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Tactical Vehicles

U.S. Army TVAD Program Seeks Lighter Vehicle Armor

In a continuing effort to support the Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS) for its Tactical Wheeled Vehicle fleet, the U.S. Army has released a new request for information under its …

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Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Girandoni Air Rifle A weapon ahead of its time?

The alpine region of Tyrol, a borderland between Italians and Germans, has long bred skillful hunters and tough mountain warriors. Around 1778, a Tyrolean master gunsmith, Bartolomeo Girandoni (1729-1799), invented …

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5.56mm M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round

U.S. Army Touts M855A1 Round Performance 'Close to' a 7.62

U.S. Army representatives have credited the new 5.56mm M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round with combat performance capabilities “close to” those of a 7.62mm.

The characterization came during an April 26th hearing …

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Network Integration Evaluation (NIE)

U.S. Army Opens NIE 14.2 to Foreign Vendors

As part of its evolving semi-annual Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) process, the U.S. Army has announced plans to open next year’s NIE 14.2 to “foreign vendors.”

Although the event itself …

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155mm PGK nose

XM1156 Precision Guidance Kit Heads to Afghanistan

U.S. Army representatives have highlighted the delivery of a new combat capability into Afghanistan in time for that theater’s traditional “spring fighting season.” The new capability comes in the form …

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individual carbine program

Army Individual Carbine Program Decision Imminent

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U.S. Army representatives anticipate an “imminent” decision of the next milestone for that service’s Individual Carbine program. The Individual Carbine program is part of the Army’s dual-track approach that continues …

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A deployed Patriot launcher. The venerable system is expected to be in U.S. Army service to 2040 or beyond. DoD photo

Worldwide Missile Market: Land-Based Theater Missile Defense

Since the days of German V-2 missiles hitting London with impunity during World War II, nations have sought ways to defend against such attacks. That was the impetus for creation …

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A U.S. Army soldier from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, pulls security next to a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle during Decisive Action rotation 13-03, Jan. 19, 2013, at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. Decisive Action rotations are geared toward an adaptive enemy in a complex environment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric M. Garland II

The Army of 2030

The myriad changes that the U.S. Army has undergone over the past dozen years of war serve to highlight the dynamic nature of an organization serving the nation on a …

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A BAE Systems rendering of a notional Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV). Imagery courtesy of BAE Systems

CBO Report on Ground Combat Vehicle Neglects Army Data

This week’s release of the report, “The Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle Program and Alternatives,” by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) leaves almost as many questions as it attempts to answer.…

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CS 13-equipped M-ATVs

Army Capability Set 13 Fielding Scaled Back

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It hasn’t quite become a mantra yet, but in the increasingly dynamic world of U.S. Army transformation and modernization, and especially in the case of Capability Set 13, it has …

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