Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, 1934-2012
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., USA (Ret.), died Dec. 27, 2012, in Tampa, Fla., of complications from pneumonia. He was …
Land Forces
Army Seeks New Torso-borne Load Carrying Concepts
As part of its never-ending quest to lighten the physical burdens on America’s warfighters, the U.S. Army’s Natick Soldier Research, …
Man-portable Battlefield Missiles
Land-launched missiles fall into two primary categories: man- or small-unit-portable (anti-tank, anti-aircraft, anti-personnel, including small structures and vehicles) and the …
Air Command and Control and Sensor Netting
When it came under the PEO Land Systems umbrella just a few years ago, the Marine Corps’ Common Aviation Command …
U.S. Army Highlights Acquisition Initiatives
A joint service acquisition panel held at last week’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference 2012, in Orlando, Fla., examined …
Marine Corps PEO Land Systems: Light Tactical Vehicles
The recent announcement of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) awards only added to an …
Operation Winter Storm: Manstein’s Effort to Rescue the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad
“Sixth Army must know that I am doing everything to help and to relieve it. I shall issue my orders …
Marine Corps PEO Land Systems: Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicles
One broad area that has witnessed significant programmatic transformation over the past year encompasses the Marine Corps fleet of medium …
Rapid Fielding Initiative
For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want …
Project Manager Towed Artillery Systems Gains an Expanded Portfolio
Reminiscent of how recent program growth has brought strength and synergies to the PEO Land Systems structure, the former lightweight …