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- U.S. Army Stryker Combat Vehicles to be Equipped with Allegheny Technologies' ATI 500-MIL™ Armor Steel
- PITTSBURGH -- Allegheny Technologies Incorporated's (NYSE:ATI) next-generation ATI 500-MIL[TM] armor steel has been selected for an armored situational awareness kit on the U.S. Army's Stryker Light Armored Vehicles, marking the first major legacy-vehicle military application for this newly developed specialty metal. The new add-on kit, known as the StrykShield[TM],...
- Research articles 2008-10-06
- ArmorWorks Receives Second Army Delivery Order for Side Armor; Tempe-based ArmorWorks to Provide Additional Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts
- TEMPE, Ariz. -- ArmorWorks, a leading provider of advanced armor products, today announced the receipt of its second delivery order from the U.S. Army to provide Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts ESBI. This order is pursuant to the company's ongoing $543 million ID/IQ contract with the U.S. Army on which the...
- Research articles 2006-09-06
- ArmorWorks Delivers Army ESBI Ahead of Schedule; Tempe-Based ArmorWorks Makes First Shipment 60 Days Early
- TEMPE, Ariz. -- ArmorWorks, a leading provider of advanced armor products, announced today its first shipment of Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts ("ESBI") to the U.S. Army 60 days ahead of the delivery requirement. This delivery commences fulfillment of the company's previously announced multi-year ESBI award from the U.S. Army of...
- Research articles 2006-08-29
- American Defense Systems, Inc., is Awarded $7.6 Million Contract by TACOM for the Armoring of the Army's D7G Mine-Clearing Bulldozer
- HICKSVILLE, N.Y. -- TACOM, the U.S. Army's Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, has awarded American Defense Systems, Inc. ADSI, of Hicksville, New York with a $7.6 million 2 IDIQ contract for the supply of crew protection kits CPK for the U.S. Army's D7G mine-clearing/armor protection MCAP fully tracked, low speed, medium...
- Research articles 2005-11-22
- Arotech Receives $1 Million Vehicle Armor Order from U.S. Army; Arotech's Armour of America Will Supply Armor Kits to Protect US Army Vehicles Operating in Iraq
- AUBURN, Ala. -- Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM: ARTX) announced today that its AoA Armour of America subsidiary, belonging to its Armor Division, has received a new order valued at over $1 million for ballistic armor kits. Arotech's AoA subsidiary will supply its armor kits to protect U.S. Army vehicles operating...
- Research articles 2005-04-12
- Shields of steel: U.S. army leaders contemplate options to improve truck armor.
- In fits and starts, the Army so far has outfitted more than 22,000 trucks with protective armor for troops in Iraq. While Army officials cite this accomplishment as proof that depots and suppliers can be mobilized rapidly it times of need, they also view it as a...
- Research articles 2005-04-01
- On the cutting edge of technology: with sustainability and survivability in mind, AMC's engineers and scientists focus on quickly getting the right technologies into the hands of Soldiers when they need it
- THE war on terrorism has changed the way Soldiers fight and how the Army protects them. Recent advances in science and technology have helped save Soldiers' lives by providing them with improved means of detecting and destroying enemy weapons. At the same time, these new technologies have decreased the...
- Research articles 2004-10-01
- Maintaining Momentum In the War on Terrorism
- Third U.S. Army/Army Forces Central Command ARCENT remains a fully committed Army service component command in the continuing campaign against terror, supporting nearly 36 months of continuous combat operations, or support to combat operations, as a forward deployed headquarters. As an operational-level headquarters, the command has again reinforced the importance...
- Research articles 2004-10-01
- M113 APC: four decades of service and still showing potential
- The first version of the M113 armored personnel carrier APC was introduced in 1960. Operated by a driver and track commander TC, it was designed to transport a squad of 11 infantrymen across a hostile battlefield. To maximize strategic and tactical mobility, the M113 was made to be air-transportable, air-droppable,...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- Pastimes.
