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The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth up to $600 million for the sustainment and support of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) over the next five years. BAE Systems is currently...
Raytheon Company and Swedish aerospace and defense firm Saab will partner to develop new weapons for infantry forces. Initially, the team will upgrade the Carl-Gustaf reloadable shoulder-launched weapon system and explore opportunities to enhance...
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In order to improve ammo business processes, the US Standard Army Ammunition System-Modernization, is being upgraded to provide more centralized and accurate information to support ammunition management. SAAS-MOD is the system that Ammunition Supply...
Building on their combined platform integration experience, Raytheon Company and Finmeccanica’s DRS Technologies have entered into a teaming agreement for the U.S. Army’s 3rd Generation Improved Forward Looking Infrared program (3rd Gen IFLIR) B-Kit...
DRS Technologies, Inc., On-Board Vehicle Power system, a high-powered DRS/Allison Transmission Integral Generator installed on combat vehicles, will be included in the U.S. Army’s critical field testing for network technology. The On-Board Vehicle Power...
Wherever Soldiers go, shelters must go, too. These shelter systems must not only protect and provide comfort; they must also be as energy efficient as possible. Every time a base camp needs fuel delivered,...
The results obtained by research and technology concerning the technical solutions for Defense needs have gradually allowed to replace direct human intervention with mechanical systems, computerized, cybernetic . In this context, the remote control...
Known as JCR Logistics, the system created new efficiencies in product support, fielding operations, sustainment and more. In US-Army fiscal year 2012, the transition showed an immediate cost avoidance of almost $20 million and is...
Involving more than 40 warships, 40 fixed-wing aircraft and 30 helicopters from the UK, the Netherlands, Canada, France, Denmark, Belgium, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Germany, over 12,000 personnel took part in Exercise Joint Warrior....
This was the third time that SAMP/T proceeded to a test firing against such type of threat, the second time by an operational crew. Like the previous ATBM firings, in October 2010 and November...
The largest solar power system in the U.S. Army is coming online at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.. The Energy Savings Performance Contract, or ESPC, project, awarded and managed by the U.S. Army Engineering...
While refining the systems that protect the homeland against long-range ballistic missile attacks, the United States is advancing technologies to counter the growing threat of short- and medium-range missiles launched by rogue states or...
Small, lightweight, low-power and high throughput for operation outside traditional data centers Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), today announced the addition of Small Format Guard™...
a further major step towards a laser weapon system. a new “pooling and sharing” capability Over 50 guests, including representatives from the German Ministry of Defence, the Bundeswehr, the BAAINBw, the European Defence Agency,...
Rheinmetall AG and Textron Systems Canada Inc., a Textron Inc. company, today announced that they have signed a €160 million ($205 million CAD) contract for work on the Canadian Forces Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle...
EAGLE is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract vehicle the Army will use for maintenance, supply and transportation support functions required by the ASC. EAGLE’s ceiling value is $23.5 billion. EAGLE is a...
Improvised explosive device (IED) experts at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Va., are asking industry to develop non-contact ways to detect explosives hidden in opaque media with high water content...
Several next-generation, mobile Counter Target Acquisition, or CTA radar systems are now able to provide Soldiers with a 360-degree protective envelope or warning capability against incoming enemy rocket, artillery and mortar fire, service officials...
– A total contract ceiling of $4.6 billion – The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has chosen Lockheed Martin to manage the transformation of the Department of Defense’s global data network. The work will...
DRS Technologies, Inc. a Finmeccanica Company, announced that its Global Enterprise Solutions International division of DRS Technical Services has received a $92 million contract for continued IT support to the military’s Internet Café program,...