Lockheed Martin has successfully tested its modernised Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile, during a long-range mission. This is the sixth consecutive successful flight for TACMS at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico and confirms that the missile functions as designed and meets the Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) program requirements. Manufactured at Lockheed Martin’s Precision ...
The US Army is to add 28,000 soldiers to its ranks by the end of September. The Department of the Army has announced the troops increase as directed by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. Major General for Military Personnel Management, Jason Evans said: “The Army is hiring. The ...
The United States Army Close Combat Weapons Systems Project Office has awarded California-based AeroVironment, a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems, a contract for Block 10C Switchblade Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) and support services valued at over $22.7 million. The AeroVironment Switchblade, which was first deployed by US forces ...
Soldiers from three different continents have carried out a simulated battle in Snowdonia. Leading the most ambitious exercise they have ever conducted, was the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC). The exercise saw a battle for an airfield and power station undertaken in the North Wales national park. In the mock scenario, elements of the ...