WASHINGTON DC - The US Army is taking delivery of a first batch of high-tech combat goggles made by Microsoft Corp., citing encouraging results from testing in the field. Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Douglas Bush has “cleared the Army to begin accepting” some of the 5,000 sets of goggles, spokesman Jamal Beck said in a
DETROIT—Officials at LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense-supported national manufacturing innovation institute, announced a new contract with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (CCDC GVSC) at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren to conduct a re-engineering analysis of critical parts, assemblies or subassemblies which are no longer in production. The pieces
STERLING HEIGHTS - The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $383 million contract modification to upgrade 173 more Stryker flat-bottom vehicles to the A1 configuration. The Stryker A1, also known as the Double-V Hull Engineering Change Proposal 1 configuration, provides unprecedented survivability against mines and improvised explosive devices. In addition to the
ANN ARBOR — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. has announced that it is finalizing the first shipment of its genetically engineered silkworms to Vietnam, where it plans to produce silk with superior strength in Quang Nam province. The company says it is coordinating the details of this shipment with senior officials within key central Vietnamese government
PLYMOUTH - Loc Performance Products has won a follow-up $417 million contract from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command in Warren to restore lost mobility to the Bradley Fight Vehicle, after an initial $161 million contract awarded by the Army in 2014. Together, they represent the Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle Engineering Change Proposal
WARREN - The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center continued to test its autonomous vehicle technology on June 23 on a 40-mile loop of public roads along Interstate 69 in Lapeer County in hopes that someday Army convoys will be able to travel in harm’s way and not threaten the lives of
