Future HMMWV Options
In anticipation of a major “recapitalization” of the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) fleet, many industry participants highlighted their …
Land Forces
U.S. Army Affirms FMTV Contract Award
As projected in a recent Year in Defense Online news item (“FMTV Seeks Contract Traction“), mid-February 2010 has brought an …
U. S. Army Helicopter Aviation Confronts the Challenges of 2010
When President Barack Obama decided to increase U.S. troop strength by 30,000 in Afghanistan – a process to be completed …
SHOT Show 2010: New Ballistics Options
While the 2010 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, owned and sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, drew …
SHOT Show 2010: Pistols to Carbines
SHOT Show 2010 also featured the introduction of new “conversion kit” systems designed to convert pistols into accurate lightweight short-barreled …
SHOT Show 2010: Tactical Ergonomics
The 2010 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, owned and sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, bills itself …
Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs)
The bulk of public attention to the increasingly important area of precision guided munitions (PGMs) has been focused on the …
First Modernized Brigade Combat Team
Following completion of a Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) review that was conducted on Dec. 22, 2009, that U.S. Army has …
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Guns
The U.S. Army is nearing completion on a machine gun replacement program that is providing a significant expansion of battlefield …
UH-72A Lakota Introduction
“The biggest benefit for me is the lower workload, and that’s a direct result of the aircraft’s altitude hold and …