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. …
Fighting Vehicles
Battelle Highlights Non-Standard Commercial Vehicles (NSCV) at SOFIC
Battelle used the venue of the 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), held May 14-16, 2013 in Tampa, Fla., …
U.S. Army Materiel Command: Five Decades of Ammo and Weapons Systems
When the U.S. Army Materiel Command stood up more than a half-century ago, a wide range of commands and organizations …
Last Army Main Battle Tanks Depart Germany
The shrill start-up to steady turbine hum of the M1 Abrams tanks has fallen silent in Germany.
On March 18, …
C2 Strike Mobility Commander
While the U.S. Army’s semi-annual Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) events have created amazing mission command on the move capabilities integrated …
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 …
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) …
Army Capability Set 13 Fielding Scaled Back
It hasn’t quite become a mantra yet, but in the increasingly dynamic world of U.S. Army transformation and modernization, and …
What Does the Army Want From a Small Automotive Company? Crowdsourcing
The Washington, D.C., Auto Show isn’t where you’d expect to find the director of the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF). …
Tigers in Tunisia
There were never very many Tiger tanks, less than 1,400 total. They were huge (German crews scornfully called them “furniture …