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14 November

Air

RTX Completes ‘Most Complex’ Live-Fire Test of LTAMDS Radar

RTX has announced the successful completion of the “most complex” live-fire test to date for its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor.

13 November

Americas

A U.S. Marine with 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, places a charge of trinitrotoluene (TNT) in a muddy portion of the ground during the Post-Blast Analysis Course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 11, 2018. To show how terrain effects the outcome of craters explosive chargers are placed in different areas. This Includes dry packed dirt, loose dirt, and mud. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Quentarius Johnson)

Rojoef Manuel

Florida Company Wins US Army Contract for New TNT Production Facility in Kentucky

The US Army has awarded Florida-based Repkon a $435-million contract to develop and commission a TNT factory in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

11 November

Americas

US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center engineers and technicians are putting the Army’s prototype Robotic Combat Vehicles, both Light and Heavy-Surrogate variants, through shakedown testing at Camp Grayling

Giulia Bernacchi

HII to Enhance US Army Combat Vehicle Fleet Capabilities in $197M Deal

The US Army has awarded HII a five-year, $197-million contract to research and develop enhancements for its combat vehicle fleet.

8 November

Americas

A U.S. Army soldier, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, applies combat gauze to a fellow soldier's leg as part of medical exercises at Forward Operating Base Cobra in the Diyala province, Iraq, July 12. The soldiers are practicing combat lifesaver drills as well as evacuating a casualty out of a hostile environment. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Nikko-Angelo Matos)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army, UK Biotech Firm to Assess Wound Care Hydrogel for Soldiers

The US Army has partnered with SolasCure to test an investigational hydrogel solution for wound care in combat.

8 November

Air

The Bell V-280 technology Demonstrator (Photo courtesy of Bell)

Rojoef Manuel

Bell Textron Selects Kansas Factory for US Army’s FLRAA Fuselage Assembly

Bell Textron has revealed its fuselage assembly site in Wichita, Kansas, for the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program.

6 November

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump May Further Test US Military Norms in Second Term

Donald Trump is set to resume his sometimes fraught relationship with the military as commander-in-chief, promising to keep US troops out of wars abroad while possibly using them on the streets at home.

6 November

Americas

US Army Bradley M2A4E1 infantry fighting vehicle with Elbit System's Iron Fist APS

Christine Casimiro

US Army Bradley IFVs to Be Upgraded With Elbit Iron Fist APS

The US has awarded Elbit Systems a $127-million follow-on contract to supply Iron Fist Active Protection Systems for its Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

5 November

Air