Battery maker Saft is focusing on lithium-ion batteries for military vehicles, pitching them for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
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August 23, 2017 |
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The Marine Corps has approved the survivability upgrade effort of its legacy amphibious vehicle to enter low-rate initial protection, according to an official.
August 22, 2017 |
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The Army's program executive office for ground combat systems is "continuing to work with" concepts developed in the service's Future Fighting Vehicle program, according to the head of the office.
August 21, 2017 |
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The Army intends to hold a "rodeo" to assess the reliability of industry offerings to upgrade the M113 armored personnel carrier for echelons above brigade.
August 16, 2017 |
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The Army has been incorporating feedback from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment into its Stryker upgun effort and plans to continue improving the vehicle's design.
August 16, 2017 |
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Army senior leaders are nearing a decision on whether to purchase an off-the-shelf active protection system for the Abrams tank, while APS work on the service’s other combat vehicles is slightly behind schedule.
August 15, 2017 |
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The Army needs to improve its supply chain availability, according to the head of Army Materiel Command.
August 15, 2017 |
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Army Materiel Command is working to change its approach to contracting to ensure materiel readiness on the battlefield, according to its commanding general.
August 14, 2017 |
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The Army plans to award a contract to help develop the Next Generation Combat Vehicle prototype next month, according to Jennifer Hitchcock, executive director of systems integration and engineering at the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.
August 11, 2017 |
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Defense contractors are vying to provide the Army an interim solution to the dearth of short-range air defense capability in its maneuver formations, with some demonstrating their wares at an event next month.
August 08, 2017 |
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The Army is using ground vehicle manned-unmanned teaming during an annual live-fire exercise this month.
August 08, 2017 |
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The Marine Corps is looking to industry to evaluate active protection systems that are not tied to any particular vehicle, according to a request for information.
August 08, 2017 |
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BAE Systems recently completed the final delivery of its next-generation amphibious vehicle prototypes to the Marine Corps, while Science Applications International Corp. continues to make progress on its amended schedule.
August 07, 2017 |
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The Marine Corps is looking to industry for evaluating active protection systems that are not tied to any particular vehicle, according to a request for information.
August 01, 2017 |
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The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, will continue to focus on agility during its rotation in Europe, according to the unit's new commander.
August 01, 2017 |
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A forthcoming lethality upgrade for Stryker vehicles in Europe will provide "an absolutely great increase in capability," and should be used to enhance rather than alter the mission of the Stryker formation, according to the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
July 31, 2017 |
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The Army needs to upgrade its ground combat vehicle portfolio across the board, according to the service's chief of staff.
July 31, 2017 |
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The Army wants its Multi-Domain Battle concept to allow the service to "change continually," according to Gen. David Perkins, chief of Training and Doctrine Command.
July 25, 2017 |
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The Army is seeking congressional approval to shift hundreds of millions of dollars in fiscal year 2017, as well as smaller amounts of FY-16 and FY-15 funds, to address changing priorities.
July 24, 2017 |
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A rudimentary system to help operational units defeat unmanned aircraft systems is neither "omniscient" nor "universally able," but helps to protect critical infrastructure, according to the commander of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.