Navistar ‘Saratoga’ Variant Is Company’s Independent Bid for JLTV EMD
Navistar Defense, LLC announced recently that it has submitted a bid to compete for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) …
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Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): And Then There Were SIX?
In response to the government’s request for proposal released on Jan. 26, 2012, at least six industry teams have submitted …
B-1B Upgrades Make Lancers ‘The Lovely Bones’
The first operational B-1B Lancer, affectionately known as the “Bone” (B-One), showed up at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, …
Navy F/A-18D Fighter Crashes into Virginia Beach Apartment Complex, No Fatalities
A two-seat Navy F/A-18D Hornet aircraft crashed into a populated neighborhood shortly after takeoff from Naval Air Station Oceana in …
Army Looks Abroad for Lighter Sniper Rifle Barrels
The U.S. Army continues to expand its search for lightweight sniper barrel technologies, seeking assistance from both domestic and international …
Worldwide Warplane Programs Update
In matters of defense aerospace, 2011 will be remembered as a year in which vital decisions about acquisition, policy, and …
DHS Establishes the Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience
I have to admit when I got the email notice that DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano had established the Rick Rescorla …
Exercise Koa Kai Helps Navy Surface Combatants Achieve Full Deployment Readiness
Navy ships have begun the semiannual Koa Kai naval exercise, which includes integrated flight operations, anti-surface and anti-submarine training, and …
North American Defense Leaders Hold First Trilateral Meeting on Mutual Defense Interests
Canada and Mexico both share borders with the United States. Both are important partners for trade and security. And yet …
Gulf Coast Shipbuilders Play Key Role in Modernizing Egyptian Naval Forces
Two Gulf Coast shipbuilders, VT Halter Marine (Pascagoula, Miss.) and Swiftships (Morgan City, La.), are playing important roles in modernizing …