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Soldiers will test Army’s new robotic combat vehicle in 2022
The light and medium versions are with soldiers now.
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Ajax acquisition debacle prompts legal probe at UK Defence Ministry
What started as a misfiring armored-vehicle program has grown into a full-blown investigation of British Army safety and procurement culture, with the Ministry of Defence planning to appoint a senior legal figure to consider issues highlighted by failings in the Ajax project.
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Marine amphibious assault vehicles permanently pulled from deployments
Only 10 of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion’s nearly 200 vehicles passed the more intense inspection.
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US Marine commandant: Fund ‘Force Design 2030,’ or leave the Corps in a ‘lurch’
The Marines ditched old gear, but the new systems to support future operating concepts haven’t arrived yet. If the Pentagon and Congress don’t support Force Design 2030 now, the commandant says, they’d be leaving the service in a tough spot.
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US Army assigns data, tactical cloud experiments to multidomain task forces
The Army wants to use several exercises to mature new data and cloud modernization efforts before rolling them out across the service.
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Australia buys K9 howitzers from South Korea’s Hanwha Defense
The deal is worth about $730 million, representing the highest-valued export of Hanwha’s K9 self-propelled howitzer, nicknamed Thunder and known in Australia as the AS9.
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Congress drops Army mandate to buy more ‘Iron Dome’ defenses against cruise missiles
The Army is off the hook to buy two more Iron Dome air defense batteries, leaving the service to focus on an enduring Indirect Fires Protection Capability that will be able to combat drones, cruise missiles and rockets, artillery and mortars.
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Congress wants Hawaiian missile defense radar up and running by end of 2028
The FY22 National Defense Authorization Act support a homeland missile defense radar in Hawaii and the establishment of a robust missile defense architecture in Guam.
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General Atomics unveils new unmanned aircraft named for harsh American desert
Named for a harsh desert in the American southwest, General Atomics’ newest unmanned aircraft is designed for greater endurance, greater payload and can take off and land using short, undeveloped strips of land.
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Israel announces completion of security barrier around Gaza
The 40-mile barrier includes radar systems, maritime sensors and a network of underground sensors to detect militant tunnels. Existing fencing was replaced with a 6.5-yard-high “smart fence” with sensors and cameras.
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Soldiers will test Army’s new robotic combat vehicle in 2022
The light and medium versions are with soldiers now.
-
Ajax acquisition debacle prompts legal probe at UK Defence Ministry
What started as a misfiring armored-vehicle program has grown into a full-blown investigation of British Army safety and procurement culture, with the Ministry of Defence planning to appoint a senior legal figure to consider issues highlighted by failings in the Ajax project.
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Marine amphibious assault vehicles permanently pulled from deployments
Only 10 of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion’s nearly 200 vehicles passed the more intense inspection.
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US Marine commandant: Fund ‘Force Design 2030,’ or leave the Corps in a ‘lurch’
The Marines ditched old gear, but the new systems to support future operating concepts haven’t arrived yet. If the Pentagon and Congress don’t support Force Design 2030 now, the commandant says, they’d be leaving the service in a tough spot.
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US Army assigns data, tactical cloud experiments to multidomain task forces
The Army wants to use several exercises to mature new data and cloud modernization efforts before rolling them out across the service.
-
Australia buys K9 howitzers from South Korea’s Hanwha Defense
The deal is worth about $730 million, representing the highest-valued export of Hanwha’s K9 self-propelled howitzer, nicknamed Thunder and known in Australia as the AS9.
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Congress drops Army mandate to buy more ‘Iron Dome’ defenses against cruise missiles
The Army is off the hook to buy two more Iron Dome air defense batteries, leaving the service to focus on an enduring Indirect Fires Protection Capability that will be able to combat drones, cruise missiles and rockets, artillery and mortars.
-
Congress wants Hawaiian missile defense radar up and running by end of 2028
The FY22 National Defense Authorization Act support a homeland missile defense radar in Hawaii and the establishment of a robust missile defense architecture in Guam.
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General Atomics unveils new unmanned aircraft named for harsh American desert
Named for a harsh desert in the American southwest, General Atomics’ newest unmanned aircraft is designed for greater endurance, greater payload and can take off and land using short, undeveloped strips of land.
-
Israel announces completion of security barrier around Gaza
The 40-mile barrier includes radar systems, maritime sensors and a network of underground sensors to detect militant tunnels. Existing fencing was replaced with a 6.5-yard-high “smart fence” with sensors and cameras.
-
Soldiers will test Army’s new robotic combat vehicle in 2022
The light and medium versions are with soldiers now.
-
Ajax acquisition debacle prompts legal probe at UK Defence Ministry
What started as a misfiring armored-vehicle program has grown into a full-blown investigation of British Army safety and procurement culture, with the Ministry of Defence planning to appoint a senior legal figure to consider issues highlighted by failings in the Ajax project.
-
Marine amphibious assault vehicles permanently pulled from deployments
Only 10 of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion’s nearly 200 vehicles passed the more intense inspection.
-
US Marine commandant: Fund ‘Force Design 2030,’ or leave the Corps in a ‘lurch’
The Marines ditched old gear, but the new systems to support future operating concepts haven’t arrived yet. If the Pentagon and Congress don’t support Force Design 2030 now, the commandant says, they’d be leaving the service in a tough spot.
-
US Army assigns data, tactical cloud experiments to multidomain task forces
The Army wants to use several exercises to mature new data and cloud modernization efforts before rolling them out across the service.
-
Australia buys K9 howitzers from South Korea’s Hanwha Defense
The deal is worth about $730 million, representing the highest-valued export of Hanwha’s K9 self-propelled howitzer, nicknamed Thunder and known in Australia as the AS9.
-
Congress drops Army mandate to buy more ‘Iron Dome’ defenses against cruise missiles
The Army is off the hook to buy two more Iron Dome air defense batteries, leaving the service to focus on an enduring Indirect Fires Protection Capability that will be able to combat drones, cruise missiles and rockets, artillery and mortars.
-
Congress wants Hawaiian missile defense radar up and running by end of 2028
The FY22 National Defense Authorization Act support a homeland missile defense radar in Hawaii and the establishment of a robust missile defense architecture in Guam.
-
General Atomics unveils new unmanned aircraft named for harsh American desert
Named for a harsh desert in the American southwest, General Atomics’ newest unmanned aircraft is designed for greater endurance, greater payload and can take off and land using short, undeveloped strips of land.
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Israel announces completion of security barrier around Gaza
The 40-mile barrier includes radar systems, maritime sensors and a network of underground sensors to detect militant tunnels. Existing fencing was replaced with a 6.5-yard-high “smart fence” with sensors and cameras.
