Army/Marine Corps Effort Explores Increased Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
Army and Marine Corps representatives are working together to explore potential vehicle fuel efficiency upgrades under a program dubbed the …
Land Forces
New Army Chief of Staff Odierno Faces Tough Decisions
Tough decisions confront a tough soldier as Ray Odierno settles into his new duties as the U.S. Army‘s chief of …
Marine Corps Seeks M40A5 Sniper Rifle Enhancements
The United States Marine Corps Program Manager for Infantry Weapons, Marine Corps Systems Command, has released a “sources sought” announcement …
U.S. Army Looks for “Counter UAS Interceptor”
U.S. Army representatives are conducting a market survey for interceptor concepts capable of defeating hostile unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
The …
Combat Lessons Improve the CH-47F
The newest version of the venerable CH-47 Chinook, the CH-47F or “Fox” variant already has nearly four years of deployments …
Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer Confirmed for Medal of Honor
This week the White House announced that former Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer of Greensburg, Ky., will receive the Medal of …
High Ground
Believe it or not, the CH-47F Chinook already has nearly four years of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan behind it.…
Are Active Protection Systems Coming of Age?
The modern battlefield changed again recently, though with all the recent developments in the Muslim world it would have been …
“Project Workhorse” Sends Autonomous Robotic Vehicles into Theater
Lockheed Martin has recently finalized a contract with the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force to deploy four of its prototype …
Army Focuses on OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Fleet
With more than 750,000 fleet combat hours, the U.S. Army’s OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is a combat- proven aircraft that is …