US Army Discusses NGSW
On 19 April, the US Army announced that SIG Sauer had won the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) competition with its 6.8mm hybrid ammunition, MCX Spear and LMG-6.8 selected to… Continue reading "US Army Discusses NGSW"
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SIG Sauer Wins US Army Next Generation Squad Weapon Contract
Today, it has been announced that SIG Sauer have won the contract to provide both the NGSW-Rifle and NGSW-Automatic Rifle. An initial delivery order contract worth $20.4 million has been awarded.… Continue reading "SIG Sauer Wins US Army Next Generation Squad Weapon Contract"
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GM Defense Joins General Dynamics Land Systems OMFV Team
General Dynamics Land Systems announced on 15 February that General Motors subsidiary GM Defense was joining its project team for the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition. The General… Continue reading "GM Defense Joins General Dynamics Land Systems OMFV Team"
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DARPA Successfully Flight Tests Unmanned Black Hawk
On Saturday, 5 February, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully flew an unmanned UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. This was the first time a… Continue reading "DARPA Successfully Flight Tests Unmanned Black Hawk"
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President Biden Decides to Designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally
On Monday, 1 February, President Biden announced that he seeks to designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA). “I am notifying Congress that I will designate Qatar as a… Continue reading "President Biden Decides to Designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally"
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US To Temporarily Forward Deploy 2,000 Troops To Europe
The Department of Defense announced on Wednesday that it will be forward deploying approximately 2,000 troops to Europe in the coming days. The forward deployment of the forces comes alongside… Continue reading "US To Temporarily Forward Deploy 2,000 Troops To Europe"
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British Army Confirms Intentions For Precision Strike Missile Procurement
The British Army has confirmed its intentions to begin the process to procure the Precision Strike Missile, currently being developed for the United States Army by Lockheed Martin. Confirmation of… Continue reading "British Army Confirms Intentions For Precision Strike Missile Procurement"
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8,500 U.S. Troops On Heightened Readiness For Possible Eastern Europe Deployment
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered 8,500 U.S. troops from a variety of units to increase their readiness to deploy in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine,… Continue reading "8,500 U.S. Troops On Heightened Readiness For Possible Eastern Europe Deployment"
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DARPA Runs Final Test for OFFSET Program Drone Swarm
On December 9, the US Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA) announced it had carried out the final OFFSET program field experiment at Cassidy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF)… Continue reading "DARPA Runs Final Test for OFFSET Program Drone Swarm"
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Is Textron Out of the NGSW Program?
According to a number of sources, Textron may no longer be part of the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program. If this is indeed the case this would… Continue reading "Is Textron Out of the NGSW Program?"