The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential $10.5 billion sale of four Patriot air-and-missile defense systems to Poland and, compared with other recent deals, it could trigger sticker shock.
Congress is planning to limit funding for the backbone of the Army’s tactical network until the service delivers a report on how it plans to modernize its tactical communications and data networks, according to language in a conference committee report of the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill made public Nov. 9.
Congress is requiring the Army to develop a modernization strategy due out in the spring of 2018, according to language in the conference report of the defense policy bill made public Nov. 9.
Armored personnel carriers have been seen outside the capital of Zimbabwe a day after the Army commander threatened to “step in” to calm political tensions over the president’s firing of his deputy.
If current fiscal and operational trends continue and Army aviation continues to sacrifice training and modernization, more aviation mishaps could occur if the service must deploy to high-threat environments, an Army two-star said Nov.9