US Army Small Ships Section

Day & Zimmermann and EURENCO Announce the Award of US$966M, Five-Year US Army Contract for 155mm MACS

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Day & Zimmermann (D&Z), the century-old, family-owned provider of construction and maintenance, engineering, staffing, and defense solutions for leading corporations and governments around the world, announced it has been awarded a US$966,745,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the manufacturing, assembly, inspection, packaging and delivery of 155mm Modular Artillery Charge System M231/M232-series combustible cartridge cases. D&Z and EURENCO, through a previously announced partnership, will work jointly on the contract.

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  • The award is for increased production of the critical 155mm product and includes significant modernization and expansion of US production facilities.
  • D&Z and EURENCO, through a previously announced partnership, will work jointly on the contract.
  • The US Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, announced the award on September 28, 2023, with an estimated completion date of September 27, 2028.
  • Included in the award is significant new construction and modernization of D&Z-owned US facilities for the production of the 155mm MACS and related munitions components.

EQS-News: RENK Group continues growth path with strong order intake in the first half of 2023

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Friday, September 1, 2023
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RENK Group, a leading global manufacturer of mission-critical drive technologies, continued its growth path in the first half of 2023.

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  • RENK Group, a leading global manufacturer of mission-critical drive technologies, continued its growth path in the first half of 2023.
  • The acquisition of General Kinetics, which closed in January 2023 additionally contributed almost 45 percent to the segment’s growth.
  • “The revenue growth in the first half of the year and our strong order intake reflect the high demand for our products,” said Susanne Wiegand, CEO of RENK Group.
  • This places RENK Group within the top 15 percent of the Sustainalytics machinery universe peer group.

VIKING DOMINATES CRUISE CRITIC'S 2023 CRUISERS' CHOICE AWARDS

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today received a new set of accolades from the popular online cruise resource, Cruise Critic®, earning six First Place awards in the 11th Annual Cruisers' Choice Awards. Cruise Critic presented First Place awards across Viking's river, ocean and expedition offerings, including Best River Line for the second consecutive time. Viking's ocean and expedition voyages also earned the top two placements in nearly every eligible category including Best Overall Line (Small Ship Category). In its first year of operation, Viking's expedition voyages also claimed First Place in the Best Dining category.

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  • Viking Receives Top Honors in Six Categories, Including "Best Overall Line" and "Best River Line" in 11th Annual Cruise Critic Awards
    LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® ( www.viking.com ) today received a new set of accolades from the popular online cruise resource, Cruise Critic®, earning six First Place awards in the 11th Annual Cruisers' Choice Awards .
  • I would like to thank our guests, the Cruise Critic community and our entire Viking family, who make these awards possible."
  • Cruise Critic is the world's leading cruise reviews site and online cruise community, with more than 650,000 cruise reviews, covering approximately 700 cruise ships across the globe.
  • During the review process for the 11th Annual Cruisers' Choice Awards, Cruise Critic members and past Viking guests shared highlights of their experiences.

COLLEGE HUNKS HAULING JUNK AND MOVING® NAMES SEAN LEWIS THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE PITCH

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Friday, November 11, 2022
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TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving®, an award-winning company and industry leader in stress-free solutions for moving and junk-hauling needs, announced today that Sean Lewis is the grand prize winner of The Pitch, a contest developed specifically for military veterans. Lewis will be awarded a free franchise with the full-service moving company. The contest was open to U.S. veterans who served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard. 

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  • U.S. Army veteran to receive a free franchise in El Paso, Texas
    TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving , an award-winning company and industry leader in stress-free solutions for moving and junk-hauling needs, announced today that Sean Lewis is the grand prize winner ofThe Pitch, a contest developed specifically for military veterans.
  • Lewis will be awarded a free franchise with the full-service moving company.The contest was open to U.S. veterans who served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard.
  • "I'm absolutely thrilled to announce the winner of The Pitch Contest.
  • College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Movingwas originally founded by two college buddies with a beat-up cargo van and now has more than 200 franchises providing full-service tech-enabled residential and commercial moving, junk removal, donation pickups, and labor services in the United States as well as Canada.For more information, visit www.collegehunkshaulingjunk.com .

