Land Forces

AM General BRV-O

AM General’s BRV-O Is Its Second Proposal for JLTV EMD JLTV: And then there were SIX?

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AM General LLC is backing two separate proposals for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.

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Oshkosh L-ATV

Oshkosh Bids L-ATV for JLTV EMD Phase JLTV: And then there were SIX?

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Oshkosh Defense is offering the latest generation of its Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) as its solution for the engineering manufacturing & development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light …

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Navistar Saratoga 2

Navistar ‘Saratoga’ Variant Is Company’s Independent Bid for JLTV EMD JLTV: And then there were SIX?

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Navistar Defense, LLC announced recently that it has submitted a bid to compete for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. The …

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Damaged HMMWVs

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): And Then There Were SIX? Three industry teams awarded technology development contracts submit JLTV EMD proposals...and so do three new entrants

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In response to the government’s request for proposal released on Jan. 26, 2012, at least six industry teams have submitted responses for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and …

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M24 sniper rifle barrel

Army Looks Abroad for Lighter Sniper Rifle Barrels

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The U.S. Army continues to expand its search for lightweight sniper barrel technologies, seeking assistance from both domestic and international developers.

Under a recent “sources sought” announcement released on March …

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Soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 25th Infantry Division, use the iRobot 510 PackBot® to identify and unarm a simulated improvised explosive device (IED) at the Robotics lane located at the U.S. Army's National Training Center (NCT) in Fort Irwin, Calif., February 2011. The 510 PackBot is used by infantry soldiers to identify roadside bombs and other IEDs. For the soldiers on the front lines, the robot allows them to assess areas from a safe distance. Soldiers from the 1/25th SBCT were conducting a wide variety of training at NTC in preperation for their deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Duval 1/25th SBCT PAO

iRobot Expands and Enhances Robotic Systems

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The recent 2012 Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference and Exhibition, sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, provided a venue for multiple product manufacturers to highlight their latest activities in the …

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M4A1 Rifle Firing

Small Arms Developments

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The recent close of proposal submissions for the U.S. Army’s long-awaited Individual Carbine (IC) program marked the culmination of an extraordinarily busy year in the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine …

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B-1 Lancers and an incoming F-22 Raptor are only some of the beneficiaries of runway improvements at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Lee Roberts

Corps of Engineers ‘Builds Green’ USACE uses LEED standards to build sustainable facilities

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Sustainable design has long been a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) military construction program, but in recent years, USACE’s efforts to “build green” have made significant …

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AH-64 Apache Crash in Afghanistan

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This video of an AH-64 Apache crash in Afghanistan is the real thing. Apparently it was taken Feb. 8, 2012 at a combat outpost near Marzak in Paktika province, Afghanistan. …

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New Frag Grenade

U.S. Seeks Improved Fragmentation Hand Grenade

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The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Division, Crane, Ind., is seeking information on designs for an improved fragmentation hand grenade that could eventually replace the current M67 hand grenade design.

A …

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