TOP 100 MILITARY SITES
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| 12/18/2007: America Supports You: Virginia Guard Family Gets Extreme Dream Home Army National Guard Spc. Michael Lucas received an extra-special homecoming from Iraq when he and his family were selected for the ABC-TV reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." defenselink.mil |
01/22/2008: Pentagon Officials Remain Confident in MRAPs Despite First Casualty Defense Department officials' confidence in mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles is unshaken after a deadly roadside bomb in Iraq marked the first time a U.S. servicemember was killed while traveling in one of the armored vehicles. defenselink.mil |
02/21/2008: Pacific Command Strategy Hinges on Military Engagement Military preeminence and strategic cooperation are at the heart of every action taken by U.S. Pacific Command, the chief of America's largest combatant command said. defenselink.mil |
Ultralife Receives US Air Force Orders Totaling US$2.3 Million Ultralife Batteries has received orders valued in total at approximately US$2.3 million from the US Air Force for tactical communications systems for military vehicles. The systems, which will include the company's McDowell Research brand components, will be manufactured by Ultralife's Innovative Solutions Consulting (ISC) unit based in Southern Maryland.Deliveries are expected to begin this quarter and be completed in the first quarter of 2008. "These orders illustrate the strategic value created by our ISC and McDowell Research units, and how we are generating new business by capitalizing on both the product and technical capabilities of these two great organizations," said John D Kavazanjian, Ultralife's president and chief executive officer."Our McDowell Research brand products and the specialized communications electronics and system design capabilities of ISC make for an unbeatable combination to provide high quality products and technical services to our customers."The tactical communications systems consist of McDowell's MIK-18-HF and MIK-32 Dual SATCOM Radio/Amplifier Mounting Systems with integrated radio transceivers, power amplifiers, power supplies, antennas and other components. The MIK-18-HF and MIK-32 are designed as a permanent installation on High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), Stryker CV and other military vehicles.About Ultralife Batteries.Ultralife is a global provider of high-energy power solutions, communications accessories, and engineering and technical services for diverse applications. The company develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of non-rechargeable and rechargeable batteries, charging systems and accessories for markets including defense, commercial and consumer portable electronics. army-technology.com |
Future Looks Bright for Non-Line of Sight The Non-Line of Sight Launch System has completed the first of multiple summer tests at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., meeting all mission requirements and proving NLOS-LS is a weapon of choice for the Army of tomorrow. The Future Combat System Technical Field Test, conducted in February and March, was the initiation of a summer of demanding developmental and operational tests for the Future Combat System command and control network, as well as a host of FCS related programs, to include Redstone Arsenal’s NLOS-LS. The efforts of the project office paid off, as NLOS-LS reaped praise from users and evaluators alike during the test. army.mil |