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The U.S. Army has released declassified conceptual look at what the Next Generation Combat Vehicle could eventually look like. In an op-ed for the Army News Service, Douglas Scott (CCDC C5ISR Center Public Affairs)...
The U.S. Army has announced that it has enlisted the help of some of the brightest minds in the tech industry to test and evaluate crucial decision-making skills of tank commanders on the battlefield....
Saab registered higher year-on-year sales and operating profits in the first half (H1) of 2019, despite a 23.3% drop in new orders. Revenues improved by almost 8% compared with the first half of 2018...
UK Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt and Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 18 July to co-operate on future combat air systems. Describing the agreement as “landmark”, the UK...
The Army will award a production contract for its Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, with the competition to remain open for vendors that do not participate...
The Army’s new modernization-focused Futures Command will announce on July 31 it has reached full operational capability (FOC), the command’s leader said Thursday. Gen. Mike Murray, head of Army Futures Command (AFC), told reporters...
FORT POLK, La.—Army Pvt.1st Class Sherman Williams shocked the local military community last night when he reportedly said he was nowhere near those awesome events, sources told Duffel Blog. “No shit, there I wasn’t,”...
FORT POLK, La.—Army Pvt.1st Class Sherman Williams shocked the local military community last night when he reportedly said he was nowhere near those awesome events, sources told Duffel Blog. “No shit, there I wasn’t,”...
The U.S. Army Field artillery going back again to manual methods of fire direction and gunnery after lessons of Russian intervention in Ukraine. The U.S. Army has not had to contend with electronic warfare...
Serbia ordered short-range air-defence (SHORAD) systems from MBDA on the first day of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Belgrade on 15–16 July, the European missile house and the Serbian Ministry of Defence (MoD)...
US Army leaders are preparing to begin testing an Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) prototype this October while they continue to weigh their options for developing an autoloader for the system. Colonel John Rafferty,...
Key Points China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding has launched a second Keris-class patrol vessel on order for Malaysia The ship is scheduled to be handed over to the Royal Malaysian Navy in April 2020 A second...
The commanding officer of the rocket and artillery armament service of Russia’s Central Military District, Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Kuzin, said on 8 July that the combined arms and reconnaissance units within his district have...
Finnish defence exports jumped to EUR128.3 million (USD143.9 million) in 2018 on the back of transfers of armour plating to Turkey, armoured vehicle components to Poland, and aircraft components to Sweden. The 2018 total...
Finnish defence exports jumped to EUR128.3 million (USD143.9 million) in 2018 on the back of transfers of armour plating to Turkey, armoured vehicle components to Poland, and aircraft components to Sweden. The 2018 total...
The Army is working to improve the new modernization-focused Futures Command’s engagement with small businesses, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday. The report notes the Army has concurred with several recommendations...
The office of the U.S. Army program manager for Future Vertical Lift-Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) plans to hold an industry day in Huntsville, Alabama, on July 31 to furnish insight to contractors...
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has submitted a proposal for the Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program to find a replacement for the Patriot system’s radar, ahead of a prototype contract likely...
Army Secretary Mark Esper made it clear to the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) July 16 that he would prioritize artificial intelligence technology development should he be confirmed as the next secretary of defense....
FORT MEADE, Md.—The Army’s most elite cyber operations unit has requested a blanket exemption from conducting mandatory online training, according to several sources familiar with the matter. The 708th Cyber Brigade, colocated with U.S....
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