WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced today the award of two firm-fixed price contracts for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Phase III and IV Detailed Design and Prototype Build and Testing phases, using full and open competitive procedures. The contracts were awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. (Sterling Heights, Michigan) and American Rheinmetall Vehicles LLC (Sterling Heights, Michigan). The total award value for both contracts is approximately $1.6 billion.
With the initial digital design phase of the program now complete, the Army is redesignating the OMFV program as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.
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Government
Skyfire Consulting: Today is the First Day of the Rest of the Drone Industry
Every few years, a remarkable opportunity comes along in our democracy, whereby the people who are affected by certain regulations have the opportunity to weigh in on how those regulations are designed.
2023 End of State Sessions Report: Missouri
For the 2023 legislative session, Missouri introduced four measures related to drones, none of which passed.
2023 End of State Sessions Report: Iowa
As the 2023 legislative session began Iowa legislators had a clear goal in mind – protecting the privacy of farmers. As a major agricultural state, the concerns of farmers and the agricultural community have always been a focus of the legislature.
2023 End of State Sessions Report: Montana
For the 2023 legislative session, Montana introduced four measures related to drones, two of which were signed into law. These measures focused on the misuse of drones, from trespassing, to hunting, to interfering with emergency services.
2023 End of State Sessions Report: Hawaii
For the 2023 legislative session, Hawaii introduced five measures, two
2023 End of State Sessions Report: Texas
Texas was the most active State this year in drone policy, with twenty bills getting introduced and seven measures making to the Governor’s desk.
2023 End of State Sessions Report: Florida
For the 2023 legislative session, Florida introduced six distinct measures, for twelve total bills, related to AAM and UAS. Four of those have now passed the legislature and are on their way to the Governor’s desk. In addition to their regular session, Florida was dealing with rulemaking related to the country-of-origin ban that passed in 2021, shaping a large focus of this session.
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April RECAP: 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
The fourth month of the state legislative session has ended, ushering in a period of conference committees, Governor action, and state adjournments. Louisiana convened on the 10th, marking the last state to begin their 2023 session.
AUVSI State Advocacy Mid-Session Report: Air Domain
We are now three months into 2023 and have reached the halfway point of most state legislative sessions. Coming into this year, AUVSI revamped its state strategy, moving to a more proactive approach, actively engaging at a more frequent and effective level, and showing high value to our members as well as strong leadership in the state advocacy space.
In December of 2022, we launched our 50-state drone-focused educational initiative, Drone Prepared. Since launch, we have reached out to legislators in all 50 states, held dozens of meetings with key stakeholders, gotten multiple variations of our language introduced, passed our model bill into law, and promoted our work through podcasts, articles, and social media.
