MLF - Military Logistics
US Army seeks wireless power transfer
With individual soldier power requirements presenting a growing logistics burden for dismounted combat operations, US Army planners are exploring ways to reduce the physical demands ...
MLF - Military Logistics
US Marine Corps seeks lightweight amphibious track
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is looking for a lighter weight amphibious track to enhance both land mobility and water swim performance for its new Amphibious ...
MLF - Military Logistics
US Air Force exploring C2 modules for C-17
The US Air Force is developing a programme designed to optionally enhance the C2 infrastructure aboard selected C-17A Globemaster III aircraft. Designated as the C-17 Roll-On Conference ...
MLF - Military Logistics
US Air Force looks to enhance airdrops
Within weeks of the US Army’s announced exploration of a new ‘heavy’ airdrop capability, further evidence of the US military’s growing reliance on logistics airdrops ...
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SOF - Special Operations
USSOCOM seeks aviation maintenance collaboration
11th April 2018
USSOCOM is seeking industry collaboration in the modernization of its aviation maintenance capabilities. Interest in a possible collaborative effort was outlined in a 10 April ...
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SOF - Special Operations
USSOCOM outlines technical experiment
8th April 2018
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has released an RfI to support an upcoming Technical Experimentation (TE) event. The 4 April request outlined TE opportunities for ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Study underway to examine US mobility requirements
1st April 2018
United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), together with the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation organisation within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, have begun a ...
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DN - Defence Notes
AUSA Global: Army lethality focus on ‘Close Combat 100,000’
31st March 2018
As one of the US Amy’s new ‘6 + 2’ cross functional teams (CFT) the Soldier Lethality CFT is focusing its initial efforts on that ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
AUSA Global: Army seeking 30 percent logistics demand reduction
28th March 2018
The US Army has publicly release its new ‘demand reduction strategy’ for future logistics operations at this week’s Association of the US Army Global Force ...
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SOF - Special Operations
AUSA Global: Profense unveils 5.56mm minigun
28th March 2018
Profense LLC has used this week’s AUSA Global Force exhibition and symposium to unveil its PF556 minigun, a new model system that fires linked 5.56x45mm ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
AUSA Global: Army looks to new depot metrics
27th March 2018
As part of its effort to ‘challenge and change the status quo,’ US Army Materiel Command (AMC) is looking to new ‘output’ metrics for work ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
AUSA Global: Army pushes for quicker next-gen vehicle development
27th March 2018
With one possible award decision within the next week, US Army representatives used this week’s AUSA Global exhibition and symposium in Huntsville to update industry ...
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DN - Defence Notes
AUSA Global: Army outlines precision fires initiatives
26th March 2018
US Army representatives used this week’s Association of the US Army Global Force Symposium to spotlight efforts underway across the service’s cross functional teams (CFTs). ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
US Army looks to heavier airdrops
26th March 2018
The US Army is exploring options for a new heavy weight airdrop system. Under a RfI released on 23 March 2018, the army’s Natick Soldier ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
USMC looks to MTVR life extension
26th March 2018
The US Marine Corps is seeking companies interested in participating in a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) technology demonstrator (TD) programme, which would be used to ...
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SOF - Special Operations
USSOCOM looks to new munitions capabilities
23rd March 2018
At roughly the same time that USSOCOM representatives announced the intent to increase acquisition quantities of both current Griffin and GBU-69/B Small Glide Munitions, the command’s ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
US Marine Corps plans tank armour upgrades
22nd March 2018
The US Marine Corps is eyeing an armour upgrade for its M1A1 tank turrets as part of an effort to extend the fleet's service life. Under a recent ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Rocky boots take to the air
17th March 2018
Although not quite the same as an air-worthiness certificate, six S2V military boot designs from Rocky Boots have recently been designated as ‘safe to fly’ by ...
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SOF - Special Operations
USSOCOM bulking up on missiles
12th March 2018
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is preparing to bulk up its inventory of tactical missiles with two sole source procurements. The procurement deals will ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Marines look to enhance expeditionary maintenance
12th March 2018
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is gathering industry information that could support the future acquisition of a commercial-off-the-shelf Expeditionary Fluid Analysis System (EFAS).As conceptualised, a ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Marine Corps seeks to augment logistics vision
8th March 2018
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is looking for qualified contractor support for its emerging and evolving next generation logistics support concepts after interest was identified ...
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SOF - Special Operations
AFSOC hones tactical training edge
7th March 2018
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is helping pre-deployment forces hone their tactical training edge, according to recent contract awards and sources sought announcements. On 1 ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Marines look to new HIMARS resupply vehicles
5th March 2018
The United States Marine Corps is looking for interested industry sources to help support a modification to the resupply vehicle component of its High Mobility ...
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SOF - Special Operations
US Army prepares for new weapon milestone
4th March 2018
The US Army has released a draft prototype opportunity notice (PON) for its Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR). The 1 March release is seen ...
