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OSHKOSH DEFENSE TO INTRODUCE JLTV TO SPECIAL FORCES COMMUNITY AT SOFIC 2019
OSHKOSH, Wis. (May 21, 2019) — Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) company, will exhibit the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the first time to the special forces community at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in...
USSOCOM Leadership Defines SOF Vision & Priorities at SOFIC 2019
Kicking off the 2019 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) on Tuesday, 21 May, were General Richard D. Clarke, the new Commanding General of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and James H. Smith, SES, USSOCOM's long-standing Acquisition...
Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2019 Kicks off in Tampa
The 2019 iteration of the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) -- the premier gathering of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) officials and industry partners -- kicks off this weekend at the Tampa Convention Center. Among the keynote speakers at...
Unmanned Vehicle Industry Rallies to Chicago for XPONENTIAL 2019
The Association of Unmanned Systems International (AUVSI) XPONENTIAL 2019 -- held this year at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL -- brings together 8,500 technologists, regulators and users across commercial and defense sectors for the largest, most comprehensive trade...
Army Leaders outline Vision and Plans at 2019 Robotics Capabilities Conference & Exhibition
Columbus, Georgia - 24 April 2019 The 2019 Robotics Capabilities Conference & Exhibition, in collaboration with Army Futures Command-Maneuver Capability Development and Integration Directorate at Fort Benning, was held to serve as a forum for government, industry,...
Army Aviation Leaders Update on Priorities & Programs
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville, nominated by the White House to be the Army's next Chief of Staff, headlined a handful of Army leaders who spoke at AAAA on Tuesday morning. General McConville -- pictured above at AAAA awarding a Silver Star to Sgt....
Sikorsky-Boeing updates on SB>1 DEFIANT test flight
Sikorsky-Boeing shared an update at AAAA on their SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter and a new video of DEFIANT in flight now posted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rEfVuwDGaA&feature=youtu.be. DEFIANT achieved its first flight on March 21, 2019. The aircraft...
AAAA Holds 2019 Aviation Summit as Army Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Programs Emerge
The Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) is holding its 2019 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee from 14-17 April. The summit's agenda is here and this year'sexhibitors are identified here. As...
Highlights from the 2019 AUSA Global Forces Symposium & Exhibition
“Readiness for Multi-Domain Operations” was the theme for the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2019 Global Force Symposium and Exposition, held March 26-28, in Huntsville, Alabama. This AUSA Institute of Land Warfare professional development forum, held at the Von Braun...
AeroVironment Charts Path Forward in Evolving UAS Market
AUSA Global Force 2019, Huntsville, AL Defense Systems Journal spend some time at the 2019 AUSA Global Force chatting with Errol Farr, AeroVironment’s Huntsville-based Director of Domestic Business Development, about the company’s priorities and plans. Enhancing...