The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Program Battles Uncertainties
In the midst of a tidal wave of budget cuts, furloughs, sequestration, continuing resolutions, ongoing force structure changes, and a …
Land Forces
Commando Select 90mm Direct Fire Armored Vehicle Unveiled
Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS) used the 2013 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting in Washington, …
BAE Systems’ Sealy Plant Closure Causes JLTV Ripples
The Oct. 15, 2013 announcement that BAE Systems would be closing its vehicle production facility in Sealy, Texas, is causing …
U.S. Army Explores Combined Active Protection System and Hostile Fire Detection
In a recently released request for information (RFI), the U.S. Army has expressed interest in identifying potential sources for development …
Joint Multi-Role (JMR): The Technology Demonstrator Phase Contenders
The U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) announcement of the award of four Technology Investment …
Operation Rising Thunder: U.S. and Japanese AH-64 Apaches Work Together
U.S. Army and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) AH-64 Apaches worked together to launch AGM-114 Hellfire missiles for the first …
Intuitive Robotics Operator Control (IROC) Challenge 2013 [Update: Cancelled]
Finally, an unmanned ground vehicle demonstration that’s not being called a rodeo. Instead, the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) is …
The OV-1 Mohawk Remembered Firsthand: Piloting the Mohawk in Vietnam
Retired Lt. Col. Alex Paruti had hundreds of flying hours in the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk when he joined the 225th …
The OV-1 Mohawk Remembered Firsthand: The Mohawk’s Marathon Saga
Greg Billigen hated the cockpit.
“It was cramped. Everything was packed in there pretty good. The ejection seat was hard …
German 88mm Artillery: PaK 43
The spectacular performance of the German 88mm Flak gun in the early part of World War II forced another round …