Jacqueline Belker. About Todd South. Neil Thurgood took over the U. Defense News sat down with him to discuss where he plans to take the business into the future. Kongsberg, Raytheon ready to keep up as Naval Strike Missile demand grows As the Marine Corps begins launching Naval Strike Missiles from unmanned trucks and the Navy continues installing NSM on its littoral combat ships, manufacturer Kongsberg is confident it can keep up.
General Dynamics, Epirus team up to integrate counter-drone swarm system on combat vehicles General Dynamics Land Systems and Epirus are teaming to bring a counter-drone swarm capability to combat vehicles. Featured Video. Will the Air Force's EW gear fit in a smaller plane? Actionable Intelligence. How the Army wants to use artificial intelligence to hit targets MilTech. This is a very sophisticated weapon. Sig Sauer has built a weapon similar in style and feel to existing assault rifle configurations.
Lonestar Future Weapons went with a bullpup design popular with some foreign militaries that puts the magazine well and feed behind the handgrip and trigger, keeping barrel length in a more compact package. Textron Systems is relying on their caseless telescoped ammunition. It uses a polymer system where the bullet is encased, shortening the overall length but providing the same ballistic capabilities as standard brass casings at a reduced weight.
All three designs are suppressor capable. Each of the manufacturers initially had to supply 53 rifles and 43 automatic rifles, as well as , rounds of ammunition, for testing. Once selected, the winning company would be on an eight-year contract to produce roughly , total rifles and machine guns, according to budget documents.
Potts told Army Times that the soldier touch points and testing are complete and decision makers are now evaluating information gathered on all three company offerings. These rifles will first field to special operations forces and infantry, Stryker and armor brigade combat teams. Dec 31, Jacqueline Belker. The Army is looking for a new machine gun, and the Marines might get a new caliber, too The study is expected to take until fall but could result in a whole new weapon, caliber combo.
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Congress looks to improve military vehicle safety Michael McDowell, an advocate for increased training safety in the military, said he has worked with Congress to get six amendments added to the National Defense Authorization Act to improve training safety and hopefully save lives. New camera footage from Niger ambush bolsters case for medal upgrades, moms of fallen soldiers say A roughly minute video filmed by one of the four U.
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