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MBDA and NIMR Automotive LLC entered a commercial partnership to propose the HAFEET Air Defense Vehicle (ADV), a high efficiency V-SHORAD air defense system, for a requirement for the Emirates [...]

French firms Nexter Systems and CILAS signed a letter of intent in mid-June for joint research work on the development of platform-based laser weapons. This is an opportunity for Nexter, [...]

Renault Trucks Defense and Thales said the two French companies reached a cooperation agreement on digitized vehicle systems to develop innovative solutions for defense and security forces. Under the agreement, [...]

Textron [TXT] Marine & Land Systems is displaying its newly-named COMMANDO™ family of armored vehicles here at the Association of the United States Army annual conference. The company has rigorously [...]

BAE Systems yesterday said it received a $306 million contract modification to upgrade 353 Bradley Fighting Vehicles now in three different versions to one version, the Operation Desert Storm Situational [...]

A recently successful demonstration of automated fire control upgrades for the weapon systems on board the Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle could lead to a future low-rate initial production deal [...]

Textron's [TXT] Marine & Land Systems yesterday said it was awarded a $64 million firm-fixed-price contract award from the Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) for 88 M1117 Armored Security [...]

By Emelie Rutherford Army officials told concerned lawmakers yesterday they are weighing how to work with industry when the service plans to pause production of three key vehicles. Rep. Silvestre [...]

By Carlo Munoz With the Navy poised to issue a request for proposals on its new ship-to- shore connector program next month, the industry teams vying for the program are [...]

By Carlo Munoz After months of delays, the Navy is poised to release a new Request For Proposals (RFP) to develop a replacement for the service's legacy ship to shore [...]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army yesterday issued a revised request for proposals (RFP) for the its planned new Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) in the ground combat vehicle (GCV) program that [...]

Textron's [TXT] Marine & Land Systems said it will build 80 armored military vehicles for the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior for the Iraqi Federal Police under an approximately $94 [...]

By Ann Roosevelt Teams led by BAE Systems, General Dynamics [GD], and SAIC [SAI], have submitted proposals for the Army's Technology Development phase of the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Infantry [...]

By Emelie Rutherford The head of a congressional panel questioned yesterday why the Army needs seven years to develop a new infantry-fighting vehicle and can't emulate the speedy production of [...]

By Ann Roosevelt Oshkosh Corp.'s [OSK] Defense division and General Dynamics' [GD] Land Systems-Canada yesterday announced an agreement that will team the two companies in pursuit of two Canadian Department [...]

By Marina Malenic Seeking to revamp a Cold War-era force structure, this year's Quadrennial Defense Review recommends converting another Army tank brigade to the Stryker configuration, while both the Air [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Stryker Strike. HAC-D Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) says he broached concerns that Stryker vehicles aren't well suited for use […]

By Marina Malenic The Pentagon's top arms buyer has delayed a key review of the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization effort. Ashton Carter, the under secretary of defense for […]

By Emelie Rutherford The effort to build an off-road version of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) is benefitting from lessons learned during the highly scrutinized MRAP effort, including modifying […]

Textron's [TXT] Marine & Land Systems recently announced a new letter contract potentially valued at $200 million for the Armored Security Vehicle (ASV). The contract, with $99 million currently funded […]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Supplemental Success. The House and Senate may vote this week on the final compromise version of the FY '09 […]

By Marina Malenic The first hints of what a new Army combat vehicle might look like emerged last week when the service's chief of staff said he expects a medium-weight […]

By Marina Malenic An ambitious Army effort to restart a future vehicle program by Labor Day could yield weight data this fall for incorporation into a future airlift concept being […]

By Marina Malenic NEWPORT, R.I.--Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week raised doubts about whether the Marine Corps' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) will be useful in the types of conflicts the […]

By Emelie Rutherford Army tactical-wheeled vehicles received ample funding in President Obama's $75.5 billion war-funding request, while procurement monies for items including tracked-combat vehicles dipped compared to recent years, a […]

By Ann Roosevelt Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recommends canceling the potentially more than $87 billion manned ground vehicle (MGV) portion of the Army's top modernization program, the Future Combat […]

By Ann Roosevelt FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--For the first time, General Dynamics' [GD] Stryker vehicles are being delivered to a Heavy Brigade Combat Unit rather than Stryker Brigade Combat Teams. Since […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps is "aggressively" working on plans to quickly purchase an under-development breed of all-terrain mine-resistant vehicles for troops in Afghanistan in response to an urgent […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) warned his Senate colleagues late last week that national security and, specifically, technology in Army vehicles, are tied to […]

By Ann Roosevelt General Tactical Vehicles (GTV), comprised of General Dynamics [GD] and AM General; a Lockheed Martin [LMT]-BAE Systems team; and a BAE Systems-Navistar International Corp. [NAVZ], will take […]

By Emelie Rutherford The heads of a naval panel in Congress said they expect to remain focused next session on ensuring more Navy ships are nuclear powered, hammering out the […]

By Emelie Rutherford A senior Army official said while it's not known yet if the Pentagon will order more Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles for troops in Afghanistan, he […]

By Emelie Rutherford As the Defense Department assesses an urgent request from theater for smaller mine-proof vehicles, the Marine Corps is planning to place the final order next month for […]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense EFV, Take Two. The seven reconfigured Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) prototypes General Dynamics is slated to build--under the new […]

By Ann Roosevelt Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is seeking support from a key lawmaker for a new Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) for the National Guard. In a Feb. […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Mobile Gun System (MGS) variant of the family of General Dynamics [GD] wheeled, armored Stryker vehicles is now in the hands of the troops at Ft. […]

By Dave Ahearn The Department of Defense proposed redirecting funds within its FY '06 budget, including gains in funding for the Army Stryker armored combat vehicle and Light Utility Helicopter, […]

By George Cahlink Senate appropriations are being urged to add hundreds of millions of dollars to the $67.6 billion emergency spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan to buy and upgrade […]

By Neil Baumgardner The Army's notional Future Combat Vehicle (FCV) that is intended to replace the M1 tank around 2020 will no longer be required to survive a first-round hit, […]

By Neil Baumgardner The demise of the modern main battle tank depends on the availability of technology to fill its current functions within a smaller platform, according to Army Chief […]