Americas * The US Army is contracting Oshkosh Defense for technical support. The $13.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract provides for a number of support activities on the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle family of vehicles. The Oshkosh M-ATV has...
Americas * The US Navy has continued the grounding of T-45 aircraft for another week, after the service's instructor-pilots reported that crew were experiencing physiological episodes. A three-day grounding was initially called last Wednesday in order for an...
VBTP concept(click to view full) In December 2009, Brazil signed a EUR 2.5 billion deal with Italy's Iveco that aims to renew its wheeled armored personnel carrier fleet, and revive Brazil's land vehicle defense industry in the bargain. The 6x6 Guarani Viatura...
* The US Department of Defense released directive 3000.09 [PDF] stating that autonomous weapon systems are to be designed in a way that ensures humans call the shots: "Semi-autonomous weapon systems that are onboard or integrated with unmanned platforms must be...
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Tactical Technology Office has 3 major focus areas. Advanced Platforms does a lot of work in robotics, from load carriers that walk like a dog (LS3) to UAVs designed to stay up for months (Vulture). They also do work...
* Boeing charged the US Army $13 million more than the "fair and reasonable" price for 18 parts, the DoD Inspector General concludes [PDF]; so far, Boeing has refunded $1.6 million. * House Armed Services Committee panels release details of FY 2012 National Defense...
Ma Deuce, raising demand... In July 2005, "Pass The Ammunition: Army Taking Action on Small-Cal Shortages" began covering some of the steps the US Defense Department was taking to address this issue. Few reserves, a low production rate, and some of the oldest...
$372 million in US Army orders for small caliber ammunition. (May 3/10) On March 20/09, Alliant Techsystems (ATK) in Minneapolis, MN received a 4-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract (W52P1J-09-D-0027) from the US Army Sustainment Command in Rock...
In September 2005 General Dynamics had just become a second-source prime for small-caliber ammunition to the US military, as a result of the Army's small-caliber ammunition shortage. This broke Alliance Techsystems' sole lock on the prime supplier position from its...
Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Co. LLC in Independence, MO received a delivery order amount of $156.4 million as part of a $166.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for "small caliber ammunition." In the USA, this designation usually refers to ammunition of...