Weekly Briefing: Land Warfare

The latest news and analysis on land warfare, from Breaking Defense._____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Weekly Briefing Land Warfare

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OMFV: Why Small Biz MettleOps Has A Shot "We realize that we may be considered an underdog," says the company, which has never built a vehicle before, "but that is not going to stop us" — and the Army has explicitly sought out small businesses with big ideas.

New Army Lab Tests Joint Tech: Project Convergence "There's capabilities out on the bench, on the floor, sitting out back in the parking lot," said Army senior executive Michael Monteleone, who founded the Joint Systems Integration Laboratory.

Why Putin Threatens Ukraine Ukraine has been the number one target of Putin's new-age imperial ambitions. He has consistently refused to recognize the legitimacy of Ukraine's independence, stating Ukraine is not a "real country" and that it will always be part of the "Russian world."

OMFV: Korea's Hanwha Is Officially In The Korean company is partnering with US-based Oshkosh. That means at least five teams are now competing to replace the M2 Bradley, a far stronger response than the Army's first attempt in 2019.

OMFV: GD Emphasizes AI & Adaptability For Bradley Replacement General Dynamics is offering the Army a design approach — not a specific vehicle — that rigorously examines a wide array of options. The common factors: advanced electronics, open architecture and artificial intelligence.

Next DoD Counter-Drone Demo May Expand Kill Options "I think it's September you'll see us open up up the aperture, looking at other capabilities besides low collateral effects," said Stan Darbro, Army RCCTO deputy.

ERCA: Army Contracts To Help New Cannon 'Fire Faster' Five small businesses won SBIR Phase II awards to build robotic arms to handle shells, software to manage ammo inventory, and other prototype technologies.

How Long US Will Fund Afghan Military An 'Open Question' Lawmakers signaled today that the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan may not mean the end of US commitment, particularly in supporting the Afghan special forces.

OMFV: Army gets BAE, GD Designs For Bradley Replacement BAE's press release features a shadowy silhouette of a previously unseen vehicle. Could this be BAE's proposal for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle?

FVL: Sikorsky Shows Off S-97 Scout Chopper For Army The S-97 Raider is Sikorsky's proto-prototype for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. It's competing with the Bell 360 Invictus — but unlike the S-97, the 360 isn't flying yet.

L3Harris Joins Rheinmetall's Team Lynx For Army OMFV L3Harris joins Textron and Raytheon on Rheinmetall's team to refine the heavily armored, high-tech Lynx for the Army's Optionally Manned Fighting vehicle competition.

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