Airmen with the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, S.C., have begun shipping M1117 armored security vehicles to Southwest Asia for the Army. A C-17 carried the first load of them on a flight to the combat theater Oct. 24. The base took delivery of 82 ASVs earlier this month and will continue shipping them as part of DOD’s surge to supply them to deployed Army military police units. The ASV is an armored, four-wheel-drive vehicle with ballistic protection and a machine gun and grenade launcher mounted in a turret capable of traversing 360 degrees. Airmen from Charleston have also played a big role in transporting thousands of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles to Southwest Asia to give mounted ground forces there more protection against improved explosive devices. (Charleston report by A1C Melissa White)
Competitors Not Picked for CCA Look Forward to Increment 2
April 25, 2024
While none of the major aircraft contractors were selected to develop the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, all three say they are seeking further autonomous aircraft work for the Navy, foreign partners, or in the classified arena, and maybe future versions of the CCA itself.