What’s that bump in the barrel of an Abrams tank 120 mm gun? It’s a bore evacuator. Some people call it a fume extractor. It works to pull harmful fumes from the gun barrel after firing, keeping the ...

WATERVLIET >> Leadership at the Watervliet Arsenal is finding even small tweaks to a production line can produce huge savings, savings they hope will improve Army readiness. In an era of declining ...

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) -- Former Army Secretary John M. McHugh said earlier this year that the way ahead for the Army is to build weapon systems that can be incrementally upgraded to ...

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. (June 2016) -- Leadership at this Army manufacturing center in upstate New York has found that even small tweaks to a production line can produce huge savings, savings they ...

WATERVLIET >> Two new contracts will add another $15 million in business at the Watervliet Arsenal and help to retain critical war-fighting manufacturing capability, according to arsenal officials.

For nearly a decade prior to the more recognizable T-54A’s appearance in 1954, the Soviets had already built predecessor models known as the T-54–1, -2 and -3 in modest numbers. These versions usually ...