Soldier News & Articles

BlueSpace.ai Awarded Contract to Enhance Perception Sensing of US Army UGVs

BlueSpace will leverage its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy to expand the perception sensing capabilities for the unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for off-road applications

Apr 24, 2023
US Army Contracts Aerojet Rocketdyne for Tank Ammunition Components

The multi-year contract will see Aerojet Rocketdyne provide components for the M829A4, an armor-piercing, fin-stabilized, discarding-sabot, tracer round fired from the US Army's M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

Apr 24, 2023
BAE Partners with Ritek to Produce New Armored Vehicle Variants for Sweden

The two new variants, the Forward Maintenance vehicle and Combat Engineer, will join the Swedish Army's mechanized formations with deliveries scheduled between 2023 and 2027

Apr 24, 2023
RAF to Develop Sustainable Fuel Technology Test Aircraft

Two experimental flying test aircraft will be developed under Project Monet, an initiative drawing together expertise from across the Royal Air Force (RAF) and industry to evaluate how technologies can meet key military requirements

Apr 21, 2023
US Army Awards Raytheon $237 Million Counter-UAS Contract

The systems will play an important part of the US Army's Low, slow, small-unmanned aircraft Integrated Defeat System (LIDS), with Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors (KuRFS) providing advanced 360-degree threat detection, and Coyote low-cost effectors defeating drones

Apr 21, 2023
SoarTech Selected as Finalist in US Army’s xTechSearch 7 Competition

SoarTech is in the final round of the xTechSearch 7 competition with its autonomous platforms entry, Centralized Control of Commercial Drones (C3D), which automates the logistics and control of small UAS

Apr 20, 2023
Cubic Signs Area Weapon Effects Simulator Contract Extension

The Area Weapons Effects Simulator (AWES) system and its integrated Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) system simulates large-scale force-on-force combat exercises, including the effects of direct fire and mortar fire

Apr 20, 2023
US Marine Corps Contract Leidos for Uncrewed Aerial Resupply System

Leidos will develop, deliver and demonstrate an autonomous medium unmanned logistics system - air (MULS-A) prototype, with a view to it performing a logistics distribution mission at the tactical edge of the battlefield

Apr 20, 2023
Elbit Awarded $102 Million Contract for ATMOS Artillery Systems

Wheeled Howitzer solution ATMOS is capable of firing all NATO-certified 155mm projectiles, has an effective range of over 40km with standard projectiles, and offers extended range with Rocket-Assisted Projectiles (RAP)

Apr 19, 2023
Sweden to Purchase Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicles

Sweden joined the 6x6 research and development program in 2022 and the deliveries this year will be the first steps to meet the Swedish demand for several hundred vehicles throughout the 2020s

Apr 18, 2023
New Web Application Launched for After-Action Reports

MARS (Mapping After-Action Review System) is a revolutionary web application that allows users to review historical location and shot data from their missions within the TAK network

Apr 18, 2023
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