Land Forces Stories
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 »
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 »
U.S. Seeks New SCAR Magazines
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Technology, Featured, News with no comments
In support of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Naval Sea Systems Command’s Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division has released draft performance specifications for new “Lightweight, Durable, Reliable” magazines for the ...more »
Army Awards Contracts for Configurable Extended Range Sniper Rifle
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Technology, Featured, News with 1 comment
As noted in several recent YiD news reports, the past year has witnessed significant joint service interest in sniper ammunition, terminal effects on target, and the small arms sniper weapons themselves.
Among that weapons ...more »
U.S. Army Affirms FMTV Contract Award
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Technology, News with no comments
As projected in a recent Year in Defense Online news item (“FMTV Seeks Contract Traction“), mid-February 2010 has brought an end to slipping and sliding with the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) ...more »
Army Receives Go-ahead for First Modernized Brigade Combat Team
By Scott R. Gourley in Land Forces under Defense Technology, Featured, News with 1 comment
Following completion of a Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) review that was conducted on Dec. 22, 2009, that U.S. Army has received acquisition decision approval to move into low rate initial production for one ...more »
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