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Army researchers suggest uncertainty may be key in battlefield decision making
Jul 18, 2018 (SPX)
Army collaborative research has studied networked teams and asked the following question: "Does the uncertainty regarding shared information result in lower dec...
Wamore receives U.S. Army contract for air drop equipment
Jul 18, 2018 (UPI)
The award, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, comes under a firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of the parachute systems. The contract is sla...
Army Futures Command to be located in Austin, Pentagon announces
Jul 13, 2018 (UPI)
The command, which was announced and stood up at a conference in October 2017, will coordinate modernization efforts across the Army, the Pentagon announced on ...
US Army picks tech-savvy Austin for new command
Jul 13, 2018 (AFP)
The Army Futures Command will be established in Austin, the booming capital of Texas that in recent years has transformed into one of America's hottest cities f...
U.S. Army to introduce new physical fitness test
Jul 11, 2018 (UPI)
The new test, announced this week, changes the name from the Army Physical Fitness Test to the Army Combat Fitness Test and is planned to become gender and age ...
Honeywell tapped for M1 tank engine refurbishment
Jul 09, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, comes under a $119 million modification to an existing contract for the Total Integrated Engine Revital...
Rheinmetall tapped for laser light for Bundeswehr assault rifles
Jul 06, 2018 (UPI)
The order, announced this week by Rheinmetall, will provide 1,745 laser light packages to the Bundeswehr, with deliveries beginning in early 2019. The procureme...
Northrop Grumman contracted for mine detection system support
Jul 05, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, comes under a $9.9 million firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awar...
Lockheed tapped for AN/VSQ-6B sensor system spare parts
Jul 05, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, comes under an $80 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for ...
Army contracts Oshkosh for additional joint light tactical vehicles
Jul 02, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is a modification to an existing contract for 1,574 vehicles and 7,538 kits. It includes installed and ...
Israel graduates first women tank commanders
Jun 28, 2018 (AFP)
Another six have completed training as crew members, but actual deployment of any of the women will depend on the outcome of a review by senior officers, an arm...
Air Force awards nearly $900 million for new bunker buster bombs
Jun 28, 2018 (UPI)
The deals, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, come under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts for BLU-137/B penetrator warhead produ...
The 'retroreflector' reflects sound in the direction it came from
Jun 26, 2018 (UPI)
Previous retroreflectors relied on a combination of angled reflections to return sound waves to their source direction, but the latest material offers a direct ...
Stealth material hides hot objects from infrared eyes
Jun 26, 2018 (SPX)
"What we have shown is an ultrathin stealth 'sheet.' Right now, what people have is much heavier metal armor or thermal blankets," says Hongrui Jiang, professor...
GXV-T advances radical technology for Future Combat Vehicles
Jun 25, 2018 (SPX)
"We're looking at how to enhance survivability by buttoning up the cockpit and augmenting the crew through driver-assistance aids," said Maj. Amber Walker, the ...
Army contracts GenDyn for Stryker hull upgrades
Jun 21, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, from U.S. Army Contracting Command and announced on Wednesday, is valued at more than $68.5 million and enables General Dynamics to upgrade the flat b...
Americans own 40 percent of world's firearms: study
Jun 18, 2018 (AFP)
There are more than one billion firearms in the world but 85 percent of those are in the hands of civilians, with the remainder held by law enforcement and the ...
Army contracts DRS for Abrams tank support
Jun 18, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $192.5 million under the terms of a fixed-price-incentive contract that enables ...
TNT could be headed for retirement after 116 years on the job
Jun 15, 2018 (SPX)
"The Army and the Laboratory, through the Joint Munitions Program, have been looking for a TNT replacement," said David Chavez, an explosives chemist at Los Ala...
Army taps BAE for new Bradley vehicles
Jun 15, 2018 (UPI)
The award, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $347 million under a fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for production of two...
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