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  Army Says Full Speed Ahead on Ground Vehicle Programs

  Posted by Paul McLeary 9:24 PM on Feb 22, 2012

  The Army has big plans for its fleets of Strykers, Bradleys, Abrams tanks and aging M113 Armored Personnel Carriers. And even with budget trouble in Washington, the head of the ser... Read More >>

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  Army Making Big Move to Training, Equipping Small Units

  Posted by Paul McLeary 8:27 PM on Feb 28, 2011

  While few have really taken notice, the U.S. Army conducted a large, coordinated rollout of a bold, new procurement and force structure strategy last week. It wasn’t loud, it... Read More >>

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  Forward Movement on JLTV

  Posted by Paul McLeary 5:13 PM on Oct 06, 2009

  While all of the press focus has been on the performance of the MRAP in theater, and the shipment this week of the first MATVs to Afghanistan, the Army and Marine Corps longer-term... Read More >>

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  OPOC Stilll Banging Away

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 1:04 PM on Oct 13, 2008

  Tucked away in the back of L-3's exhibit at the Association of the US Army show in Washington last week was the current configuration of the company's OPOC (opposed piston, opposed... Read More >>

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  Tactical Radio Operations

  Posted by Sean Meade 12:03 PM on Oct 09, 2008

  Harris had two products they emphasized to me at AUSA.The first is their Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) satellite terminals (news release). It's the first tactical satellite ... Read More >>

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  Unblinking Stare

  Posted by Sean Meade 12:56 PM on Oct 08, 2008

  DRS' Distant Sentry Reconaisannce System offers unattended or mobile sentry capability for force, infrastructure and VIP protection, border security and counterdrug operations.Stan... Read More >>

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  Force Feedback

  Posted by Sean Meade 3:16 AM on Oct 08, 2008

  My humble, layman's understanding of active inceptors relates to the video game consoles we have at home in our living room. When something exciting happens, in addition to audio a... Read More >>

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  Arthur's Blade

  Posted by Sean Meade 5:23 PM on Oct 07, 2008

  You've probably heard of Raytheon's Excalibur (pdf) 155mm guided round. It's "the first precision cannon artillery system for the U.S. Army, Marines and coalition artillery." With ... Read More >>

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  COTS In Action

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 11:15 AM on Oct 07, 2008

  Panasonic's Toughbook notebook computer, in its military-qualified form, is already used in operational systems such as L-3's Rover. However, users have asked for a more portable v... Read More >>

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