AM General and the U.S. Army‘s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center have teamed up to develop an autonomous driving vehicle that would transport equipment, soldiers and supplies inside military bases. The project is part of the Applied Robotics for Installations and Base Operations program that explores the potential of robotic technology to address transportation challenges at U.S. military facilities, AM General said Wednesday. […] More

Jack Keane, former vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army and a retired four-star general, has joined AM General as executive chairman of the military and commercial vehicles manufacturer. AM General said Tuesday he will collaborate with President and CEO Andy Hove as well as the company’s parent corporation MacAndrews & Forbes to implement strategic growth initiatives. Hove said that […] More

AM General has received contracts from U.S. and international military agencies worth more than $151 million in total to provide Humvees, associated parts and training. The company said Monday the contracts cover production vehicles, automotive kits, spare parts and training. The U.S. Army awarded AM General a $108.8 million contract modification to deliver 433 Humvees to Afghanistan through a foreign military sales deal, […] More

AM General‘s Mobility Ventures subsidiary has received an order from the Department of Veteran Affairs for five wheelchair-accessible vehicles through bus distributor Master’s Transportation. Mobility Ventures said Tuesday VA will use the MV-1 vehicles at medical centers in Colorado, Florida and Tennessee. MV-1 was added to Master’s Transportation’s General Services Administration Schedule contract in 2015 and the purchase marks the […] More

AM General landed Humvee and vehicle parts sales contracts for a combined value of $57 million from Iraq, Serbia, Argentina and the U.S. National Guard and Reserve forces. The company said Monday the contracts add to a previously awarded $25 million M1151A1B1 HMMWV foreign military sales contract modification. Andy Hove, AM General president and CEO, said the […] More

AM General has secured an additional $42.2 million in contract funds to manufacture High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles for U.S.  and seven international defense customers. The company said Monday it will provide Humvees, ambulance vehicles, automotive kits, spares and training support services to the armed forces of the U.S., Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Israel, Turkey, Kenya […] More

An AM General subsidiary has partnered with Master’s Transportation to offer federal agencies a mobility vehicle platform designed to transport disabled passengers. The Mobility Ventures-built MV-1 vehicle has been added to a U.S. General Services Administration Schedule contract held by Master’s Transportation, AM General said Wednesday. MV-1s are designed to accommodate up to two wheelchair […] More

Howard Glaser and Pat Kemp have joined AM General as president of the company’s commercial business segment and executive vice president of Mobility Ventures, respectively. Glaser, formerly an EVP at OTG Management, will be responsible for AM General’s commercial business execution and report to President and CEO Charlie Hall, AM General said Thursday. He also held […] More

General Dynamics' electric boat subsidiary has christened PCU Idaho, the U.S. Navy's 26th Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, which is designed to support anti-submarine and surface ship warfare and special operations. Terry Stackley, the ship sponsor, performed the bottle break that christened the vessel, which is the first Navy submarine to be named after the state of Idaho, General Dynamics Electric Boat said in a LinkedIn post published Sunday.

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Donnie Parish, former chief information officer of Cherokee Nation Health Services, has been appointed vice president of strategic operations at General Dynamics' information technology division. "My role will be supporting the Indian Health Service Health IT Modernization initiative, an incredible mission that I am thrilled to be a part of and something that means so much to me," Parish wrote in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

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Textron Systems and General Dynamics' land systems division have been awarded contracts worth $22.7 million combined to design advanced reconnaissance vehicle prototypes equipped with a 30 mm medium-caliber autocannon for the U.S. Marine Corps. Under an $11.8 million contract, Textron will build an ARV-30 prototype vehicle at its facility in Hunt Valley, Maryland, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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Software developer DeepSig has publicly launched the Gen 1 OmniPHY artificial intelligence-powered platform for boosting 5G networks. The company on Wednesday announced the general availability of the product, a carrier-grade neural receiver for virtualized radio access networks.

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