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L3Harris to Assist in Development of Modular Open Systems for US Army Ground Vehicles
2023-03-28 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies announced a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) to collaborate on the

NATO Nominates General Christopher G. Cavoli as Supreme Allied Commander Europe
2022-05-05 Read More...
The North Atlantic Council has approved the nomination of General Christopher G. Cavoli, United States Army, to the post of Supreme Allied Commander

US Army, USAF to Co-Develop Battlefield Communications Network
2020-10-09 Read More...
The US Army and the US Air Force (USAF) signed an agreement to jointly develop a battlefield communications network, called Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control

Smiths Detection to Develop Next Generation Chemical Detector
2019-01-14 Read More...
Smiths Detection (SDI) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND)’s Joint Project

Harris to Support US Army’s Wideband Satellite Sites
2018-12-24 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded Harris Corporation a nearly $218 million follow-on contract to support wideband satellite operations centers and management sites that deliver critical communications to warfighters around the

Raytheon, Lockheed Martin Win Contract for Javelin Missile Production
2018-07-27 Read More...
Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin JV has received a $307.5 million modification to an existing contract for Javelin anti-tank

Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Makes 3rd Visit to USA
2018-07-03 Read More...
General Joseph K. Aoun, Commander, Lebanese Armed Forces, honored America’s fallen heroes during an Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony with Major General John P. Sullivan, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, at the Tomb of the Unknown

Gray Eagle UAS Reaches New Takeoff-Landing Milestone
2012-07-27 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, announced that its Gray Eagle® UAS has reached a record 10,000

Iraq Receives Final Shipment of Abrams Tanks
2011-09-09 Read More...
The final shipment of M1A1 Abrams tanks, purchased by the Iraqi government, arrived at Besmaya Combat Training Center

US-Iraqi Pilots Conduct Joint Training
2011-06-11 Read More...
Two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters flew in formation with two Iraqi Air Force helicopters May 18, 2011, during a joint medical evacuation training mission, serving to build rapport and partnerships between the two

Apache to Field Ground Fire Acquisition System
2011-04-27 Read More...
Apache attack helicopters will soon field a new, high-tech Ground Fire Acquisition System, which uses cameras and infrared sensors to instantly identify the source location of ground fire, service officials

US Army Building 1st Block III Apache
2011-04-12 Read More...
The U.S. Army began construction on the first fuselage of its next-generation AH-64 Block III Apache

US Trains Iraqi Soldiers on M1A1 Tank
2011-02-08 Read More...
The "Desert Lions" of Iraq's 34th Mechanized Brigade are now training with U.S. Soldiers to learn M1A1 Abrams tank skills at Camp Taji,

US Flies New Unmanned Aircraft in Iraq
2010-12-04 Read More...
An Army unit deployed to Camp Taji, Iraq, is shaping the future of the US Army's unmanned aircraft systems program with a handful of its newest aircraft, the MQ-1C Gray

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