http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2013 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:14 EDT The Armored Group LLC (TAG) and Pi Innovo LLC said they have jointly developed a new active ride control system for use on armored government, commercial and civilian vehicles to include Armored Non Standard Commercial Vehicles (ANSCV). The TAG/Pi Innovo... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21641.html Mon, 20 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Army and Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week commissioned a microgrid at Fort Bliss, Texas. The microgrid is the first Department of Defense grid-tied microgrid incorporating both renewables and energy storage. Currently in its demonstration phase, the... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21661.html Mon, 20 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT New Zealand yesterday said it recently awarded an approximately $113 million contract to Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia (RMMVA) to supply the country’s armed forces with up to 200 vehicles. The contract, signed by Secretary of Defense... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21626.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Army is working on plans in the next few years to bring in the unmanned Lockheed Martin [LMT] Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) vehicle as a program of record, a company official said. The program's champion is Ft. Benning, Ga., home of the infantry and... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21622.html Thu, 16 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Lockheed Martin version of the Army-Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is being built, and the company is on track for delivering the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) vehicles, a company official said. Lockheed Martin, AM... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21603.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Seventy-one members of the House have written Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressing their “strong support” for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) and The Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) Radio. “We understand the... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21605.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Honeywell [HON] yesterday said it was awarded a three-year, $72.4 million maintenance and training contract from the Army for Total Package Fielding Army Modernization Training to provide mission-capable vehicles and requisite training to safely operate and... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21590.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT General Dynamics UK [GD] says some of its executives will be part of an Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) Symposium May 15-16 and will share the experience and expertise it has gained as one of the U.K. Ministry of Defense’s major land systems suppliers... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21593.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said they successfully tested a prototype air-launched Extended Medium-range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) target at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. In the test, a full-scale prototype of the eMRBM... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21594.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Defense Department Inspector General (DoDIG) says U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) should be responsible for a C-12 Huron aircraft and end confusion among the command, Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) and the Army. The DoDIG recommended... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21584.html Mon, 13 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Battelle’s Tactical Systems business is transforming standard pickup trucks into Special Operations vehicles under a General Services Administration Blanket Purchase Agreement with an estimated value of $58 million over three years. “Battelle has... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21561.html Fri, 10 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Artillerymen at Fort Bragg, N.C., on April 19, became the first Army unit  to receive digitized M119A3 howitzers, which will make it possible for soldiers to start firing rounds and evade return fire more quickly in combat. 82nd Airborne Div. Devil... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21562.html Fri, 10 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it successfully demonstrated its Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system in multiple tests against free-flying Qassam-like rocket targets. ADAM System Courtesy Lockheed Martin The prototype laser system has... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21552.html Thu, 9 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Army has “huge” worries about how the defense contractors on which it relies will fare if sequestration budget cuts persist, its top civilian said. Army Secretary John McHugh told the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D), though... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21556.html Thu, 9 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT National security strategy may focus the Army on the Asia-Pacific and Middle East, but the land force must hedge against surprise and be ready for what the Army Chief of Staff calls “unknown contingencies.” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21546.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT In the first of its kind Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC), the Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Ala., working with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF)... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21523.html Tue, 7 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems yesterday said it received a $16 million contract modification to the Range Radar Replacement Program (RRRP) to develop a new High/Medium Power Close-in Radar system.  The mobile Close-in radar system is expected to... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21491.html Fri, 3 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Future defense challenges in the geographic focus areas of today’s defense strategy--U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)--are likely to require the option of large-scale ground forces as an option for policymakers, according... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21503.html Fri, 3 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Carolina Unmanned Vehicles Inc. (CUV) yesterday said it delivered the Rev-1 version of the Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System (STMPAS) for deployment to Afghanistan. STMPAS Courtesy of Carolina Unmanned Vehicles STMPAS consists of several optional... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21478.html Thu, 2 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT BAE Systems yesterday said its’ Airborne Wide Area Persistent Surveillance System (AWAPSS) recently surpassed the 10,000th flight hour milestone while supporting the U.S. Army. AWAPSS Courtesy BAE Systems AWAPSS provides simultaneous day/night... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/21482.html Thu, 2 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT