NASCAR s most famous racing team - Hendrick Motorsports - is working with the Army to improve the seats in its AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, bringing race-derived expertise to the cockpit.
U.S. Army Takes Delivery of Robotic Combat Vehicle Prototypes Our Bureau 1162
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The U.S. Army has taken delivery of eight Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) prototypes that will be used in a series of Soldier Touchpoints to further the Army’s Campaign of Learning.
The fourth and final RCV (Medium) prototype was delivered to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), which is based at the Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, on May 13th. GVSC previously took delivery of four RCV (Light) prototypes in December 2020, reports DVIDS, an operation supported by Defense Media Activity (DMA), a U.S. DoD field activity.
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The year 2020 was definitely one for the history books. The global pandemic forever changed life as we know it, and in its midst, our GPS development and production teams launched us deep into a new era of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities.
COL. RYAN COLBURN
DIRECTOR, SPECTRUM WARFARE DIVISION; SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT
The list of capabilities delivered across Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) segments, in just one year, is of a volume not seen in decades. In short, we launched two and operationally accepted four new GPS III satellites, delivered two major upgrades to the ground command and control system, installed major upgrades across our monitoring stations, and checked off significant milestones in our user equipment certifications and end-to-end testing campaigns.
Abandoned Multi-Mission Launcher, AIM-9X Sidewinder pairing revived for US Army air defence competition
25 May 2021
by Ashley Roque
US Army officials are preparing to evaluate at least two mobile, ground-based weapon systems to defeat aerial threats, but the service has found faults with both in the past – a ground-launched AIM-9X Sidewinder interceptor that struggles with thermal issues and the Israel-designed Iron Dome that may not integrate into the wider air defence architecture.
On 21 May Program Executive Officer for Missiles and Space Major General Robert Rasch and the Air and Missile Defense Cross-Functional Team Director Brigadier General Brian Gibson spoke about the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2) programme and provided an update of a recent ‘shoot-off’ at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Although the duo did not provide specifics about contenders and their respective capabilities, they confirmed details and outlined the path for