Article: USA: ALPINE ARMORING AWARDED CONTRACT FOR HEAVY ARMOR VEHICLES.

Article: Alpine Armoring Wins $7.51 Million Contract
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 29, 2007 ;     278 words ... ... Mich., Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $7.51 million contract to Alpine Armoring Inc., Herndon, Va., for commercial in-stock heavy armor vehicles. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & ...

Article: Alpine Armoring Wins Contract Valued At Up To ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 25, 2006 ;     317 words ... ... Texas, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $500,000 to Alpine Armoring Inc., Herndon, Va., for law enforcement, security, marine craft, fire/rescue and special purpose clothing. The ...

Transcript: Analysis: US Army heavy-armor mechanized brigade ...
NPR Morning Edition;  March 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Analysis: US Army heavy-armor mechanized brigade advances into Iraq ... Infantry Division. It's a mechanized heavy-armor brigade, a mix of Bradley Fighting ... soldiers at outposts were firing on heavy armor, and in one case a tank opened fire ...

Article: Heavy armor proved its worth to American forces in ...
International Herald Tribune;  August 30, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... movements and supported by precision air power, can replace heavy armor, especially against enemies who lack their own.''We can ... while demoralizing the insurgents, who could not stop the heavy armor. A cease-fire Thursday ended the fight, but by then tanks ...

Article: More technology needed; Heavy armor is today's ...
The Washington Times;  May 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... to more traditional and static elements of military power. Heavy armor certainly has been integral to troop survivability in Iraq ... her at even greater risk. The operational constraints of heavy armor are why the Marines are pushing to field a lighter Mine Resistant ...

Article: Afghan government begins assembling heavy armor ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ...AMERICA AT WAR Afghan government begins assembling heavy armor force By PETER BAKER Washington Post Saturday, March ... Kabul has begun assembling a force that is equipped with heavy armor and capable of striking not only the concentration of ...

Article: Heavy Armor: the core of urban combat.(Abrams tank, ...
Armor;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... across Iraq, while preserving his force. He also cautions our Army to "be wary of eliminating or reducing the option of heavy armor; it has proven decisive and has been the critical enabler that allowed Task Force Baghdad to win every fight, everyday ...