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Army

Army Announces Five Firms Working On ERCA ‘Fire Faster’ Concepts, Detail Autoloader Progress

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, April 16th, 2021

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Army Announces Five Firms Working On ERCA ‘Fire Faster’ Concepts, Detail Autoloader Progress

Extended Range Cannon Artillery. Photo: U.S. Army

The Army has selected five small businesses to refine concepts for delivering a faster rate of fire for the future Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system, while the service continues a parallel effort on its own autoloader with a key demonstration planned for September. Senior program officials provided an ERCA update to reporters last Thursday, including plans to accept another group of test systems shortly which will undergo two years of testing before delivering 18 prototype capabilities to a battalion…

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

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Congress

Bipartisan Group Of House Members Introduce U.S.-Ukrainian Co-Production Bill For Unmanned Systems

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