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Missile Defense Agency priorities include hypersonics, Guam, Hill says
The Missile Defense Agency director lays out his top priorities to address current and emerging missile threats.
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Space and Missile Defense
This infantry squad vehicle is getting a laser to destroy drones
The U.S. Army’s pursuit to counter small drones is heating up through directed-energy solutions.
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Army Space, Cyber and Special Operations commands form ‘triad’ to strike anywhere, anytime
US Army Cyber, Space and Special Operations Forces are coming together in a new "triad" that aims to increase effectiveness in operations and provide combatant commanders with more unique options to act.
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Boeing, Nammo test Ramjet 155 artillery weapon
Boeing and Nammo have jointly test-fired a Ramjet 155 weapon as the U.S. Army seeks to modernize its long-range precision fire capability.
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Army seeks data as it fields Next Generation Squad Weapons
The data platform “will enable units to regularly assess weapons’ health, reduce failure rates, extend the lifetime of a weapon and optimize maintenance plans,” the company stated in a release.
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China, South Korea clash over THAAD anti-missile system
The differences between South Korea and China underscored a reemerging rift between the countries just a day after their top diplomats met in eastern China and expressed hope that the issue wouldn’t become a “stumbling stone” in relations.
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Spanish Army buys Milrem ground robot for testing
The evaluation comes as some European armies are in the market to equip their soldiers with robots for anything from cargo carrying to surveillance and attack missions.
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US Army launching new campaign to more quickly field capabilities
The U.S. Army is gearing up for a first-ever integrated fires test campaign in fiscal 2023 that will hopefully make it easier and quicker for the service to validate and field capabilities.
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Pentagon eyes broader missile defense amid calls for more advanced countermeasures
America’s focus on countering intercontinental ballistic missiles is broadening to cruise and hypersonic missiles, and modest spending might not cut it.
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US to send Ukraine another $1 billion in military aid
The new aid includes additional rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, as well as other ammunition and equipment.
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US Army to collaborate with SpaceLink on tactical communications network
The cooperative research and development agreement allows the organizations to share facilities, intellectual property and expertise to “elevate solutions for both the warfighter and industry,” the company said in a statement.

Remember 5G? Pentagon backs 6G hub tied to Army Research Lab
“The DoD has a vital interest in advancing 5G-to-NextG wireless technologies and concept demonstrations,” said Sumit Roy, the IB5G program director.
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Four ways to kill a ship: How US Marines are focused on controlling the seas
The Marine Corps is refocusing on maritime missions, and it's already demonstrated four ways to sink a ship as part of this transition.
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How US Marines put Force Design 2030 to work in Europe and monitored Russian naval forces
Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, of the 2nd Marine Division and Task Force 61/2, has given Defense News an insider’s view of force structure and equipment involved in the realization of the Corps' Force Design 2030.
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It‘s official: The Marine Corps has its 1st Black 4-star general
Lt. Gen. Michael Langley will now lead U.S. troops in Africa as the commander of U.S. Africa Command.
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NATO fortifies Eastern Europe’s defenses under new ‘air shielding’ mission
Stronger air and missile defenses will remain in place in Eastern Europe for the long run, a NATO official said last month.
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Iron Dome intercepts targets, works with US systems in Army test
“As part of the U.S. Army’s operational training, American troops operated the system, which functioned with optimal effectiveness against a variety of threats and intercepted targets from different ranges,” according to a Rafael executive.
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Northrop wins $3 billion contract to manage US homeland missile defense systems
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Northrop Grumman with a contract potentially worth several billion dollars to modernize and upgrade the weapon systems that make up the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System that protects the U.S. homeland from ballistic missile attacks.
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Army pursues shared software among uncrewed vehicles
The Army will focus on light robotic combat vehicles.
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US Army sets timeline for demo of new, hard-to-detect mobile command post
“Project Convergence is probably in our future,” said Tyler Barton, a computer scientist and project lead with the C5ISR Center. “Probably not next year.”
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Latvia requests HIMARS weapon to bolster Baltic defense
The country also aims to purchase coastal defense missile systems and is currently evaluating submitted offers.
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US Army tests aerial tier communications in Jersey Devil’s stomping ground
“We really saw how the aerial tier could extend our network, but we wanted to do some further evaluations,” said Army Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey, the director of the Network Cross-Functional Team.
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Patriot missile sales to Netherlands cleared by US State Department
The State Department cleared a possible foreign military sale of 96 Raytheon-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the Netherlands in a deal estimated to be worth $1.2 billion.
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US Army’s floating equipment stockpile in Pacific gets first test
The Army exercised its prepositioned stock afloat for the first time in the Philippines this spring in a new process that will allow the service to ensure its stockpiles are optimally configured.
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US and Netherlands agree to share helicopter developments
To better coordinate developments in helicopter capabilities, the U.S. and Netherlands signed an agreement to allow for greater sharing of technology.
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US Marine Corps successfully tests Iron Dome-based air defense
Iron Dome maker Rafael said in a statement that the test results were in line with prior simulations done by Marine Corps analysts.
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