Land Forces Stories
Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
By J.R. Wilson in Land Forces under Defense Issues, Defense Technology, Featured, Print Edition with no comments
The Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC) – formerly the Medical Research & Development Command, created in 1958 – was redesignated in the 1990s when the Army’s medical logistics function was added ...more »
Marine Corps Calls for “New Program” View of EFV
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Technology, Featured, News with no comments
With the recent delivery of the first SDD-2 Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle prototypes to the Marine Corps’ Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch (AVTB), located at Camp Pendleton, Calif., senior service representatives are calling for observers ...more »
Marine Corps Receives First SDD-2 EFV Prototypes
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Issues, Defense Technology, Featured, News with 1 comment
The United States Marine Corps is preparing to begin government developmental testing on the System Development & Demonstration (SDD)-2 prototypes of its Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV).
The important test phase follows recent delivery of ...more »
New U.S. Army 5.56 Rounds Head to Afghanistan
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Technology, Featured, News with 3 comments
On June 23, 2010, U.S. Army representatives announced that they had started shipping that service’s new 5.56mm cartridge, designated the M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round, to support warfighters in Afghanistan.
The new M855A1 round, which ...more »
GAO Protest Filed (Already) on Ground Combat Vehicle
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Issues, Defense Technology, Featured, News with no comments
As service representatives conduct source selection board activities for the Technology Development (TD) phase of the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) program, the U.S. Government Accountability Office has received an ...more »
Reach Out and Kill Someone: Extending Warfighter Small Arms’ Reach
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Issues, Defense Technology, Featured, News with 1 comment
Possibly reflective of the operational realities of current operations in Afghanistan, several recent procurement activities appear to reflect a desire to extend the tactical reach of U.S. joint force and special operations warfighters.
As ...more »
Shipping Out: ISO-based Deployment Systems
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Technology, Featured, Print Edition with no comments
As they have with commercial logistics operations across the globe, commercial “shipping containers” have revolutionized military logistics. Today, nearly four decades after the International Standards Organization (ISO) brought size standards to a morass ...more »
MRAP and M-ATV Logistics and Support: Answering Unique Challenges
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Issues, Defense Technology, Featured, Print Edition with 1 comment
While not quite meeting the full criteria for classification as “unintended consequences,” the urgency and alacrity surrounding the acquisition and fielding of the U.S. military’s joint Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle fleet ...more »
U.S. Army Looks for New Carbine Options
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Technology, Featured, News with 2 comments
The U.S. Army has begun market research “to obtain information pertaining to the weapon capabilities available to fill the carbine role” for Army warfighters.
A May 27, 2010 “sources sought” announcement, released on behalf ...more »
New Sight Programs Expand Combat Effectiveness
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Technology, Featured with no comments
A number of recent tactical sighting and aiming programs may soon expand and enhance operational capabilities at both long and short range for U.S. warfighters.
Long Range
As an example, late April 2010 saw the ...more »
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