- Selected items from the pages of Metal Progress, the monthly magazine of ASM International from 1930 to 1986. 60 years ago ... July 1944: About four days before President Roosevelt and his staff arrived for the Cairo [Egypt] conference with Prime Minister...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- Simula Receives Additional Order To Provide Body Armor for U.S. Army
- Business Editors PHOENIX--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 13, 2003 Simula Inc (AMEX: SMU), announced receipt of an approximately $21 million order for its small arms protective insert SAPI body armor. The new order was received from the U.S. Army's procuring agency, the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia. Shipments are scheduled to begin...
- Research articles 2003-11-13
- On the cutting edge of the war on terrorism
- Third U.S. Army:The war on terror continues to place a significant burden on the U.S. military, and the Army is bearing the brunt of it. U.S. Central Command (USCENT-COM) in particular remains deeply engaged in shaping and prosecuting combat operations across its area of responsibility AOR, a geographic region of...
- Research articles 2003-10-01
- Simula Receives Armor Contracts.
- Simula, Inc. (AMEX: SMU), designs and makes armors and systems that save human lives. Simula has announced the receipt of a $9 million order for its small arms protective insert SAPI body armor. The new order was received from the U.S. Army's procuring agency, the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia. Shipments...
- Research articles 2003-05-01
- War in Iraq: U.S. Army commanders
- Operation Iraqi FreedomGen. Tommy R. Franks assumed command of U.S. Central Command in July 2000. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1967 as a distinguished graduate of the Artillery Officer Candidate School, Fort Sill, Okla. After an initial tour as a battery assistant executive officer at Fort Sill, he...
- Research articles 2003-05-01
- Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $13.8 Million SAPI Order; Ceramic Armor for U.S. Army
- Business Editors COSTA MESA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 2, 2003 Ceradyne, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDN) announced receipt of a $13.8 million order for its small arms protective insert SAPI ceramic body armor. The new order was received from the U.S. Army's procurement agency, the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia. Shipments are scheduled to...
- Research articles 2003-04-02
- Titanium armor plate: titanium alloy armor for combat vehicles has been successfully manufactured via plasma arc cold hearth melting (PAM) at a cost significantly lower than possible with current commercial processes.
- Titanium and its alloys are frequently chosen for high-performance military components because of their low density, high strength, and good resistance to corrosion. However, high cost has prohibited their application in most army equipment. Nevertheless, in recent years the U.S. Army ground vehicle and weapons community...
- Research articles 2002-09-01
- Ceramic Armor to Protect U.S. Army.
- Ceradyne, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDN) has received a $5.3 million order for lightweight ceramic inserts for use in armor to protect U.S. Army forces. The order was issued by the United States Defense Logistics Agency. Ceradyne, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDN) has received a $5.3 million order...
- Research articles 2002-01-01
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- Ceradyne Inc. Receives $38.6 Million Ceramic Body Armor Orders for U.S. Marines and U.S. Army
- COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Ceradyne, Inc. Company (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $38.6 million. The U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, placed a delivery order for ESAPI for $8.4 million, and the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, placed a delivery order for $30.2 million of ESAPI....
- Research articles 2006-07-26
- DTN News: Oshkosh Defense Brings History Of Collaboration With U.S. Army To FMTV Competitive Rebuy Bid
- DTN News: Oshkosh Defense Brings History Of Collaboration With U.S. Army To FMTV Competitive Rebuy Bid*Source: DTN News / Oshkosh CorporationNSI News Source Info OSHKOSH, Wis. - August 23, 2009: As a manufacturer and supplier of Department of Defense DoD tactical wheeled vehicles for more than four decades, Oshkosh Defense,...
- News items 2009-08-24
- U.S. Army Focuses On New Body Armor
- In the past several years, the U.S. Army has developed an advanced generation of protective ballistic plates for soldiers in what it calls the "X-Sapi" (Small-Arms Protective Insert) program. But, despite buying 120,000 plates from Ceradyne and BAE Systems, it has yet to issue the gear to troops in the...
- News items 2009-12-07
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