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US Army receives first production Block III Apache UTA
Longbow Limited Liability, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, has completed delivery of the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the US Army. AxleTech, Hendrickson to modernise MaxxPro MRAP suspension systems Navistar Defense has awarded a contract to Hendrickson and AxleTech International to manufacture and supply independent suspension systems to equip its 2,717 International MaxxPro Long Wheel Base (LWB) Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. ATK to develop alternative warhead for US Army GMLRS The US Army has selected Alliant Tech Systems (ATK) to develop an alternative warhead for its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), an all-weather, precision-strike artillery rocket system. US SMDC flight tests Economical Target-1 missile The US Army Space and Missile Defense Command / Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC / ARST) has completed flight testing of the newly developed Economical Target-1 (ET-1) missile at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, US. |
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Meritor's ProTec Series 30 Demonstrates Superior Payload, Performance and Protection
Meritor will be showcasing its proven, durable ProTec Series 30 High Mobility Independent Suspension (HMIS) at the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) Winter Exposition in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, on 22-24 February 2012. Army Surgeons Operate on Soldiers in DRASH FST In October 2011, medical professionals of the 250th Forward Surgical Team treated two patients in a simulated field environment exercise. DRASH Deployed During Air Combat Power Visit Last year, the Joint Force Air Component Headquarters (JFACHQ), one of the Royal Air Force's (RAF) Command and Control (C2) assets participated in Air Combat Power Visit (ACPV) held at Royal Air Force Waddington in Lincolnshire, UK. DRASH Intelligent Power Technology Substantially Lowers Operating Costs The US military are the single largest consumer of petroleum in the world. As a result, the Defense department has been taking aggressive measures to improve energy efficiency. |
