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DOD Contracts
US Marines Tap Textron, General Dynamics for Reconnaissance Vehicle
The US Marine Corps has selected General Dynamics Land Systems and Textron Systems for contract negotiations to develop a prototype for its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle.
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DOD Contracts
US Army Awards Saab $75M Anti-Armor Ammunition Contract
The US Army has signed a $75 million contract with Saab to purchase ammunition for the Carl Gustaf anti-armor rifle.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
USAF Demonstrates Reaper Automatic Takeoff and Landing
The US Air Force recently conducted an automatic takeoff and landing of an MQ-9 Reaper drone.
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Air
USAF Conducts Maiden Hypersonic Weapon Warhead Test
The US Air Force has detonated an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon warhead in a first-time test.
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Nuclear
US Unveils Upgraded Sub-Launched Nuclear Warhead
The US unveiled the upgraded W88/Mk5 submarine-launched nuclear warhead, in which its “arming, fuzing, and firing subsystem” were replaced and a “lightning arrestor connector” was added.
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Americas
US Army Awards $600M Sustainment Contract for Next-Gen Troop Carrier
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a five-year sustainment contract for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle program.
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Europe
Italy and UK to Refurbish 1,000 Aster Missiles
The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation has signed a contract with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium to refurbish 1,000 Aster missiles owned by the UK Royal Navy and Italian Army and Navy.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Marines Test Grenade Launcher-Fired Mini-Drones
The US Marines Corps tested a multi-purpose mini-drone designed to carry a range of payloads and be fired from grenade launchers.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Indian Firm Develops Counter-Drone Shield to Secure Border
An Indian unmanned military systems manufacturer claims to have developed an autonomous counter-drone system capable of protecting an area of 1,000 t0 2,000 square kilometers.
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Space
US Trials Nano Satellites for Missile Defense
The US Missile Defense Agency launched two nanosatellites last month as part of a demonstration to see their viability within the missile defense communications architecture.
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