LWI - Land Warfare
USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicle Goes to BAE Systems
BAE Systems secured a US Marine Corps contract to produce the new fleet of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV 1.1). The award announcement, made 19 June, ...
SOF - Special Operations
SOCOM outlines maritime capabilities demonstration
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has outlined an upcoming technical experimentation (TE) activity focused on SOF maritime surface systems. The research and development opportunity ...
SOF - Special Operations
USSOCOM announces ISOF Range Day
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has outlined plans to hold an International Special Operations Forces (ISOF) Range Day in January 2019. The event, which was ...
MLF - Military Logistics
USMC looks to extend crane life
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is preparing to conduct a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) on its All-Terrain Crane (ATC) MAC 50 platforms. Originally manufactured ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
US Army looks to fill another boot gap
12th June 2018
In the wake of the identification of several ‘boot gaps’ in both US Army and US Marine Corps combat environments, as well as the ongoing ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
TRANSCOM explores globally-based power projection
11th June 2018
United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is working to identify and address some of the realities of its newly assigned mission as the US DoD Joint ...
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SOF - Special Operations
Raytheon ELCAN positions for SOF need
8th June 2018
Raytheon ELCAN Optical Technologies is moving forward on iterative prototypes for a new digital fire control system. The prototype design integrates an optical sight with ...
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SOF - Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: SOF partner capabilities in the spotlight (video)
28th May 2018
With the overlap between USSOCOM’s International SOF Week at SOFIC 2018, planners across multiple special operations organizations conducted an International SOF Capabilities Demonstration in, on ...
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SOF - Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: Naval Special Warfare enhances surface craft lethality
28th May 2018
While traditionally used to support infiltration and exfiltration of US Naval Special Warfare (NSW) elements, USSOCOM’s maritime surface mobility craftare now being explored as possible ...
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SOF - Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: Dry Combat Submersible moves to production
24th May 2018
With receipt of a successful “Milestone C” acquisition decision in mid-April, USSOCOM and its industry partners are now moving into production for a total of ...
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SOF - Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: SOF surgery heads to the front
23rd May 2018
There are two ways to address the so-called “golden hour” of combat casualty care. The first involves the traditional process of rapidly treating and transporting ...
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SOF - Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: NSCVs see high demand signal
23rd May 2018
USSOCOM’s Non Standard Commercial Vehicle (NSCV) fleet is experiencing high theater demand, with a resulting increase in projected production figures. That was one of the ...
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SOF - Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: FLIR introduces two new products
23rd May 2018
SOFIC 2018 has witnessed the launch of two new products by FLIR Systems, the R8SS-3-D radar and the Recon V Ultra-Light imaging device. The manufacturer ...
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SOF - Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: USSOCOM embraces hackers and makers
22nd May 2018
USSOCOM has embraced the potential involvement of so-called “hackers” and “makers” in an accelerated acquisition process. Hacker and maker involvement feeds the process through the ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
DoD seeks ‘amicable divorce’ for AT&L transformation
22nd May 2018
The US Department of Defense is conducting a significant restructuring of its logistics oversight organisational structure. Still in its initial phases, the restructuring of the ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
UK shares industrial base vision
21st May 2018
UK defence logisticians have ‘thematically similar’ but ‘slightly nuanced’ industrial base views and challenges when compared to those in the United States. And, in much ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
US industrial base study nears release
18th May 2018
Both military and commercial entities across the US industrial base are awaiting the release of an upcoming report that could significant bring changes to their ...
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SOF - Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: EaglePicher looks to power SOF warriors
18th May 2018
One company exploring SOF applications for its underlying technologies and resulting product designs is EaglePicher Technologies. The company, which currently provides approximately 85% of the ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
US Air Force worries over ‘brittle’ supply chain
17th May 2018
Some US Air Force senior logisticians are worried over the ‘brittleness’ of the service’s supply chain. That was one of the key messages delivered at ...
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SOF - Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: Orbital ATK targets gunship precision
17th May 2018
Attempting to expand on its current position on selected US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) gunship platforms, Orbital ATK is conducting some internally funded ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
IoT expands bot armies
17th May 2018
The rapidly expanding ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is significantly reinforcing the size and effect of the so-called ‘bot armies’ employed in Distributed Denial of Service ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
US sees threats to global power projection
17th May 2018
The United States is facing threats to its ability to project power on a global basis. That was one of the messages from 15 May ...
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SOF - Special Operations
SOFIC 2018: USSOCOM releases Advanced Sniper Rifle solicitation
16th May 2018
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has released the official solicitation for the Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) program. While the majority of ASR solicitation material ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
USN looks to new logistics auxiliary platforms
9th May 2018
In an effort to optimize its future fleet logistics platforms, the US Navy (USN) is exploring the concept of a common hull, multi-mission auxiliary ship ...
