AM General will unveil hybrid Humvee ‘soon,’ targets National Guard
In an interview with Breaking Defense, AM General CEO Jim Cannon said that the company will display the vehicle at an exhibition "soon."
BAE Systems producing AMPV at full-rate production levels, eyes going faster
The once-embattled programs has been building AMPV at full-rate production for the last four months, Bill Sheehy, the company's AMPV program manager, told Breaking Defense.
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Top State official sees ‘tectonic shift’ in security assistance during European trip
Asked about the risk of weapons in Ukraine getting into the wrong hands, Jessica Lewis expressed confidence, but acknowledged "Obviously, this is a war zone. And so we are always aware of the challenges inside a war — an ongoing war."
GM Defense goes global with new entity GM Defense International
The company is looking at North America, European, Indo-Pacific and Middle Eastern markets.
New Senate bill would speed Pentagon purchase of electric non-tactical vehicles
Legislation would require the 75% of the department's FY23 non-tactical vehicle purchases to be electric or zero-emissions.
Lockheed delivers first five A4 radars to the Army
The Army will perform mobility, environmental, radar performance and logistics testing over the next year as it works out the kinks on the new radar system.
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Lawmakers push Army on autonomous Stryker, worry over weapon stockpiles
From Javelins to high-altitude ISR, the HASC tactical air and land subcommittee offers a view into lawmaker's tactical concerns.
With hypersonic worries, lawmakers request reports on US missile defense
The draft legislation also requires DoD to submit an overarching strategy for defeating hypersonic missile threats using asymmetric capabilities, including directed energy, microwave systems, cyber and "any other capabilities."
Seeking morale boost in Alaska, Army formally re-activates 11th Airborne Division
Army leaders hope the renaming of US Army Alaska to unit with a historic identity will help after a rash of suicides.
Army delays multi-domain doctrine, sends team to glean info from Ukraine fight
TRADOC Commander Gen. Paul Funk wants to include the latest data from Ukraine conflict. "Why would we not take advantage of that just for some timeline?" he said.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
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Germany chooses Chinook for future heavy lift competition
The Germany Ministry of Defense has selected Boeing's CH-47F Chinook over Lockheed Martin Sikorsky's CH-53K.
US Army secretary: 5 lessons from the Ukraine conflict
From drones to cell phones, the US Army is watching Russia's stumbles closely, so it doesn't repeat them in a future conflict.
Finland needs ability to ‘react rapidly’ to any Russian aggression: Minister
With a wary eye on Russia, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said that so far it's mostly quiet on the eastern front.
NATO nations should invest more on air defense, fires, EUCOM nominee says
Gen. Christopher Cavoli, nominee for Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said that NATO nations could supply more air and missile defense technology, armor vehicles and more.