The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded FLIR Systems an $18.6 million contract, sourced through the Dept. of Defense Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) program, to provide Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), plus spares, the company announced on Friday.
Read More »USAF Awards FLIR $23M Contract for Centaur Unmanned Ground Vehicles; David Ray Quoted
FLIR Systems has been awarded a $23 million contract by the U.S. Air Force, sourced through the Department of Defense Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) program, the company announced on Monday.
Read More »James Mattis: DoD to Change Approach Against Islamic State Militants in 2018
Defense Secretary James Mattis has said the Defense Department will modify how it conducts operations to defeat the Islamic State militant group in 2018, DoD News reported Friday. Mattis told reporters Friday that coalition forces will work to hunt down the remaining members of the militant group and work with …
Read More »Report: DoD Sees Decline in Troop Levels for Warfighters Stationed in Iraq, Syria
The Defense Department has said the number of warfighters stationed in Iraq and Syria continues to trend down from current troop levels at 7,000 units, DoD News reported Wednesday. U.S. Army Col. Robert Manning, spokesman for the Pentagon, said the numbers comply with Defense Secretary James Mattis’ push to provide American …
Read More »Lt. Gen. John Murray: Army to Prioritize Active Protection Systems for Aircraft Amid Sequestration
Lt. Gen. John Murray, deputy chief of staff for the Army G-8, has said he would push for the service branch to make active protection systems its top priority for aircraft if sequestration continues in fiscal 2018, the Army reported Monday. “There are threats out there right now [for which] we …
Read More »Army to Develop Airborne Bomb Squad to Address Global Contingencies; Aaron Golson Comments
The U.S. Army is working to establish an airborne bomb squad with the capacity to respond to global contingencies as fast as the 82nd Airborne Division and the Global Response Force, Army Times reported Wednesday. Meghann Myers writes the 767th Ordnance Company, 192nd Ordnance Battalion have completed the Army’s first conventional …
Read More »Pentagon’s Anti-WMD Agency Changes Name & Joins DTRA
The Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency has joined the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and rebranded to the name of Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization in accordance with the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. DTRA said Monday it has worked with JIDO on the transition since December 2015 to help both organizations support frontline …
Read More »DoD IG Conducts Research on Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency Program Deployment Strategy
The Defense Department‘s inspector general has conducted a study on the Joint Improvised‑Threat Defeat Agency‘s management of rapid deployment of strategies on the battlefield. An IG audit report published Tuesday says JIDA has not finalized 8 out of 95 counter-improvised explosive device systems valued at $112.5 million due to a lack of collected data available for …
Read More »DoD Requests Additional Funds to Combat Islamic State Group’s Drones
The Defense Department has requested $20 million in funds from Congress to counter drone threats posed by the Islamic State organization in addition to the existing $189.7 million budget to combat hostile networks, Defense News reported Saturday. Jen Judson writes DoD would put the money into the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund to buy tools …
Read More »Lt. Col. Anthony Barbina: US Army Supports Counter-IED Programs in Africa
U.S. Army Africa officials have said the military organization is helping to train African soldiers to detect and counter improvised explosive devices, Army Times reported Tuesday. Michelle Tan writes U.S.’ African allies asked for assistance from USARAF to carry out IED threat awareness training and mitigation operations as Islamic militant groups increase their use of homemade …
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