The Ukraine’s Military | Photos
The tense situation in the Crimea, which appears to include an occupation by Russian military forces, has tested the Ukraine …
Fighting Vehicles
U.S. Army Convoy Goes Autonomous
The very idea of an autonomous vehicle used to seem like something out of a science fiction movie. That idea …
U.S. Army AMPV Price Targets Are ‘Understood’
Another interesting aspect of the recently-released final Request for Proposals (RFP) for the U.S. Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) can …
Army Releases Final RFP for Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)
The U.S. Army has released its final Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program. The RFP …
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann’s Puma Bucks the V-shaped Hull Trend
Emerging from a combination of dedicated government and industry design efforts, government blast testing and several years of combat experience …
Army Conducts NIE 14.1
Although delayed slightly by the budgetary indecision and wrangling that recently led to a temporary government shutdown, the U.S. Army …
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Program Earns Award
It’s award season, and the work of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program team is not going unnoticed or …
Despite Setback, Boeing Remains Committed to Phantom Badger
Designed in response to a U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Request for Proposals (RfP) for a vehicle capable of being …
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems’ Flyer Wins USSOCOM ITV Contract
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has long dreamed of fielding an Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) for their CV-22 Ospreys. With …
Abrams Dieselization Project: Doing the Math
According to S. Michael (Mike) Cannon, senior vice president, ground combat systems, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), the concept for …