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  2. Next Generation Combat Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    In March 2019, the Army released a request for proposals for the OMFV. [12] The Army said the OMFV will be designed "to engage in close combat and deliver decisive lethality during the execution of combined arms maneuver," and will have a 30mm cannon and a second-generation forward looking infrared system, or FLIR. Testing of the vehicle is ...

  3. Next Generation Squad Weapon - Wikipedia

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    A U.S. Army graphic detailing the competitors for the program as of December 2020. The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the ...

  4. Military technology - Wikipedia

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    Military technology is the application of technology for use in warfare. It comprises the kinds of technology that are distinctly military in nature and not civilian in application, usually because they lack useful or legal civilian applications, or are dangerous to use without appropriate military training .

  5. Lightweight Small Arms Technologies - Wikipedia

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    Following a series of military programs to investigate advances in small arms (SPIW, Future Rifle, ACR, OICW), the LSAT program is the US military's latest project to replace existing US small arms. Tactical concepts and the research from the previous small arms programs indicates that lightening small arms is the first significant step towards ...

  6. List of military inventions - Wikipedia

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    United States Army: Nuclear weapons and logistics, provide water supply for bases hidden in polar regions Colonization of Mars: Satellite navigation: 1970s United States Air Force. Soviet Union. Nuclear weapons force multiplier, increased warhead accuracy through precise navigation Navigation, personal tracking Sanitary napkins: 1920s United ...

  7. XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    Citing budget constraints, in August 2015, the Army delayed the FFV's acquisition decision from FY2021 to FY2029. The Army said it was choosing to instead work on short-term capability gaps. [4] In November 2016, Army officials said they were standing up a Next Generation Combat Vehicle program to field a family of combat vehicles by 2035.

  8. US-China research has given Beijing's military technology a ...

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    The report said U.S. tax dollars have contributed to China's technological advancement and military modernization when American researchers worked with their Chinese peers in areas such as ...

  9. Future Vertical Lift - Wikipedia

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    The Army formally announced the selection of the Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 and Bell-Lockheed V-280 on 3 October 2014. Both teams will now build technology demonstration aircraft with flight tests starting in 2017. Though AVX and Karem Aircraft were not selected, the Army is still interested in technologies they have offered. [78]