Missiles, drones and air-defense weapons galore: Images from AUSA’s final day
AUSA's Annual Meeting and Expo in Washington winds down with an appearance by the defense secretary.
Northrop eyes munitions supply work, Lockheed eyes funding: CEOs
“We are taking this opportunity to work with partners we have not worked with before, show them the products we have, and define what our path is to gaining share on those weapons,” CEO Kathy Warden told investors at the Morgan Stanley conference.
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Missiles and radar need more than demand – they need manufacturing capacity
Expanding manufacturing capacity is critical to producing missiles, radars, and launch systems.
Lockheed, GM announce partnership to bolster production for munitions and more
“What does a THAAD air defense interceptor have in common with Corvette?” Lockheed COO Frank St. John said. “Both of them are highly engineered, both of them are precision manufactured, both of them have broad and diverse supply chains, and both of them are produced at rate."
With new MoU, GM Defense and EDGE Group’s team-up gets more ‘meat on the bone’
GM Defense President Steve duMont told Breaking Defense the company has "been looking at this vehicle for application in the Middle East region, which is very important region for us."
Juice far from home: DIU names winners in Stable Tactical Expeditionary Electric Power program
The Defense Innovation Unit announced this week that it had awarded GM Defense and Cummins with deals to produce a modular, vehicle-transportable system that will provide energy storage and management for tactical/mobile microgrids.
GM Defense displays modified Hummer EV design for military
The Electric Military Concept Vehicle offers a peek at the company’s plans to bid on the Army’s Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle prototyping competition that kicked off earlier this month.
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Why Bigger Fences Aren’t Enough in the Age of Drones
Traditional thinking about how to protect facilities must adapt to new threats such as drones or downstream attacks.
US Army waves green flag for Infantry Squad Vehicle full-rate production
Despite that decision, service budget documents do not indicate plans to significantly ramp up production.
The sights of IDEX Day 2 [PHOTOS]
From air to land to sea, defense firms from around the world showed off their wares at the second day of the Abu Dhabi-based expo.
At IDEX 2023, GM Defense inks partnership ‘expanding… reach’ in Middle East
The US company signed an MOU with the UAE's Tawazun Council for vehicle mobility and power projects.
AM General wins Army’s JLTV recompete, deal valued up to $8.6 billion
A recent Congressional Research Service report told lawmakers they need to scrutinize the contract’s details to determine if the Army will save money with the new deal.
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A leap in drone range and payloads come from a battery with different chemistry
Lithium-metal batteries are one way to break the weight and endurance limits of today’s unmanned systems.
Army evaluating Infantry Squad Vehicle changes ahead of key production decision
The service postponed its full-rate production decision by nearly a year, while working with GM Defense to retest vehicle corrections to address “deficiencies.”
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Go-fast defense acquisition strategies can create risks that commercial technologies can counter
There are ways to leverage proven commercial technology that enables warfighters to more quickly benefit from modern capabilities.
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A collaboration that has what the Army needs for the Common Tactical Truck
GM Defense and American Rheinmetall Vehicles have a powerhouse team tuned to provide the required transformational capabilities.
The HX3 Common Tactical Truck: next-gen excellence for military customers – today
Two powerhouse defense companies have joined forces to deliver the most advanced military truck prototype for the world’s finest fighting force.