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Army researchers improve vehicle design with blast tests
With the growing threat of improvised explosive devices over the past decade, Army researchers have been hard at work testing and evaluating ways to keep Soldiers safe from bomb blasts. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command analyzes under-body blasts, known as UBB. Researchers at the Army Research Laboratory Survivability and Lethality Analysis Directorate, [...]
Rheinmetall Exhibits AMPV at IDEX
Outstanding levels of tactical, operational and strategic mobility, compelling combat effectiveness and maximum survivability are key requirements imposed on modern military vehicles today – whether they are designed primarily for combat, command and control, mission-specific roles or transport. In contemporary conflicts, where the threat is often asymmetric yet deadly, protecting troops deployed in harm’s way [...]
Army displays future of ground-vehicle technologies
While the Army All-American Bowl showcased the talents of top-ranked high school football players from across the nation, the Army displayed its top technologies and innovations in the Army Strong Zone just outside the Alamodome, here, Jan. 4-5. One of those innovations is the FED, which stands for fuel efficient demonstrator. “We are proudly supporting [...]
401st completes M1114 vehicle transfer to Afghan National Army
A historic mission for the 401st Army Field Support Brigade came to an end, Nov. 12, when AFSBn-Bagram issued 49 M1114 vehicles to the Afghan National Army, under a Foreign Military Sales case. The 49 vehicles were the last of more than 950 vehicles that were involved in the program that lasted about two and [...]
Algeria eyes 1,200 armoured vehicles from Germany: report
A subsidiary of Germany’s Rheinmetall, a specialist maker of automotive parts and defence equipment, intends to produce up to 1,200 Fuch-type armoured vehicles for Algeria, Der Spiegel said Sunday. According to Monday’s edition of the weekly, which quoted government sources, the German government believes that the Rheinmetall subsidiary will produce in Algeria over the next [...]
Northrop Unveils MAV-L Ground Mobility Vehicle for US Special Forces Competition
Northrop Grumman unveiled its offering for the U.S. Special Forces Command Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 competition today at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, D.C. The Northrop Grumman vehicle is known as the Medium Assault Vehicle – Light (MAV-L). Northrop Grumman teamed with BAE Systems and Pratt and Miller Engineering for [...]
Global Military Land Vehicles Market Under Transition
The global military land vehicles market is undergoing a transition. Many countries have been forced to curtail their defence spending and as a result, vehicle programs in the West are being delayed or facing reduction in procurement numbers. Even though some notable land vehicle modernization programs are under development and even deployment, the market future [...]
JLTV Program Moves Into EMD Phase
The U.S. Army-led Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or JLTV program, is beginning a 33-month Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase, also known as EMD. The EMD phase is designed to test and prepare the next-generation vehicles for a Limited User Test, Capabilities Production Document and Milestone C procurement decision in fiscal year 2015, service officials said. [...]
Army Completes First Pilot Stryker Exchange Vehicle
Last week, the Army completed the first vehicle in their ground-breaking Stryker Double V-Hull, or DVH, exchange program. The program exchanges flat-bottom Stryker hulls for the newer DVH design. The Army’s Project Manager, Stryker Brigade Combat Team initiated the exchange program, in partnership with Anniston Army Depot and General Dynamics Land Systems, in response to [...]
