Rapid Fire April 30, 2012: AMPV Briefing

Apr 30, 2012 08:50 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff
  • Here are the PPT slides from the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Industry Day held by the US Army last week. The Defense Acquisition Board is expected to follow up on the future of this tentative MDAP by the end of the current fiscal year. There’s potentially about 3,000 new vehicles at stake at an Average Unit Manufacturing Cost in the $1M-$1.7M range with production starting between FY15 and FY17.
  • The latest Aircraft Survivability [PDF] examines past and present live fire testing programs, as well as their current application to the CH-53K acquisition program.
  • Northrop Grumman’s CEO Wes Bush would like Congress to ease restrictions on drone exports.

  • EADS Cassidian launched a new division called Cassidian CyberSecurity with its initial focus set on UK/France/Germany.

  • Got email? Thank BBN engineer Ray Tomlinson! He devised the format we all use today, and earned a deserved space as an initial inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame. BBN is now part of Raytheon.

  • India’s Mirage 2000 fighters are flying again. They were grounded after a pair of accidents in February and March.

  • Another F-15 from the Saudi Air Force crashed during training on Saturday. The pilot ejected safely.

  • Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] met with USAF Vice Chief of Staff General Philip M. Breedlove to argue in favor of basing KC-46A tankers at the Fairchild Air Force Base in her district. Proponents of that base are fighting against a casino proposal that they say would interfere with flight patterns.

  • The NATO Army Armaments Group (NAAG) is working on more fluid tactical communications between allies. Video below:

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