If there’s one thing that Army leadership agrees upon, it’s the need for improved survivability of soldiers and machines against modern anti-tank weapons like the Russian Kornet and Chinese HJ-8 guided missiles, as well as Russia’s tandem warhead RPG-29 rocket propelled grenade that can bore a hole into a tank with a molten jet of metal.
By Breaking Defense Staff“If you took all the bridging in NATO and put it together we couldn’t get a Brigade Combat Team across a 400-meter river,” said the commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers.
By Breaking Defense StaffLeonardo DRS has supported custom end-to-end SATCOM solutions for maritime, airborne and ground-mobile operations for over 20 years. Learn why we are the #1 SATCOM Integrator for the Department of Defense.
By Leonardo DRSLeonardo DRS’ MCWS solution provides enhanced lethality while maintaining the transportability, mobility and survivability of the platform.
By Leonardo DRSLeonardo DRS is leading the industry with its Integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) System, providing warfighters with complete situational awareness of the enemy.
By Leonardo DRSBreast Cancer Treatment and Support for Servicemembers and Their Families Helps Make the Army Strong
The general public is sometimes surprised to learn that the military is behind different types of research and working to find a cure for cancer is one of them.
By Breaking Defense StaffThe company has transformed their booth in support of Breast Cancer Awareness and is partnering with Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine.
By Leonardo DRSLeonardo DRS and MFoCS II are enabling @USArmy Network modernization, preparing for the ever-changing battlefield.
By Leonardo DRSThe Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) program has ambitious goals that will require development of new technological capability that ranges from autonomous operations to advanced materials.
By Breaking Defense StaffBy proactively detecting, locating, and neutralizing anti-armor threats, TROPHY™ dramatically increases platform survivability, and creates a new paradigm of networked threat awareness for maneuver forces.
By Leonardo DRSTITAN On-board Vehicle Power (OBVP) solutions provide power to the #USArmy’s vehicles. Anywhere. Anytime. Through harnessed vehicle energy, these vehicles can support a variety of military missions.
By Leonardo DRSIn this era of new acquisition for ground vehicles, the Army continues to challenge industry to anticipate emerging requirements, develop required technologies, and field combat capabilities more quickly through rapid prototyping.
By Breaking Defense StaffThe Army wants its Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) program to provide a transformational leap in battlefield capability.
By Breaking Defense StaffFabrizio Boggiani, senior vice president of airborne marketing, says he sees “significant opportunities” for expanding Leonardo’s market share by selling mission packages to international institutions and countries who don’t “want to buy and own the asset, but want us to fly where they ask us to fly.”
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