Oshkosh Wins $942M Stryker Upgun Contract, Unseating GDLS
General Dynamics had urgently upgunned a Europe-based brigade, but Oshkosh will build the next three to six brigades’ worth, starting with a unit in the Pacific Northwest.
Army Tries Out Humvee-Mounted Howitzer
How do you safely fire a 105 mm cannon off the back of a Humvee? With a unique recoil-reduction system.
Michigan: Arsenal of Democracy for dangerous times
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
‘No More Fruit’ In Army’s Budget Tree: McConville
The Army’s prioritized so ruthlessly that the top 11 percent of programs will get 50 percent of the funding. The other 89 percent can’t take any more cuts without it killing them.
GM Defense: New President, New Factory, New Electric Truck
The fledgling defense wing of the giant civilian automaker rolled out an all-electric version of its Infantry Squad Vehicle, eying an Army competition for a stealthy electric scout.
Army Fields First Anti-Aircraft Strykers In Just 3 Years
The threat of Russian drones, helicopters, and attack jets drove the first fielding to a unit in Germany, but the 8x8 Stryker variant may well find its way to the Pacific as well.
JLTV: Upstart GM Defense Takes On Incumbent Oshkosh
Oshkosh designed and builds the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, but next year the Army will reopen the competition to all comers. The most vocal challenger: upstart GM Defense.
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JADC2 gets its first C2 gateway authorized to update itself
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
JLTV: GM Defense’s Uphill Battle Vs. Oshkosh
Oshkosh, the incumbent, makes military trucks by the thousand. GM Defense, the upstart, has little recent military experience — but is backed by one of the world’s biggest auto companies.
OMFV: Korea’s Hanwha Is Officially In
The Korean company is partnering with US-based Oshkosh. That means at least five teams are now competing to replace the M2 Bradley, a far stronger response than the Army’s first attempt in 2019.
Trophy VPS For Stryker: Half The Weight, All The Protection?
Israeli manufacturer Rafael claims it’s worked with the Army to get the weight of the anti-missile system down below a ton – and it’ll still protect the lightly armored Stryker as effectively as the full-size system protects the massive M1 Abrams.
Army Tests New Active Protection For Abrams, Bradley, AMPV & Stryker
The Army’s already installed off-the-shelf Israeli anti-missile systems on its M1 Abrams and tried similar tech on Bradley and Stryker. But what it really wants is a standardized yet customizable Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) it can install on a wide range of vehicles.
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Oshkosh Hits 10,000 JLTVs
Building 10,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles in five years – at less than the original projected price – improves Oshkosh’s odds to win a re-competition for the program next year.
Army Tries (Again) To Protect Stryker: Rafael or Rheinmetall?
Miniaturized missile defenses work well on heavy tanks, but efforts to fit such Active Protection Systems on light vehicles like Stryker have failed – so far. Now the Army will test two lightweight options: Rafael’s Trophy VPS and Rheinmetall’s ADS.
NDAA: Conference Cuts New Army Tech, Pluses Up Old
The cutting-edge IVAS targeting goggles took a $230 million hit, while the latest upgrade to the venerable CH-47 Chinook – which the Army doesn’t actually want – got a $165 million boost.
JLTV: New $911M Order Strengthens Oshkosh’s Hand For Recompete
With 9,500 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles already delivered, the Army was running out of room on its existing contracts, so it just ordered another 2,738 from Oshkosh. That’ll keep production going through a re-competition scheduled for 2022.