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Bringing The Internet To The Skies Of Army Exercises
Ft Lauderdale FL: Soldiers participating in the U.S. Army’s recent Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE), Ft. Benning, Ga., were able to acquire unprecedented levels of knowledge about their surroundings thanks to the battlefield imaging and communications relay capabilities of Northrop Grumman’s Fire Scout vertical unmanned aerial system (VUAS). Hovering 4,000 feet above the battlefield, Fire Scout [...]
Ban on USB devices in Army remains
WASHINGTON: The ban on using USB devices on military computers remains, for now, in the Army — despite a partial lift of the original ban by U.S. Strategic Command. USSTRATCOM issued a tasking order to services and concerned parties, Feb. 12, that allows the services to loosen restrictions on use of USB and flash media [...]
Soldiers to get new cammo pattern for wear in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: Starting this summer, Soldiers sent to fight in Afghanistan will wear an Army Combat Uniform with the “MultiCam” pattern instead of the standard-issue universal camouflage pattern. Secretary of the Army John McHugh made that announcement Feb. 19, after the service conducted a rigorous four-month evaluation of various uniform patterns to determine what could best [...]
JLTV Prototype Builds Underway
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or JLTV Technology Development phase industry teams have begun to build government prototypes, engineering an unprecedented blend of mobility, payload capacity and survivability — building a light tactical vehicle that will withstand IED attacks, drive quickly through diverse terrain and transport beneath a CH-47 or CH-53 helicopter. The three teams [...]
Army Selects Northrop 100kW Solid-State Laser for Field Tests
REDONDO BEACH, Ca: The solid-state laser system from Northrop Grumman Corporation that produced the most powerful beam ever from a continuous wave, electric laser last year is joining other pioneering speed-of-light weapons demonstrators for field tests at the Army’s High Energy Laser System Test Facility (HELSTF), N.M. In cooperation with the U.S. Army’s Space and [...]
IED trainer helps prepare warfighters for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 18, 2010) — Beginning in February, Afghanistan-bound Soldiers and service members can access “ROC”-solid training to help counter improvised explosive device threats. Recognition of Combatants-Improvised Explosive Devices, or ROC-IED for short, is a computer-based interactive multimedia trainer. The program helps train warfighters to anticipate and prevent IED-related incidents in theater. [...]
Potential Army Trucks Finalise Testing
Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Material and Science, today announced that trials for competing medium to heavy weight trucks for the Australian Army had been completed. Tenderer to provide Medium to Heavy Weight Trucks to the Army under Project Land 121 were asked to provide a range of vehicle platforms for evaluation. The Medium [...]
Bangladesh to Purchase Armored Vehicles, Missiles
DHAKA: The Bangladeshi military will receive new equipment as part of a 10-year modernization program. Bangladesh’s Planning Minister Air Vice Marshal A.K. Khandker (ret.) stated that the effort to purchase new equipment is on track. Orders will be placed for new armored vehicles during the current fiscal years. The Bangladeshi Army wants seven tanks and [...]
First STARLite Radars Delivered to US Army
BALTIMORE: Northrop Grumman Corporation recently delivered the first two production AN/ZPY-1 STARLite radars for the U.S. Army’s Extended Range / Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aerial System. Northrop Grumman’s STARLite is a small, lightweight radar used for supporting tactical operations. By providing precise battlefield intelligence in all types of weather and in battlefield obscurants, day and night, STARLite [...]
