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Photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick The U.S. Special Operations Command eyes limited competition between Fulcrum Concepts and CFD International for a replacement Light Weight Plank Systems (LWPS) for use on the A/MH-6M helicopters. As noted by the U.S. government’s main contracting website, Special Operations Command is looking for a contractor for procurement LWPS in one five-year ordering period. The LWPS designed and produced for the AH-6 and MH-6 Little Bird helicopters. It utilizes ...

The retired Navy admiral who led the raid behind the death of Osama bin Laden is adapting his best-selling book for kids. William McRaven is turning his book "Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life ... And Maybe the World" into a kids book called "Make Your Bed with Skipper the Seal," Little, Brown and Company announced Monday. The book is set to be released on Oct. 12 and is about Skipper the seal going through Navy SEAL...

Good day ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the CAE Third Quarter Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the meeting over to Mr. Andrew Arnovitz. You may now proceed Mr. Arnovitz. Andrew Arnovitz -- Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. Before we begin, Id like to remind you that todays remarks, including managements outlook for FY21 and answers to questions contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent our expec...

General Officer Assignments The secretary, U.S. Air Force, announces the following general officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Charles S. Corcoran will be assigned as assistant deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Corcoran is currently serving as commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Maj. Gen. Case A. Cunningham will be assigned as commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Comm...

CAE reports third quarter fiscal 2021 results News provided by Share this article Share this article Revenue of $832.4 million up 18% vs. second quarter and down 10% vs. third quarter last year EPS of $0.18 ($0.22 before specific items (1)) vs. negative $0.02 ($0.13 before specific items) in the second quarter and $0.37 ($0.37 before specific items) in the third quarter last year Operating profit (2) of $82.9 million vs. $28.2 million in the second quarter and $154.9 million in the third quarte...

Army Bolstering Weapons Portfolio Army photo The Army is continuing to overhaul its small arms weapons portfolio in hopes of better preparing its troops for future warfare. The service has been making strides in its M4 carbine and M249 squad automatic weapon replacement efforts while also looking to adopt new products to boost soldier lethality. In the next-generation squad weapons program, leaders are pushing through the COVID-19 pandemic and moving onto the second prototype phase, according...

  In Greek mythology, TALOS was a giant, bronze automoton–a living statue forged by the divine smith Hephaistos (Hephaestus). According to others he was instead the last of the ancient bronze race of man. Zeus gave Talos to his lover Europa after delivering her to the island of Krete (Crete). The giant was given the task of patrolling the island and circled it three times a day, driving off pirates with volleys of rocks. He was eventually destroyed by Poeas or the Dioskouroi (Dioscuri) t...

When Bargewell retired in 2006, he was the most decorated soldier on active duty. Eldon Bargewell knew he would serve in the military from a very young age. With Vietnam War heating up, he enlisted in the Army in 1967 and went straight to Special Forces selection. Once he received his Green Beret, he deployed to Southeast Asia. There, he further volunteered for the elite Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG). SOG was a covert unit that conducted cross-bor...

The next Rocket Lab mission will include a military satellite designed to improve targeting capabilities for US warfighters, reports Ollie Neas. This morning, Rocket Lab, the US-owned but NZ-based space company, announced details of its next mission which will lift-off from its Mahia Peninsula la

During the Vietnam War, the US created a highly classified unit that still influences modern special operations Stavros Atlamazoglou US Air Force Bell UH-1P helicopters from the 20th Special Operations Squadron fly into Cambodia, around 1970. As the US waged a conventional war in South Vietnam, a group of special operators carried out a secret war inside and outside the country. The Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, as their unit was kn...