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OMFV: New Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle prototype contract awarded to two vendors

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 11:55:55 +0000

The Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, now redesignated as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, announced June 26 that a contract for prototypes will be awarded to two vendors: General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. and American Rheinmetall Vehicles LLC. The two vendors will prepare prototypes of a vehicle to replace the M-2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, which is a tracked vehicle designed for reconnaissance and provides protection, transportation and small-arms firepower for squad elements. The total award value for […]

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Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky and Boeing Protest US Army’s FLRAA Decision

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 21:20:00 +0000

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, filed a formal protest today asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the U.S. Army’s decision on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract. Boeing supports the protest filed by our Team DEFIANT partner, asking the GAO to review the Army’s decision. Based on a thorough review of the information and feedback provided by the Army, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky, on behalf of Team DEFIANT, is challenging the FLRAA decision. The data and discussions […]

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Federal Ammunition Awarded U.S. Army Contract for 5.56 AA40 frangible ammunition

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:01:00 +0000

Federal Ammunition has been awarded a 5-year contract to produce the United States Army’s 5.56mm training ammunition valued at $114 million dollars. AA40 5.56mm frangible ammunition is used by the U.S. military branches in rifles and carbines chambered for this caliber for training. This contract is historic. It is the largest government contract awarded to Federal in its 100-years of operation and speaks volumes to the trust the United States military has in our American workforce assembling the best products […]

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American Rheinmetall Vehicles signs R&D Agreement with U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:21:18 +0000

American Rheinmetall Vehicles has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (DEVCOM GVSC). The CRADA allows American Rheinmetall Vehicles and DEVCOM GVSC to collaborate on a regular basis to develop integrated combat vehicle suspension, track, and running gear technologies. In addition to the defined research and development tasks, the CRADA provides a conduit for the team to explore integration of the U.S. Army’s Advanced Lightweight Track and […]

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BAE Systems wins U.S. Army’s CATV competition

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:15:07 +0000

BAE Systems’ Beowulf has won the U.S. Army’s competition for its Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program and the company has received a $278 million contract for production units, spare parts and contractor logistics support. The win further confirms BAE Systems as the industry leader in the design and production of military all-terrain vehicles for operations in harsh terrains and in the toughest weather conditions. Beowulf is an unarmored, tracked, and highly versatile vehicle for carrying personnel and a variety […]

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U.S. Army Selects AeroVironment JUMP 20 Medium Unmanned Aircraft System for FTUAS

Frag Out! Magazine — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:23:39 +0000

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today announced it received an Other Transaction Agreement award by the United States Army on Aug. 18, 2022 for Increment 1 of the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) program. The contract encompasses the purchase, testing and delivery of one JUMP® 20 medium unmanned aircraft system (MUAS) to a selected Army Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and associated services, training and support. With Increment 1 of the FTUAS program, […]

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American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense Team to Pursue U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck Program

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:23:40 +0000

American Rheinmetall Vehicles, a leading developer of tactical wheeled and tracked combat vehicles and systems has formed a strategic collaboration with GM Defense LLC, to compete in the U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) program. The CTT program seeks to identify a replacement platform for the Army’s Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles. The Army expects to execute multiple Prototype Projects before determining whether to proceed to initial production that could entail purchase of approximately 5,700 vehicles at a value of […]

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Army’s New Next Generation Squad Weapon Program to Launch ARC’s Weapons Intelligence Platform

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:59:36 +0000

Armaments Research Company, Inc. (ARC), a technology and data company serving national security and public safety customers, announced today their Internet-of-Things (IoT) full-stack technology will be introduced in the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program of record, in partnership with Sig Sauer. For the first time in 65 years, the U.S. Army’s initiative will replace its individual rifles, squad machine guns, fire control system, and ammunition, helping to modernize and better equip the warfighters of tomorrow. ARC’s technology platform will […]

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U.S Army’s Newest Armored Combat Vehicle Powered By Allison Transmission

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:06:57 +0000

Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions for commercial and defense vehicles will provide the transmission for the U.S. Army’s first newly designed armored combat vehicle fielded in more than four decades. The Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program is one of the U.S. Army’s highest priority modernization initiatives. The Army is expected to purchase more than 500 MPF vehicles through 2035, collectively representing approximately $250 million in revenue for Allison’s defense end market. On […]

