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One of the efforts the Navy is undertaking under the guise of the third offset strategy — commonly described as undercutting adversarial advances through human-machine teaming — is a recently established initiative to examine interoperability between the service’s sensors, platforms and weapons. Task Force Netted Navy, which began in May 2016, is all about maximizing
Four-star Admiral Greenert, stating the Navy’s foremost priority before a distinguished audience of military, government, academia, and industry representatives in Washington, D.C. at the 2015 Naval Future Force Science and Technology Expo, repeated the enduring reality that, “Probably the biggest vulnerability of a ship is its magazine, because that’s where all the explosives are.” But
The Navy”s new “first-of-its-kind” stealthy destroyer will soon go to San Diego, Calif., where it will go through what’s called “ship activation” – a process of integrating the major systems and technologies on the ship leading up to an eventual live-fire exercise of its guns and missiles. As part of this process, the Navy will
In case you”ve forgotten the adage that “uncertainty is the only certainty,” Picatinny Arsenal”s Statistics Group is prepared to remind you. Its latest initiative known as “Uncertainty Quantification” focuses on studying engineering modeling and simulation uncertainty from a statistical standpoint and leveraging it as a more credible approach to weapon and munition product development. Uncertainty
The Army is developing a new 155 mm artillery round that will extend cannon range to more than 24 miles (40km), with the added benefits of greater safety for service members and the ability to deliver near-precision strike capability. The XM1113 Insensitive Munition High Explosive Rocket Assisted Projectile, or XM1113 RAP, will replace the aging
The Marine Corps is modernizing one of its most reliable battle platforms: the M1A1 Abrams tank. A trio of upgrades to the tank commander’s weapon station will give tank commanders and gunners a “hunter-killer edge” over the enemy, according to an announcement from Marine Corps Systems Command. The improvements include better sights on the Abrams
There’s been a bit of a renaissance of sorts lately for pistol-caliber carbines, with a number of really interesting new options in 9mm on the market. We’ve reported on them in previous issues, and now we’re bringing you the latest just hitting stores as we speak. If you’re a luddite who doesn’t play video games
Raytheon is positioning itself to offer key missile defense assets that fill coverage gaps on the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ships and new frigates, including upgraded surface-to-air missiles and new anti-ship and land attack missiles. The defense contractor is in talks with the service to field the sea version of their rolling airframe missile (SeaRAM)
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — An Army rapid capabilities office, which will aim to quickly field technology and put it in the hands of soldiers, is nearing its debut, said the undersecretary of the Army Aug.16. “That roll out will be in September,” said Patrick Murphy at the U.S. Army Innovation Summit 3, which was hosted by
Lockheed Martin”s Miniature Hit-to-Kill interceptor was successfully tested last Friday at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The engineering demonstration was part of the U.S. Army”s Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center”s Extended Area Protection and Survivability program. According to Lockheed Martin the purpose of the test was to prove out the
The Canadian Army”s 5th Canadian Division (5CdnDiv) took delivery of an initial six TAPV/VPBT (Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle/Véhicule Blindé Tactique de Patrouille) 4×4 mine protected high-mobility multipurpose vehicles from Textron Systems Canada on 12 August. The fleet at the 5th Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) in Gagetown will be used to train operators and
The U.S. Army recently declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor. “This is an extremely significant milestone in the maturity of our PAC-3 MSE interceptor, providing the warfighter with a more advanced hit-to-kill interceptor against the full spectrum of lower-tier threats,” said Scott Arnold, vice president of