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 by Christen Mccurdy Washington DC (UPI) Feb 14, 2020
Oshkosh Defense was awarded a $407.3 million contract modification to procure joint light tactical vehicles for the U.S. Army, the Pentagon announced Friday. The JLTV was developed by the U.S. Marines and the Army as a replacement for Humvee. They vehicles, the first of which were made ready for use in August, offer different variants with multiple mission package configurations, including packages for personnel, heavy guns and close combat weapons. The contract is funded by fiscal 2018 and 2020 Army and Marine Corps procurement funds as well as foreign military sales funds, which were obligated at the time of the award. Work on the contract will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2022.
Trump lifts US restrictions on anti-personnel landmines Washington (AFP) Feb 1, 2020 US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday lifted US restrictions on landmines, saying new technology made them safer, outraging campaigners for the abolition of the explosives that maim thousands of civilians each year. In the latest reversal of a policy of his predecessor Barack Obama, Trump gave the green light to a new generation of "non-persistent" landmines that can be switched off or destroyed remotely rather than staying active in the ground forever. "The Department of Defense ... read more
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