The Department of the Army announced today that it will partially terminate the Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) development effort under the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Brigade Combat Team (BCT) System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract with the Boeing Company. The

Oromocto, New Brunswick -- The Army will improve or replace its fleets of combat vehicles, providing soldiers with greater protection, mobility and lethality on the battlefield.

At a time when soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan face an increasing peril at the hands of an enemy which fights by means of ambushes and what has become a fashionable expression asymmetric measures, the offspring of a German company

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- As a leading designer and manufacturer of tactical military vehicles, Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, brings a history of proven production and engineering capabilities to its bid for the U.S. Army’s Family of Medium Tactical

BARROW, UK The U.S, Department of Defense has ordered 62 more M777 howitzers from BAE Systems in a deal worth $117 million (£71m).

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