Scott R. Gourley

Scott Gourley is a former U.S. Army officer and the author of more than 1,500 articles covering topics across all military services. He currently holds masthead listings as contributing editor, North American editor, or correspondent for nearly one dozen international defense publications. He is a frequent contributor to Faircount’s Year in Defense and Year in Special Operations as well as other Faircount commemorative publications.

In addition to his articles for professional and trade journals, he has written about defense issues and defense technology for general publications including The Wall Street Journal, Popular Science, and Popular Mechanics, and has consulted for defense-related shows airing on multiple television networks.

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Two FMTVs with non-armored and armored cabs

Army/Marine Corps Effort Explores Increased Vehicle Fuel Efficiency The Enterprise Market Investigation Process (EMIP)

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Army and Marine Corps representatives are working together to explore potential vehicle fuel efficiency upgrades under a program dubbed the Enterprise Market Investigation Process (EMIP).

The current iteration of EMIP …

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Block 40 Global Hawk on its second flight.

Global Hawk Operations in the Spotlight at AUVSI North America 2011

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This week’s Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) North America 2011 (August 16 – 19, Washington D.C. Convention Center) is providing multiple venues for both government and industry to …

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Griffin launch

U.S. Army Explores Special Operations Precision Strike System

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In an effort to satisfy emerging U.S. warfighter requirements, the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Project Manager Joint Attack Munition Systems is …

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Marine scout sniper with M40A5

Marine Corps Seeks M40A5 Sniper Rifle Enhancements

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The United States Marine Corps Program Manager for Infantry Weapons, Marine Corps Systems Command, has released a “sources sought” announcement requesting industry input on the availability of potential materiel solutions …

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A Shadow UAV on approach seen from the point of view of one of those seen by UAVs

U.S. Army Looks for “Counter UAS Interceptor”

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U.S. Army representatives are conducting a market survey for interceptor concepts capable of defeating hostile unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aviation and Missile …

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Comparison between cartridges. From top to bottom: .300 Winchester Magnum, .300 Winchester Short Magnum, .308 Winchester, .223 Remington. Photo by Dt3ft

USSOCOM Explores New .300 Win Mag Options

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In another possible reflection of the emerging Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) program [See DMN: “USSOCOM Outlines Restart for Precision Sniper Rifle,” posted June 7, 2011], United States Special Operations Command …

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Lockheed Martin SMSS

“Project Workhorse” Sends Autonomous Robotic Vehicles into Theater

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Lockheed Martin has recently finalized a contract with the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force to deploy four of its prototype Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) autonomous robotic vehicles into Afghanistan …

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OH-58D over the range

Army Focuses on OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Fleet

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With more than 750,000 fleet combat hours, the U.S. Army’s OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is a combat- proven aircraft that is safe, rugged and reliable, maintaining the highest operational tempo and …

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X-47B UCAS-D

Industry Studies UAS Carrier Operations

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The U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded contracts to four industry teams to conceptually demonstrate that an Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) unmanned aircraft (UA) …

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XM2010 being fired by soldiers

Army Explores Lighter Barrels for Sniper Rifles

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The U.S. Army Contracting Command at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is exploring new lightweight barrel alternatives “for the intended purpose of improving the performance of low rate of fire weapons, such …

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