Two of the 3 vehicles within the Army’s “Ultra Light Vehicle” program have now entered survivability testing in Nevada and Maryland, to assess both their blast and ballistic protection capability. The third vehicle remains on the Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, called TARDEC, for testing there. The TARDEC began development of 3 Ultra Light Vehicles, or ULVs, in fall 2011, on the request of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. While the ULV isn’t fielded as a combat vehicle, it does function a research and development platform with a view to ultimately yield data that may... Read More »
Soldiers from United states of america Army Pacific, Hawaii Army National Guard and military Corps of Engineers including representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency participated with the People’s Liberation Army in a Disaster Management Exchange, Nov. 12 -14 at Marine Corps Training Area-Bellows, Hawaii. The 2013 DME is a topic matter expert exchange inquisitive about a global Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operation. The highlight of the DME was a sensible Field Exchange Nov. 14. There has been also Expert Academic Discussions, in response to a world humanitarian and disaster relief scenario calling for U.S. and Chinese military cooperation... Read More »
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE: The B-52 Stratofortress is determined to receive an upgrade that may significantly increase its weapons payload, officials said. The initial 1760 Internal Weapons Bay Upgrade will allow the B-52 to accommodate as much as eight advanced precision-guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions in its internal weapons bay, besides the 12 it could possibly currently stick with it exterior weapons pylons. “It increases the B-52′s overall carrying capacity by 67 percent,” said Alan Williams, the B-52 Deputy Program element monitor at Air Force Global Strike Command. The 1760 IWBU is predicated on rewiring the prevailing B-52 launcher right... Read More »
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has completed greater than 25 flight tests of the U.S. Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system’s (UAS) primary maritime surveillance sensor in preparation for its installation at the aircraft. The company is conducting risk-reduction tests of the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) using a Gulfstream II surrogate aircraft off the California coast. The radar will provide the Triton UAS with a 360-degree view of ocean and coastal regions. “Surrogate flights have allowed us to mature the MFAS radar’s capabilities and merge the information with information received from other sensors and kit for you to even be used on... Read More »