- Can the army make objective force warrior work?
General Dynamics-led contractor team faces huge technological
hurdles.
The Army's vision for its future soldiers could begin to materialize this decade, under the Objective Force Warrior program. The technical challenges ahead, however, are formidable. The Objective Force Warrior, managed by the Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Mass., aims to convert the foot soldier into an independent lethal weapon, ......
- Foot-Soldier Modernization Effort Regaining
Credibility.
When a weapons project gets wounded at the Pentagon, the bleeding is hard to contain. "Once you start bleeding in the building, the sharks come after you," said Army Col. Bruce D. Jette. The casualty in this case was the "land warrior," a command-and-control system for infantry soldiers intended to ......
- Gentex awarded $26.3 million contract
Gentex Corporation received official award notification from the U.S. Army for a $26.3 million contract for the initial delivery of 120,000 ballistic helmets and 1,200 spares kits. The five-year contract contains provisions for additional quantities to be awarded following the first year's commitment. The Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) contract was ......
- Battlefield networks: soldiers on the move have yet to profit from Information Age.
Army combat brigades during the past two years have been outfitted with the latest communications and networking technology. But the improved connectivity available to brigade commanders and staffs has yet to filter down to smaller mobile units--below the battalion level. Unlike brigade headquarters, which stale in one place for extended ......
- U.S. Army awards Microvision $1.1 million addition to
$3.3 million contract.
Microvision, Inc. (Nasdaq:MVIS), a leader in light scanning technologies for personal displays and imaging solutions, has announced that it has been awarded a $1.1 million addition to an existing $3.3 million development contract from the U.S. Army's Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC), Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)....
- Cover Story: In the post-September 11 world, DRS is among the country's fastest-growing military contractors
It's hardly a household name and few people outside the defense industry have even heard of it. But as the U.S. continues to gear up for the post-September 11 war on terrorism, few military contractors are more strategically positioned than DRS Technologies of Parsippany. The mid-sized producer of defense electronics ......
- Microvision awarded additional $2.2 million from U.S.
Army.
Microvision, Inc. (Nasdaq:MVIS) has announced that it has received a contract modification for an additional $2.2 million from the U.S. Army Aircrew Integrated Systems Product Office awarded through the U.S. Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD), located at Ft. Eustis, VA. Microvision will expand and accelerate its work on the ......