Lawmakers questioned the timing and the reasons, lambasting the order that Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said sent a “terrible message to Russia and our allies.”
The Defense Department wants to expand information collection, mirror private sector methods and help tailor recruiting content to youths, according to Stephanie Miller, director of military accession policy within the Pentagon.
To get soldiers out of one of the most dangerous battlefield situations, the Army is looking for better ways to detect and neutralize mines or obstacles, and let robots to do the job.
The U.S. Army demonstrated its first brigade airborne electronic warfare jamming pod at an exercise this summer, and for the first time outfitting it to a Gray Eagle Extended Range drone.
"I would say we don’t back off of the COVID-19 standards because it will also reduce the impact of flu and other illnesses," says one of the Army's lead acquisition officials.