SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 - The Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or CCDC SC, is working with industry to develop a new shelter fabric that will increase durability in subzero conditions and provide electromagnetic, or EM, shielding. The EM shielding will prevent the detection of EM emissions that are generated within a Command Post shelter and provide … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2020
B-1B Integrated Battle Station Modification Completed
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 - An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station, or IBS, on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went through the modification process that began in late 2012 and was completed this month. The IBS was developed as three separate modifications: Fully Integrated Data Link, Vertical Situational Display … [Read more...]
Under Secretary of the Navy Meets With NATO Allies
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 - The Honorable Gregory J. Slavonic made his first international trip Sep. 23-26 while serving as the acting Under Secretary of the Navy. Slavonic traveled to Denmark and Portugal, where he engaged with senior defense and military officials, identifying opportunities for the Department of the Navy (DoN) to enhance interoperability and increase cooperative … [Read more...]
New High Expansion Foam System Protects Air Force Assets
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 - An alarm system echoes throughout a hangar — blaring one last wail before foam begins falling from the ceiling like a collection of waterfalls made of bubbles. Mere minutes later, the 77,000-square-foot hangar, which is about 20,000 square feet larger than a professional football field, is filled to the brim with foam. The occasion: a test of Hangar … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Leaders Visit JLTV Demonstration
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe, Director of Strategic Systems Programs, visited Marine Corps Security Force Regiment for a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle capabilities brief and demonstration Sept. 22, 2020 … [Read more...]