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21 August

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A flying Black Hawk helicopter with launched effects

Sikorsky Bags $43M US Army Deal to Modernize Black Hawk Helicopters

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky an initial $43-million contract to modernize the Black Hawk medium-lift multi-role helicopter.

21 August

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Peraton to advance US Army Cyber Command's GHOSTCREW program.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Army Cyber Command Taps Peraton to Streamline Operations With AI

Peraton has received a contract from the US Army Cyber Command to support AI-assisted platform program for cyber operators.

20 August

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the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)

Rojoef Manuel

X-Bow, US Army Invest $13.9M to Develop New Rocket Motor for GMLRS

New Mexico-based X-Bow Systems and the US Army are investing $13.9 million to build and test a new solid rocket motor for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System.

20 August

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Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Drone Demos Mid-Air Shift From VTOL to Wingborne Flight

Elroy Air has pulled off a key milestone with its Chaparral cargo drone, successfully shifting from vertical takeoff to forward, wingborne flight in a series of trials

19 August

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Soldiers practice flying a small unmanned aerial system at the inaugural Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course (UALC) at Fort Rucker on August 18.

Christine Casimiro

US Army Kicks Off Small UAS Training Course to Close Drone Gap

In support of the Pentagon’s “Unleashing US Military Drone Dominance” program announced in July, the US Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) has launched its first Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course at Fort Rucker.

18 August

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Soldiers with the 123rd Engineer Battalion of the Illinois National Guard operate at a tactical training area Aug. 4, 2020, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The battalion’s Soldiers were among approximately 4,000 service members training at Fort McCoy during the first week of August 2020. Transient troop training like this resumed at Fort McCoy in July 2020 after being stopped for several months because of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Over months of planning, however, Fort McCoy training officials were able to reopen the training with COVID-19 safety measures built in. Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Invests in Texas Firm’s Secure Wireless System to Keep Troops Moving

Texas-based Forward Edge-AI has landed a US Army contract to create a secure wireless system for predictive logistics.

18 August

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Christine Casimiro

US Army LTAMDS Radar Scores Firsts in Missile Flight Test

The US Army’s Patriot radar replacement, the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), has achieved a series of milestones during a recent missile flight test at the White Sands Missile Range.

15 August

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Ethan M. Encarnacion

Clemson Grad Students Roll Out Most Advanced ‘Deep Orange’ Rescue Vehicle Yet

The latest and most advanced iteration of Clemson University’s Deep Orange project has just rolled out: a rugged, all-terrain rescue vehicle built for disaster relief and military rescue missions.

15 August

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