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Israel’s Oshkosh tactical vehicle buy to keep line open longer

Israel plans to buy the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle from Oshkosh Defense, which will keep the company's production in business longer than anticipated.

2 days ago

An ALE system is launched from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, as testing commences during Project Convergence in September 2020.

Lockheed, Northrop win US Army contract for spy gear on launched drones

Launched effects — hurtling outward from vehicles and aircraft — are meant to complement equipment soldiers already rely on to scout, target, jam and kill.

4 days ago

Europe

Software snags delay German Puma fighting vehicle upgrades

The Bundeswehr now expects the first batch of modernized vehicles, a key German contribution to NATO, to be ready in late February 2024.

Netherlands wants to join Europe’s OCCAR joint armament project

The organization manages a portfolio of 17 projects including the A400M air lifter, the FREMM multi-mission frigate and the Eurodrone.

9 days ago

Patriot replacement radar defeats cruise missile in Raytheon test

The Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor enabled the intercept of a cruise missile target in a developmental test ahead of first unit fielding.

13 days ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, is greeted by Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.

Netherlands budgets $2.2 billion in military aid for Ukraine

The aid will be provided through commercial procurement, in the form of supplies from stockpiles and through cooperation with international partners.

2 weeks ago

Pentagon counter-drone office makes headway as services adopt new tech

Here's how the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office is moving capability out of development and into the field.

2 weeks ago

MBDA restarts anti-tank mine production as Ukraine war depletes stocks

The PARM contains a shaped charge that can be effective at a distance and can be triggered by a fiber-optical sensor or remote control.

3 weeks ago

Defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corp. spent millions of dollars of its own money refining RAPCON-X, depicted here in a company video.

Sierra Nevada to supply US Army with intel-gathering jets in $554M deal

The U.S. Army is paying particular attention to what's known as deep sensing: the capacity to find, monitor, target and kill from greater distances.

3 weeks ago

U.S. Army soldiers set up an aiming circle, meant to orient the Q-53 radar, during Operation Thunder Strike in June 2020.

Lockheed seeks expanded roles for Q-53 radar including drone detection

“It’s legacy has been counter-fire,” said Lockheed Martin's David Kenneweg. “Now, we’ve got a multi-mission radar that does multiple things.”

3 weeks ago

US seeks to fund Israeli laser as Army considers Iron Beam’s potential

The U.S. Army is eyeing Iron Beam as a possible alternative laser to augment its own fire protection capability.

3 weeks ago

State Dept. approves $2.5B sale of Abrams tanks to Romania

Romania gets one step closer to being the second European country to buy Abrams tanks from the US in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

3 weeks ago

Unit cost of Army watercraft more than twice the original price

The service is willing to accept the risk of a more expensive watercraft due to its importance in the Indo-Pacific, its acquisition chief said.

3 weeks ago

U.S. Army Cpl. Jordan Wierzbicki, left, and Spc. Daemon Vann pose in front of a Sentinel A4 sensor while clad in chemical protective gear.

Lockheed to ship advanced Sentinel A4 radars for US Army tests

The radar can plug into the Army’s Integrated Battle Command System, a key piece of the Pentagon’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy.

3 weeks ago

US Army ‘highly unlikely‘ to field hypersonic glide weapon this year

Without a major test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, the Army's plan to field its hypersonic weapon by the end of the year has slipped away.

3 weeks ago

British, Polish firms sign $5 billion deal for Poland’s air defense

The contract will lead to the delivery of 1,000 missiles and more than 100 launchers for Poland’s Narew weapon system.

4 weeks ago

Israel may buy back Iron Dome air defense batteries leased from the US

Israel is receiving the equipment to bolster its air defense against Hamas rocket attacks, and could ultimately opt to keep the two systems.

4 weeks ago

155mm M795 artillery projectiles are stored during manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2023.

US Army eyes $3.1 billion ammo production boost in new spending ask

The service wants to more than triple its stateside 155mm munition production, with infrastructure upgrades planned across the country.

4 weeks ago

U.S. Army soldiers fire the M121 mortar system during a live-fire exercise at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in January 2018.

US Army seeks industry input for overhaul of aging artillery software

"Today, we have a really robust capability to do fires," said Col. Matt Paul, "but it was not built for how we have to share data in the future."

4 weeks ago

Land

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Israel plans to buy the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle from Oshkosh Defense, which will keep the company's production in business longer than anticipated.

Launched effects — hurtling outward from vehicles and aircraft — are meant to complement equipment soldiers already rely on to scout, target, jam and kill.

The Bundeswehr now expects the first batch of modernized vehicles, a key German contribution to NATO, to be ready in late February 2024.

The organization manages a portfolio of 17 projects including the A400M air lifter, the FREMM multi-mission frigate and the Eurodrone.

The Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor enabled the intercept of a cruise missile target in a developmental test ahead of first unit fielding.

The aid will be provided through commercial procurement, in the form of supplies from stockpiles and through cooperation with international partners.

Here's how the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office is moving capability out of development and into the field.

The PARM contains a shaped charge that can be effective at a distance and can be triggered by a fiber-optical sensor or remote control.

The U.S. Army is paying particular attention to what's known as deep sensing: the capacity to find, monitor, target and kill from greater distances.

“It’s legacy has been counter-fire,” said Lockheed Martin's David Kenneweg. “Now, we’ve got a multi-mission radar that does multiple things.”

The U.S. Army is eyeing Iron Beam as a possible alternative laser to augment its own fire protection capability.

Romania gets one step closer to being the second European country to buy Abrams tanks from the US in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The service is willing to accept the risk of a more expensive watercraft due to its importance in the Indo-Pacific, its acquisition chief said.

The radar can plug into the Army’s Integrated Battle Command System, a key piece of the Pentagon’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy.

Without a major test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, the Army's plan to field its hypersonic weapon by the end of the year has slipped away.

The contract will lead to the delivery of 1,000 missiles and more than 100 launchers for Poland’s Narew weapon system.

Israel is receiving the equipment to bolster its air defense against Hamas rocket attacks, and could ultimately opt to keep the two systems.

The service wants to more than triple its stateside 155mm munition production, with infrastructure upgrades planned across the country.

"Today, we have a really robust capability to do fires," said Col. Matt Paul, "but it was not built for how we have to share data in the future."