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China to Publicly Unveil YU-20 Aerial Tanker

China to Publicly Unveil YU-20 Aerial Tanker

The YU-20 aerial tanker, the force amplifier that recently entered service with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force and made frequent appearances in exercises around the island of Taiwan earlier this month, will be a star of the show at the upcoming PLA Air Force open day event with…
US Military Looking into Drone Crash in Libya

US Military Looking into Drone Crash in Libya

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command is investigating what caused an Air Force surveillance drone to crash earlier this week near Benghazi, Libya, the military said Wednesday.

The drone was surveilling the area Monday ahead of planned diplomatic meetings, AFRICOM said. It did not specify wh…

AM General Wins $732M Order for Expanded Capacity Humvees

AM General Wins $732M Order for Expanded Capacity Humvees

AM General LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $732,741,016 modification (P00042) to contract W56HZV-17-D-0071 for production of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Expanded Capacity Vehicle variants.

Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding w…

Germany and Slovakia Agree to Ring-Swap to Aid Ukraine

Germany and Slovakia Agree to Ring-Swap to Aid Ukraine

The governments of Germany and Slovakia agreed to a deal on August 23 under which Slovakia will send its Cold War-era armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine, with Berlin providing the Slovak armed forces with Leopard 2 main battle tanks in return.

The swap illustrates an ongoing effort by European …

Why Are Some V-22 Grounded, and Others Still Flying?

Why Are Some V-22 Grounded, and Others Still Flying?

Despite public perceptions, the U.S. military services don’t always march in lockstep. The latest example is the Air Force’s decision to ground its V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor fleet while the Marines are refusing to do so. The Air Force took the extraordinary step August 16 after a pair of V-22s experien…
Textron Completes Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototype

Textron Completes Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototype

Textron Systems is excited to announce that they have completed the prototype vehicle build of the Cottonmouth ARV as a part of their Ground Vehicle System Other Transaction Authority via the National Advanced Mobility Consortium.

The team started build following extensive testing with the Alpha…


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