Gen. James McConville, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, said the service will look into how the civilian sector applies innovation and modernization to implement the same in the military.
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The U.S. Army will perform a fourth non-developmental evaluation for additional active protection system proposals on the Stryker combat vehicle in November, Defense News reported Tuesday.
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Congressional leaders have introduced an omnibus bill that would authorize $1.3 trillion to fund government operations through the end of fiscal 2018, Defense News reported Thursday. The omnibus package would allocate $654.6
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President Donald Trump has called on Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to procure more U.S.-built weapons systems to help generate more U.S. jobs, CNBC reported Wednesday. Memos of proposed foreign
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The U.S. Army faces up to an eight-month delay on its fielding of active protection systems designed to defend fighting vehicles from potential missile threats, Defense News reported Monday. The service branch
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Glenn Dean, program manager of the U.S. Army‘s Stryker Brigade Combat Team, has said that the service branch looks to integrate the Trophy active protection system on a brigade of Abrams main
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Lt. Gen. John Murray, deputy chief of staff for the Army G-8, has said he would push for the service branch to make active protection systems its top priority for aircraft if sequestration
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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Bassett, program executive officer for ground combat systems, has discussed how a Defense Department mandate supports modernization at the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Supplier Conference and Expo. Bassett, who
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The U.S. Marine Corps‘ M1A1 Abrams tanks are set to receive new main gun tracking and thermal sights upgrades in an effort to increase their lethality during combat, the Marine Corps Times reported Friday. Mike Kreiner, M1A1
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The federal government has donated military equipment and vehicle maintenance services worth approximately $300 million to Iraq in 2014, Defense News reported Tuesday. Paul McCleary writes the donation included Kevlar helmets, body armor,
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