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Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Jeret Howard
At 17, Jeret Howard raised his right hand to serve his country as a United States Army combat medic in Iraq. This past summer, he raised his right hand again at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Hired as a civil servant under the agency’s workforce directive to restore core competencies by converting contractors to civil service,…
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AV Awarded $117.3 Million U.S. Army Production Contract for P550™
AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain autonomous systems, today announced it has been awarded a $117.3 million contract by the U.S. Army for its P550™ electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial system in support of the Army’s Long Range Reconnaissance program, advancing the Army’s push to field scalable, adaptable capabilities for modern warfare.…
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Oshkosh Defense Strengthens U.S. Army Transformation Initiative with Additional FMTV A2 LVAD Order and Successful Airdrop Testing
Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] company, announced today it was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army to deliver 97 additional FMTV A2 Low-Velocity Airdrop (LVAD) 6×6 and 4×4 Cargo vehicles. This award strengthens the Army’s modernization goals by leveraging the advanced FMTV A2 to enable the rapid delivery of improved LVAD capabilities. In addition to the vehicles,…
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Green River Distilling Co. Celebrates U.S. Army’s 250th Anniversary with Commemorative Whiskey Release
Green River Distilling Co., the 10th oldest licensed distillery in Kentucky (DSP-KY-10), will commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary with a limited release whiskey marking the milestone. The official anniversary bourbon will be available throughout the next year, beginning next month. Founded on June 14, 1775, the establishment of the U.S. Army predates the signing of the Declaration of Independence…
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Oshkosh Defense Secures $95 Million in FHTV V Order
Oshkosh Defense LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] business, announced today that U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) has placed an order valued at $95 million on the Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle (FHTV) V contract. The orders include the modernized, autonomy-ready Palletized Load System (PLS) A2. The advanced driver assistance and autonomy-ready technologies of the PLS A2 promote…
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AM General to Display Future Vision of the HUMVEE Platform at AUSA Global Force
The leading manufacturer of light tactical military vehicles and mobility systems, AM General, will feature its vision for the future of the HUMVEE light tactical vehicle at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Global Force Symposium & Exposition, March 25-27, Booth #1120 at the Von Braun Convention Center in Huntsville, AL. As the HUMVEE platform celebrates its 40th year of production, the…
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Bell’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Enters Milestone B
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today the United States Army has approved the Milestone B decision for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), marking the beginning of the weapon system’s Program of Record (PoR). “This achievement marks a historic moment for both the U.S. Army and Bell,” said Ryan Ehinger, Bell’s Senior Vice President and…
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AM General Reveals Three New Tactical Vehicles at AUSA 2023
AM General, the leading manufacturer of light tactical vehicles and mobility systems, will feature its mission ready and future driven capabilities to support the Warfighter now and in the future at the Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Oct. 9 – 11, 2023, Booth #7241, Hall E, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The company will…
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Teledyne FLIR Defense Wins $94 Million IDIQ Contract from U.S. Army for Black Hornet 3 Nano-Drones
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has won a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $93.9 million to provide its Black Hornet® 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) to the United States Army. The initial award under this IDIQ will cover delivery of the nano-unmanned aerial systems (UAS), as well as controllers, spare parts,…
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BAE Systems successfully tests guided projectile
In partnership with the U.S. Army, BAE Systems successfully fired a Sub-Caliber Artillery Long-Range Projectile with Enhanced Lethality, the company’s concept for the U.S. Army’s XM1155 sub-caliber program, from a 155 mm XM907E2 58 caliber cannon and impacted a fixed target beyond ranges previously demonstrated by other precision guided projectiles fired from the same type of cannon. The test at…
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