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BAE Systems wins $699 million contract from U.S. Army to support High Performance Computing Centers

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 20:34:47 +0000

The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $699 million, five-year contract for Defense Supercomputing Resource Center (DSRC) operations, maintenance, and management services, including program-wide services for high performance computer (HPC) users. The company will support the Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). The program provides the Department of Defense (DoD) supercomputing capabilities, high-speed network communications and computational science expertise that enable DoD scientists and engineers to conduct a wide-range of focused research and development, test and evaluation, and acquisition engineering activities. […]

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Teledyne FLIR Defense Receives $62 Million in Orders from US Military for Centaur Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Frag Out! Magazine — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 12:24:35 +0000

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced that it has received new orders worth $62.1 million from the U.S. Armed Services for its advanced, multi-mission robots. The U.S. Army, Navy, and other command centers placed orders for nearly 500 more Centaur® unmanned ground systems, including additional spares, antennas, and payload mounting kits. This latest award raises the value of the original Man Transportable Robot System Increment II (MTRS Inc. II) contract from roughly $190 million to more […]

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Raytheon Technologies Awarded Next Phase for U.S. Army TITAN program

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:29:53 +0000

Raytheon Technologies has been awarded a competitive, prototype phase through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Consortium Management Group, Inc. (CMG) on behalf of Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5) to continue development of the U.S. Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node, or TITAN, program. TITAN is a tactical ground station that finds and tracks threats to support long-range precision targeting. The Raytheon Technologies team led by Raytheon Intelligence & Space is designing TITAN to serve as […]

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General Dynamics Land Systems Wins U.S. Army Competition for Mobile Protected Firepower Vehicles

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 18:39:55 +0000

General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) announced today that its Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) offering has been chosen by the U.S. Army through a competitive process to provide enhanced firepower for Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs). The Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) award is valued at $1.14 billion. Designed by General Dynamics Land Systems, the highly lethal, survivable and mobile direct-fire combat vehicle melds recently developed and battle-tested designs to dominate ground threats on […]

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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Five Sentinel A4 Air & Missile Defense Radars To U.S. Army

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:51:00 +0000

On May 26, 2022, the STARE Project Office, U.S. Army Sentinel Product Office received the first five radars of its initial contract with Lockheed Martin. The Sentinel A4 radar is developed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin in Syracuse, N.Y., and has been on an accelerated schedule since the project was awarded in September 2019. We are one step closer to getting this enhanced capability to our warfighters. The delivery of the first five radars is a result of collaboration and […]

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Raytheon Missiles & Defense awarded $624 million for Stinger missile production

Frag Out! Magazine — Sat, 28 May 2022 10:48:49 +0000

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $624 million U.S. Army contract to produce 1,300 Stinger® missiles. The contract includes provisions for engineering support, as well as the test equipment and support needed to address obsolescence, modernize key components, and accelerate production. We’re aligned with the U.S. Army on a plan that ensures we fulfill our current foreign military sale order, while replenishing Stingers provided to Ukraine and accelerating production. The funding will be […]

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Rheinmetall supplies light artillery cannon to U.S. Army – contract worth over two million US dollars

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 25 May 2022 07:54:37 +0000

Rheinmetall makes a decisive contribution to the U.S. Army’s light artillery cannon project. Rheinmetall’s subsidiary American Rheinmetall Munition (Stafford, VA) has been awarded a $2.5M contract from the U.S. Army for the delivery of a shorter and lighter artillery weapon system in support of the National Defense Strategy. A lightweight artillery cannon would enhance the mobility, maneuverability and lethality of Army artillery systems and provide the long-range firing performance capability the Army is seeking for its entire howitzer fleet. It […]

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Teledyne FLIR Defense Wins Additional $14M Contract for Black Hornet Nano-UAV Systems for U.S. Army Soldier Borne Sensor Program

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 24 May 2022 15:35:12 +0000

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has won another $14 million contract to deliver its Black Hornet® 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) to the United States Army. The advanced nano unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being used to augment squad and small unit-level surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities as part of the Army’s Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) program. In late 2018 the U.S. Army began acquiring Black Hornet 3s to support the SBS effort. Since then, it has […]

