Lake Assault Boats Gets 5-Year U.S. Navy Contract
Lake Assault Boats has been chosen to supply up to 119 Force Protection-Medium (FP-M) patrol boats to the U.S. Navy. The first deliveries will begin in November 2020.
March 31, 2020
Lake Assault Boats has been chosen to supply up to 119 Force Protection-Medium (FP-M) patrol boats to the U.S. Navy. The first deliveries will begin in November 2020.
March 31, 2020
The identical craft are 35 feet long with a 10-foot beam. The V-hull vessels are powered by triple 250-hp outboard motors capable of achieving a top speed of 45 knots.
March 23, 2020
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has awarded The Protective Group (TPG), a Point Blank Enterprises company, a contract to provide a high performance, light-weight crew protection kit for the new CH-53K U.S. Marine Corps King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter.
September 14, 2018
The hulking vehicles, built for about $500,000 each at the height of the war, are among the biggest pieces of equipment that the Defense Department is giving to law enforcement agencies under a national military surplus program.
November 25, 2013
MilSpray has introduced its single component CARC Spot Shot spray bottle to touch up scratches and repair other minor paint damage on police vehicles, according to the company.
May 31, 2013
Last month the Defense Department cut off a very valuable resource for many of the nation's 17,000 law enforcement agencies. The Pentagon's 1033 program provides cash-strapped police and sheriff's departments with free military surplus.
July 10, 2012
The Defense Department has halted the flow of military surplus equipment to law enforcement agencies, and demanded an accounting of equipment already distributed through its 1033 program.
June 8, 2012
Law enforcement agencies usually select helicopters for their airborne unit with the mission in mind—lighter, single-engine craft work well for patrol and surveillance, while larger-capacity, twin-engine craft are better suited for search-and-rescue operations. View our gallery of several of the more commonly deployed police helicopters.
October 6, 2011
The federal government's 1033 program allows law enforcement agencies to acquire special vehicles such as an amphibious LAV, Humvee, MRAP, patrol boat, helicopter or even a landing craft for specialized missions. The agencies acquire the vehicles via the federal Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO). Photos are courtesy of LESO.
April 6, 2011
Two snowmobiles owned by the Round Lake Park (Ill.) Police Department were put into service Wednesday afternoon to assist with some 40 vehicles that had slid off roadways.
February 4, 2011
After more than six years of service in Iraq and Afghanistan, the ROCK is ready to meet the increasing needs of American law enforcement facing threats at U.S. borders.
August 21, 2010
Gone are the days of simple two-way radios and revolvers. Now each officer must carry a multitude of less-lethal weapons in addition to a gun and probably a PDA. While grants are useful, they aren’t the only means by which to acquire funding for equipment.
November 1, 2004
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