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  • IBM’s Sam Gordy: Watson AI Helps Army Predict Armored Vehicle Mechanical Problems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM’s Sam Gordy: Watson AI Helps Army Predict Armored Vehicle Mechanical Problems

    Sam Gordy, general manager of IBM’s federal business, has said the company’s Watson artificial intelligence platform works to help the U.S. Army predict mechanical issues in its fleet of Stryker vehicles as part of a pilot program that started in mid-2016. Gordy told FCW in an interview published Friday the Watson supercomputer has helped the service branch […] More

  • Orbital ATK Uses 30mm, 40mm Ammo to Demo MK44 Bushmaster Chain Gun - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Uses 30mm, 40mm Ammo to Demo MK44 Bushmaster Chain Gun

    Orbital ATK carried out a live-fire demonstration of its MK44 Bushmaster Chain Gun at the firm’s Bushmaster User Conference held at Big Sandy Range in Arizona. The weapon system mounted on a General Dynamics-built light armored vehicle and Kongsberg-made protector turret fired 30mm and 40mm rounds against steel panel, adobe and concrete block targets during the […] More

  • Army Tests Saab-Built Mobile Camouflage System on Fighting Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Tests Saab-Built Mobile Camouflage System on Fighting Vehicles

    The U.S. Army‘s 2nd Cavalry Regiment has begun a field evaluation of a Saab-developed mobile camouflage system as part of operational training activities in Hohenfels, Germany. Saab said Friday the service branch is testing Barracuda MCS on Stryker fighting vehicles with NATO allies that support Operation Atlantic Resolve and the Enhanced Forward Presence missions. MCS offers multi-spectral signature management properties designed to help […] More

  • Report: Boeing Updates Short-Range Air Defense Tech Offering for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Boeing Updates Short-Range Air Defense Tech Offering for Army

    Boeing has updated its short-range air defense system in an effort to help the U.S. Army fire missiles such as Longbow Hellfire and AI-3 weapons as well as lasers from vehicles including Stryker and M2 Bradley platforms, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Sydney Freedberg writes Boeing and the U.S. Army integrated the Avenger turret onto a Stryker armored vehicle as the service branch aims to address a requirement for […] More

  • Army Seeks Laser-Guided Precision Mortar Tech Developers; Lt. Col. Anthony Gibbs Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks Laser-Guided Precision Mortar Tech Developers; Lt. Col. Anthony Gibbs Comments

    The U.S. Army is looking for contractors to develop laser-guided precision mortar systems as part of efforts to replace the service branch’s current GPS-guided mortar units and help soldiers eliminate targets at a high accuracy rate. The service branch said Friday that it has closed the initial phase of a solicitation for a 120mm high-explosive guided mortar that can work to […] More

  • General Dynamics Picks Kongsberg Weapon System for Stryker Tanks; Walter Qvam Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Picks Kongsberg Weapon System for Stryker Tanks; Walter Qvam Comments

    General Dynamics has selected Kongsberg to produce remotely controlled weapon stations for the Stryker vehicles General Dynamics built for the U.S. Army. Kongsberg will deliver its Protector medium-caliber remote weapon station to General Dynamics’ land systems business as part of the agreement, Kongsberg said Monday. “[We] are honored to support U.S. Army and General Dynamics land […] More

  • Exelis Adds SATCOM Tech Into Army Combat Vehicle; Nick Bobay Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Adds SATCOM Tech Into Army Combat Vehicle; Nick Bobay Comments

    Exelis installed its satellite communications on-the-move technology into the U.S. Army Stryker vehicle during the Army Expeditionary Warfighting Experiment at Fort Benning, Ga. The Global Network On the Move Active Distribution system is built to provide command, control, communications and intelligence tools to armored combat and sport utility vehicles, Exelis said Thursday. “We are proud to have had GNOMAD deployed […] More