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U.S. Army Awards Airbus Contract for Continued Logistics Support

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 23 May 2022 12:43:19 +0000

Airbus has signed a follow-on Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) contract with the U.S. Army to provide spare parts, material, and engineering support for the Army’s entire UH-72A and UH-72 B Lakota fleet of 482 utility and training helicopters. The contract includes a six-month base and 4.5 option years, with a potential total value of more than $1.5 Billion. Airbus will provide support across 67 Lakota sites in the U.S. and overseas. This includes National Guard bases in 43 states, and […]

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U.S. Army Awards Contracts For Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon Systems

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 16 May 2022 17:11:00 +0000

The U.S. Army recently awarded the Javelin Joint Venture two production contracts for Javelin missiles and associated equipment and services with total value of $309 million. These contracts include more than 1300 Javelin missiles funded from the recent Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act and orders for several international customers including Norway, Albania, Latvia and Thailand. Javelin is developed and produced by the Javelin Joint Venture, a partnership of Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Lockheed Martin. The versatile anti-tank and multi-target guided […]

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Teledyne FLIR Awarded $500 Million U.S. Army Contract for Family of Weapons Sights-Individual Program

Frag Out! Magazine — Fri, 06 May 2022 17:07:52 +0000

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced that it has won a five-year, firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth up to $500.2 million to provide advanced thermal imaging systems for the U.S. Army’s Family of Weapons Sights-Individual (FWS-I) program. The Family of Weapon Sights-Individual system can be mounted on individual weapons and provides a soldier with infrared imagery in all-weather environments, under all lighting conditions, and through obscurants such as smoke or fog. The FWS-I program […]

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Bell Adds SNC to Team Invictus for Work on Advanced Mission Systems

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:32:00 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced it has signed a teaming agreement with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company. As part of the collaboration, SNC has agreed to join Team Invictus as the mission systems integrator for FARA Increment 1. SNC’s rich history as an advanced and innovative solutions provider for government customers will be essential to the Team’s ongoing support of Army Aviation as FARA continues to progress and move toward […]

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U.S. Army Selects SIG SAUER Next Generation Squad Weapons System

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:31:52 +0000

SIG SAUER is honored to be awarded the Next Generation Squad Weapons System (NGSW) Contract by the U.S. Army after a rigorous 27-month testing and evaluation process. The U.S. Army is taking a bold step toward command of the 21st century battlefield and SIG SAUER is immensely proud to be the selected provider for this historic revolution in infantry weapons. The fielding of the SIG SAUER Next Generation Squad Weapons System will forever change the dynamic of military engagement for […]

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Army awards Next Generation Squad Weapon contract

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:48:44 +0000

The U.S. Army announced the award of a 10-year firm-fixed-price follow-on production contract to Sig Sauer, Inc for the manufacture and delivery of two Next Generation Squad Weapon variations (the XM5 Rifle and the XM250 Automatic Rifle) and the 6.8 Common Cartridge Family of Ammunition. This award was made following a rigorous 27-month prototyping and evaluation effort that included numerous technical tests and Soldier touch points of three competing prototype systems. The value of the initial delivery order on the […]

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True Velocity Seizes Momentum in Global Adoption of Lightweight 6.8mm Round

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:22:00 +0000

Texas-based True Velocity said Tuesday it is actively pursuing multiple domestic and international opportunities for advanced arms and ammunition development to benefit military and civilian end-users alike. The global focus on the modernization of small arms and ammunition has been galvanized in recent years by the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon program, in which True Velocity and wholly owned subsidiary LoneStar Future Weapons were final contenders. Chief among those opportunities is the ability to convert currently fielded weapon systems […]

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SB>1 DEFIANT Helicopter Completes Long-Endurance Flight To Nashville

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:10:00 +0000

After three years of proving its transformational flight capabilities, the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT® helicopter arrived in Nashville this week to give U.S. Army Aviators a first-hand look at this impressive aircraft at the Army Aviation Association of America’s annual summit. Army aviators at the summit will be able to see how Team DEFIANT is revolutionizing Future Vertical Lift, one of the Army’s top modernization priorities, with a focus on transforming the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program’s capabilities, production […]

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