Charge Of The Light Brigade: Army Seeks Air-Droppable Vehicles For Infantry
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You are reading the first of three in-depth stories on the future of US land forces and their new combat vehicles. In this first piece, Sydney details what the Army wants in its new air-droppable vehicles for the oft-outgunned light forces who are first to the fight. The next two stories will explore the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV),… Keep reading →
Big Boost For Small Firm: Spartan Teams With Vyper For Army ULCV
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A very small company competing to build the Army’s lightest vehicles just got a big lift from a heavy hitter. “This levels the playing field,” Vyper Adamas president Shane Sterling told me of his firm’s new alliance with Spartan Chassis. “We as a company now have the industrial might behind us to produce our product.” That might… Keep reading →
The 76-Day (Pink?) Truck: Vyper In, Lockheed Out Of Army’s ULCV Race
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UPDATE: Lockheed Martin won’t compete Want a pink truck? “If a colonel says, ‘I want to paint it pink,’ it’ll get painted pink in about five minutes,” boasts Shane Sterling, president of Vyper Adamas. That’s the kind of speed with which smaller companies can move, he says: “We don’t have the levels of bureaucracy that a… Keep reading →