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Back to basics of short-range air defense
Forty-seven paratroopers from E Battery, 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, took part in national training operations at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 1-27. Soldiers from 1st platoon joined nearly 3,500 Soldiers from 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, at the National Training Center, known as NTC, to conduct the first decisive action [...]
The Armoured Vehicles Upgrade & Retrofit Market 2012-2022
Decades of shifts in conflict paradigms and the need for adaptability have given the armoured vehicles upgrade & retrofit market more importance than ever before. The advent of budget cuts and austerity measures have also forced governments around the world to reassess procurement, modernise where financially preferable, and produce armoured vehicles that are more conducive [...]
ATK Receives $266 Million In Small Caliber Ammunition Orders
ATK has received orders totaling more than $266 million for small caliber ammunition under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island (ACC-RI). This order includes a mix of 5.56mm, 7.62mm and .50-caliber military ammunition to be produced at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo. ATK [...]
Army Asks for Armed Aerial Scout Demonstration
The Army released to industry, April 25, a “request for information” about a replacement for the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft, including a proposal to industry to provide for the Army a demonstration of the current “state of the art” in rotary-wing aircraft and their subsystems. It’s expected any demonstrations would happen this summer or fall. [...]
Twelve dead in clash between Mexico soldiers, outlaws
A fresh clash between soldiers and suspected criminals in northwest Mexico left 12 dead, including two soldiers, a state official said Wednesday. At least 22 others have been killed in similar clashes in Sinaloa state, home to the eponymous drug cartel, since Saturday. In the latest clash, men armed with grenades and high caliber weapons [...]
The Armoured Vehicles Upgrade & Retrofit Market Valued at $2.43bn in 2012
New analysis indicates that the armoured vehicles upgrade & retrofit market will reach a value of $2.43bn in 2012. Budget cuts, lessons from recent conflicts, and unknown future threats have produced a focus on survivability and adaptability as major trends within the armoured vehicles upgrade & retrofit market. Militaries increasingly see retrofits as a solution [...]
Mobile app connects Airmen to their base
Want to connect with friends and family? There’s an app for that. Need to find the best restaurant around? There’s an app for that. Want to see what movies are playing nearby? There’s an app for that. Discovering what events your base is hosting on a particular day? Now there is an app for that, [...]
Marines train with new mortar system during field exercise
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, got their first opportunity during a division mortarmen range exercise arranged by the Division Training Center April 19, to fire the new M224A1 mortar weapon system. It is an updated version of the M224 Legacy, formally the main tool employed by the division’s mortarmen. Marines [...]
US Army Concept Vehicle Rolls Out to Meet Detroit Public
This week the Army debuted its latest concept vehicle that not only significantly improves upon fuel economy, it also has the capability to generate and export electric power to Soldiers in austere locations like Afghanistan. Following the grand opening of the arsenal’s high-tech lab last week, the Fuel Efficient ground vehicle Demonstrator (Bravo version), or [...]