Fran Lawler Joins OnCorps Executive Team to Drive Organizational Development

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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BOSTON, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OnCorps Inc. — a Boston-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup — today announced the appointment of Fran Lawler as the first Chief Human Resources Officer. Lawler joins the OnCorps leadership team to help further the OnCorps mission: solving operational challenges in the financial service industry through applied AI.

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  • a Boston-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup today announced the appointment of Fran Lawler as the first Chief Human Resources Officer.
  • Lawler joins the OnCorps leadership team to help further the OnCorps mission: solving operational challenges in the financial service industry through applied AI.
  • "We are thrilled to have Fran join our team," said OnCorps founder and Chief Executive Officer Bob Suh.
  • "Human Resources has the power to drive operational excellence, starting with the very first interaction with future employees," says Lawler.

In Celebrating its 15th Anniversary, Organization Changes Name to Monuments Men and Women Foundation

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Monday, June 6, 2022
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DALLAS, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art (Foundation) today announced that it is changing its name to Monuments Men and Women Foundation, formalizing its fifteen-year long mission to honor these heroes, men and women, of WWII.

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  • DALLAS, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art (Foundation) today announced that it is changing its name to Monuments Men and Women Foundation, formalizing its fifteen-year long mission to honor these heroes, men and women, of WWII.
  • In the last decade, the Foundation has expanded its mission to completing the work of the Monuments Men and Women by reuniting rightful owners with their long-lost properties.
  • "The Monuments Women, twenty-seven in all, made an important contribution to the post-war restitution of almost 4,000,000 stolen cultural objects," said Foundation president Anna Bottinelli.
  • Women constitute a majority of our Monuments Men and Women Foundation team.

Black Sage's Sawtooth™ CUAS Mesh Network Demonstration at DiDEX 3

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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"Without a mesh network capability, it is impossible to provide Counter UAS protection in urban environments," said Trent Morrow, Black Sage's Chief Strategy Officer.

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  • "Without a mesh network capability, it is impossible to provide Counter UAS protection in urban environments," said Trent Morrow, Black Sage's Chief Strategy Officer.
  • "Our Sawtooth Mesh Network comprises sensors and effectors mounted on quad-pods at different locations with user friendly threat management software displayed on a computer.
  • Black Sage's DefenseOS threat management software platform and Sawtooth modular hardware platform are the cornerstones upon which the Sawtooth Mesh Network has been developed.
  • Black Sage's Sawtooth Mesh Network fuses the data from different sensor "nodes" to meet this requirement.

Light Weapons Market - Worldwide Forecasts 2021 - 2030: Ongoing Global Economic Slowdown Limits Procurement Prospects

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Thursday, December 30, 2021
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DUBLIN, Dec. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Light Weapons Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2030)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • DUBLIN, Dec. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Light Weapons Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2030)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The ongoing global economic slowdown limits the procurement prospects for light weapons and the demand for ammunition.
  • The demand for light weapons is expected to be propelled by their characteristic advantage of penetrating and disabling heavily armored threats.
  • Such investments towards modernization of weapons and procurement of advanced light weapons in the region is anticipated to propel the growth of the market during the forecast period.

The Global Light Weapons Market is Expected to Grow from USD 4.84 Billion in 2020 to USD 8.93 Billion in 2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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The "Light Weapons Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2030)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Light Weapons Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2030)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The Light Weapons Market is expected to grow from USD 4.84 billion in 2020 to USD 8.93 billion in 2030, witnessing a CAGR of 6.31% during the forecast period (2021-2030).
  • The ongoing global economic slowdown limits the procurement prospects for light weapons and the demand for ammunition.
  • The demand for light weapons is expected to be propelled by their characteristic advantage of penetrating and disabling heavily armored threats.

Immersive Wisdom briefs Secretary of the Army at Project Convergence '21 on future of Army operations centers

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Monday, November 15, 2021
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"Our amazing RCCTO partners were able to brief the Secretary on how Immersive Wisdom can have an immediate and broad impact on Army distributed operations.

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  • "Our amazing RCCTO partners were able to brief the Secretary on how Immersive Wisdom can have an immediate and broad impact on Army distributed operations.
  • We cannot afford to build big physical ops centers everywhere we want to have a presence, and Immersive Wisdom answers that call."
  • The Immersive Wisdom trademark is the exclusive property of Immersive Wisdom, Inc. and is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • All other Immersive Wisdom trademarks, service marks, and logos may be common law marks or are registered or pending registration.