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State Dept. approves $1.3B sale of Howitzers to Saudi Arabia
Apr 06, 2018 (UPI)
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the $1.31 billion sale, for which Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are the primary contractors. Congres...
Army soldiers fire new Abrams tanks for first time
Apr 05, 2018 (UPI)
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's Delta Tank Company, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team fired the main and support wea...
BAE delivers Armored Multipurpose Vehicles to Army for testing
Apr 04, 2018 (UPI)
The AMPV is a highly flexible vehicle designed to replace the Vietnam War-era M113 family of vehicles. The 29 vehicles delivered were built under the $383 milli...
General Dynamics awarded $61M contract for Abrams tank support
Mar 29, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $61.2 million. The agreement enables General Dynamics to provide technical as...
L-3 to provide mortar fuzes to Afghanistan, Bahrain
Mar 29, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $50.8 million under the terms of a modified, previously awarded contract. The...
EU tackles tank transport troubles in face of Russia threat
Mar 28, 2018 (AFP)
Officials want to create a "military Schengen zone" similar to the EU's civilian passport-free travel area by simplifying customs checks and bureaucracy that cu...
Lightweight metal foam blocks blastwave, debris from high-explosive rounds
Mar 27, 2018 (SPX)
"In short, we found that steel-CMF offers much more protection than all other existing armor materials while lowering the weight remarkably," says Afsaneh Rabie...
Harris Corp. tapped to provide electronic warfare technology to Kuwait
Mar 27, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $24.5 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract. The agreement enab...
Rheinmetall tapped for recon vehicles for Australia
Mar 26, 2018 (UPI)
A joint announcement by Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull, the defense minister and the minister for the defense industry emphasized that the light armor vehicles ...
Trump scraps blanket transgender military ban, major restrictions remain
Mar 24, 2018 (AFP)
Trump signed a memorandum in August that effectively barred transgender people from the military but the ban faced multiple legal challenges. The White House ha...
Army orders night vision goggles, thermal weapons sights from BAE
Mar 22, 2018 (UPI)
The company announced the two-order five-year contract, valued at more than $97 million, on Wednesday. The contract is a part of a $434 million contract awarded...
Aerojet Rocketdyne conducts Insensitive Explosive test for General Purpose Bombs
Mar 21, 2018 (SPX)
The explosive, known as MNX-770 Mod 1, provides the same lethality as the current PBXN-109 explosive, but has characteristics that make it less susceptible to u...
Oshkosh to deliver tactical vehicles for Qatar, Kuwait
Mar 19, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $15.3 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price foreign military sales contr...
Making gray-zone activity more black and white
Mar 16, 2018 (SPX)
To better understand and respond to an adversary's gray-zone engagement, DARPA's Strategic Technology Office has announced a new program called COMPASS, which s...
Lockheed awarded $3.5B contract from Army for training
Mar 16, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $3.5 billion under the terms of a firm-fixed-contract. The agreement enables L...
Germany's Rheinmetall wins Australia combat vehicle contract
Mar 14, 2018 (AFP)
The deal will see Rheinmetall supply 211 of its Boxer CRV vehicles built with Australian steel by Australian workers, defeating a rival bid from BAE Systems. "T...
Kongsberg signs long-term vehicle technology deal in Qatar
Mar 13, 2018 (UPI)
Kongsberg CEO Geir Haoy and Hamad Al Hajri, Program Director Barzan Holdings, signed the agreement in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday. The contract is potentially valued...
Social sensing emerges as a tool for Army leaders
Mar 06, 2018 (SPX)
"Humans are prolific generators and communicators of information. In Army operations, commanders rely on information provided by Soldiers to make decisions. The...
Raytheon wins $77.3M Air Force contract for SDB II munitions
Feb 28, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $77.3 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract designed to exerci...
Army taps Olin Corp. for $51.1M in small arms ammunition
Feb 28, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $51.1 million and modifies a previous contract award. The contract taps the Win...
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