Army to dispose of nuclear waste

The Army signed a contract with EnergySolutions for disposal of low-level nuclear waste. See the press release here. It is a five year contract worth over $20 M. There is no description of where the waste is being generated, but it is most likely from the manufacture or disposal of Depleted Uranium ammunition. This is used by a variety of Army weapons such as the 25mm cannon on M2/M3 Bradleys, the 30mm on AH-64 and the 120mm on the M1 tank for vehicular targets.

Allison Wins Contract To Improve M1 Tank Transmissions

Allison Transmission has won a $3.8 million DoD contract to improve the transmissions of the M1 tank. Under the contract, Allison will develop electronic controls to improve their performance. More details can be found here and here.