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Northrop Grumman Pitches New Humvee Chassis To US Army
October 8, 2014 @ 07:22 PMNorthrop Grumman announced Tuesday that it has designed new Humvee Chassis that can restore vehicles original mobility and payload capabilities without affecting the level of protection, National Defense Magazine reported. Greg Schmidt, vice president and general manager for Northrop Grumman Technical Services said that it will reveal more information of the new design during the Association of the US Army (AUSA) annual meeting and exposition next week in Washington DC
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US ONR Developing Laser Weapon For Marines
June 12, 2014 @ 02:19 PMAs the Navy prepares to deploy its first laser weapon on a ship later this summer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced June 11 that they have finished awarding contracts to develop a similar weapon to be used on ground vehicles. The Ground-Based Air Defense Directed Energy On-the-Move program, commonly referred to as GBAD, aims to provide an affordable alternative to traditional firepower to keep enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from tracking and targeting Marines on the ground
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Mexico To Buy M1152 Humvees
May 20, 2014 @ 09:48 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Mexico for M1152 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) and associated equipmen worth $556 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May 16, 2014
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Lockheed Martin Completes Manufacturing Readiness Assessment Of JLTVs
December 12, 2013 @ 07:24 AMThe Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) team successfully completed the government's Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA), an important milestone on the path to vehicle production. The MRA, which measures manufacturing maturity and assesses technical risk, took place at Lockheed Martin's Camden Operations on Nov
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US Army M-ATVs To Be Equipped With Q-Net RPG Defeat System
December 6, 2013 @ 11:42 AMQinetiQ has won a contract to supply Q-Net rocket propelled grenade (RPG) defeat system for installation onboard the US Army's mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) all-terrain vehicles (M-ATVs). Under the $18
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JLTV Program Enters Final Testing Phase
September 10, 2013 @ 11:24 AMThe Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program has entered the final phase of testing with the delivery of sixty-six vehicles prototypes to replace Humvee in near future. The vehicles — made by AM General, Lockheed Martin and Oshkosh, started 14 months of rigorous testing and evaluations during the first week of September
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Iraq To Buy Bradley Fighting Vehicles, In Talks With BAE Systems
August 29, 2013 @ 12:44 PMIraq is in talks with the U.S
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General Dynamics Wins $562 Million Mobility Vehicle Contract
August 23, 2013 @ 10:47 AMGeneral Dynamics has won a contract of U.S
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Northrop Grumman Presents U.S Army With CAC2S Bid
September 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNorthrop Grumman Corporation has submitted its proposal for the development and integration phase of the U.S
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Senate Committee Launches Bid to Prune USD21 Billion from US Budget
November 22, 2011 @ 12:00 AMA key US Senate committee is poised to recommend cutting an additional USD21 billion from the Pentagon's Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) spending plan. The bill totals USD663 billion and would authorise spending for military personnel, weapons systems and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the fiscal year that began on 1 October
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Poland Orders Four Reconnaissance Microsatellites
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...