that a...
BAE tapped by U.S. Army for 155mm BONUS ammunition
Oct 10, 2018 (UPI)
BAE Systems announced the deal on Tuesday, saying the newest version of the ammunition is its most useful because of its ability against protected targets, but ...
BAE to deliver 18 Howitzer artillery guns to U.S. Army
Oct 09, 2018 (UPI)
The order for M777 155mm Ultra Lightweight Howitzers was announced by BAE Systems in a news release Monday. The new order will add to the 1,000 M777 guns alread...
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