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EADS North America delivers 100th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army

EADS North America delivered its 100th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army March 4, 2010, marking another on-time and on-budget achievement for a highly successful program that supports America’s warfighters and contributes to the nation’s homeland security.  The delivery took place in Columbus, Miss. at the companys American Eurocopter production facility.  EADS North America photo.

ARLINGTON, Va. and COLUMBUS, Miss.

EADS North America delivered its 100th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army today, marking another on-time and on-budget achievement for a highly successful program that supports America’s warfighters and contributes to the nation’s [...]

Gang Activity in the U.S. Military

An unidentified military member flashes gang signs.  FBI Investigative Photo

By Rod Powers, About.com Guide
Feb 12 2007
Source: About.com: US Military

According to a recently released FBI report, Gang-related activity in the US military is increasing and poses a threat to law enforcement officials and national security.

The report, Gang Activity in the [...]

U.S. Army solicits proposals for New Combat Vehicle

Photo credit Staff Sgt. Tony White -  The operational mobility of the Stryker, pictured here, is one of the capabilities the Army desires in the new ground combat vehicle. The Army released a request for proposal, Feb. 25, for the GCV. According to the Brigade Combat Team Modernization Plan, released Feb. 19, the new vehicle must include, among other things, full-spectrum capability, net-readiness, and mobility.

Mar 2, 2010
By C. Todd Lopez
Source: U.S. Army

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 2, 2010) — The Army released a request for proposal for the Ground Combat Vehicle Feb. 25 — marking an official start for defense contractors to begin competing [...]

‘MRAP-like’ Strykers Could Be Fielded in 2011

US soldiers of the 1st battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, walk the streets following a ceremony of transfer from the US military to the Iraqi security forces in the city of Baquba, 60kms northeast of Baghdad on June 25, 2009.  US combat troops will pull out from Iraq's cities and main towns June 30 as the war-torn country takes sole charge of security in a major stepping stone to a complete American withdrawal. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

By KATE BRANNEN
Published: 25 Feb 2010 14:48

If the U.S. Army approves funding to keep the production line steady, industry can deliver 130 Stryker vehicles with “MRAP-like” protection in time for the next Stryker brigade’s deployment, sources said.

The Army is nearing [...]

BAE Systems Awarded $74 Million Contract to Buy Parts in Preparation for Bradley Reset

23 Feb 2010 | Ref. 044/2010

YORK, Pennsylvania – BAE Systems was awarded a contract for $74 million by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, Life Cycle Management Command to purchase long-lead items in preparation for the reset of 101 Bradley [...]

Boeing Receives US Army Production Contract for Brigade Combat Team Modernization Increment 1

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it received a contract from the U.S. Army on Feb. 24 for low-rate initial production of the initial brigade set of Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) Increment 1 [...]

2 U.S. Army helicopter pilots killed in Iraq

Aircraft made a ‘hard landing’ near airfield at base, says military

Associated Press
updated 11:34 a.m. PT, Sun., Feb. 21, 2010
Source: MSNBC

BAGHDAD – The U.S. military says two Army helicopter pilots have been killed in an accident on a base in northern [...]

Raytheon Awarded $58 Million for Patriot Tactical Missile Upgrades

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $58.2 million contract for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical, or GEM-T, missiles.

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AAMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the contract to [...]

General Dynamics Awarded $387 Million Training Support Contract by the U.S. Army

February 12, 2010
Source: General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract for Constructive Training Systems support by the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and [...]

BAE Systems Awarded $32 Million Contract to Reset M113 Vehicles

M113A3 Family of Vehicles

08 Feb 2010 | Ref. 013/2010

ANNISTON, Alabama – BAE Systems received a $32 million contract modification from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management command to reset 417 M113 vehicles, one of the most widely used combat vehicles in the [...]

Camp Keating Officers Disciplined for Attack That Killed 8 U.S. Troops

A Chinook helicopter lands at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, in this March 2007, file photo. A military investigation of a Taliban attack last fall on the remote U.S. army outpost that left eight American soldiers dead and 22 wounded has resulted in administrative punishments for two commanders blamed for 'inadequate measures taken by the chain of command.'  (Sgt. Amber Robinson/U.S. Army)

It’s the Latest Incident That Resulted in Officers Disciplined Following Troop Deaths

By LUIS MARTINEZ
Feb. 5, 2010
Source: ABC News

A military investigation of a Taliban attack last fall on a remote U.S. army outpost that left eight American soldiers dead and 22 [...]

BCT overhaul: Changes coming to Basic Combat Training

Feb 4, 2010
By Steve Reeves, Fort Jackson Leader
Source: US Army

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Basic Combat Training is getting ready for some major changes to reflect the modern battlefield, said Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, deputy commanding general for Initial Military Training.

Hertling, [...]

US soldiers and teenage girls killed in bombing near Pakistan school

Villagers pull injured pupils from rubble after Taliban fighters kill seven in military convoy attack

Declan Walsh in Islamabad
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 3 February 2010 20.06 GMT

Three American soldiers were killed and two others injured today in a bomb attack that marked the [...]

BAE Systems Unveils New Modernized Howitzer Vehicle to U.S. Army

20 Jan 2010 | Ref. 007/2010

YORK, Pennsylvania – BAE Systems today unveiled its upgraded PIM (Paladin Integrated Management) vehicle to military customers, Congressional representatives, community leaders and employees at a ceremony held at its York facility. PIM is the next [...]

Boeing Awards AH-64D Apache Block III Work to Science Engineering Services in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 13, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has selected Science Engineering Services Inc. (SES) to perform disassembly, inspection and repair on AH-64D Apache helicopters in preparation for their upgrade to the Block III configuration. The program [...]

BAE Systems equips U.S. Army Helicopters with Infrared Countermeasures

22 Dec 2009 | Ref. 253/2009
Source: BAE Systems

NASHUA, New Hampshire – BAE Systems has successfully installed the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) system on U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook aircraft. The ATIRCM system is a laser-based, directable countermeasures system that protects [...]

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8B Fire Scout Demonstrates Interoperability With the Army’s One System(TM) Remote Video Terminal

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) land-based MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System, designated P7, successfully demonstrated interoperability with the Army’s One System(R) Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., [...]

Northrop Grumman Wins $577 Million Army Integrated Battle Command System Contract

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Jan. 11, 2010 – The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to develop the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) under a $577 million, five-year, cost-plus-incentive-fee/cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for system design and development. [...]

Harris to Provide Tactical Radio Systems to US Army

08 January 2010
Source: Army Technoogy

AN/PRC-152 Handheld Radio. Photo: Harris Corporation.

The US Army has awarded a contract to Harris Corporation to supply tactical handheld radio systems with vehicular amplifier adapters for the army’s mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) all-terrain vehicles (ATV).

Under the [...]

Unmanned Aircraft Program Grows to Support Demand

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
Source: US Dept of Defense

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2010 – Discussions about the Army’s use of unmanned systems in the combat theater are likely to focus on bomb-detecting robots and ground vehicles able to navigate through [...]