The service is planning to station its 5th Multidomain Task Force at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, and will complete formation all five MDTF units by FY28. Brig. Gen. Patrick Ellis is expected to take over this summer. The Mid-Range Capability is in the Philippines for a joint exercise, marking its first-ever deployment after an Army unit recently fielded it. Silvus Technologies in January announced a $3.5 million deal with the U.S. Army's PEO C3T for StreamCaster radios and expanded operational testing. Operations will continue during the mandated safety training period. RCVs are unmanned systems envisioned to work alongside soldiers, schlepping supplies or surveilling adversaries with sophisticated sensors. Maj. Gen. John Boswell is readying to retire in June. But first he spoke to Defense News about the Army's recruiting issues and ongoing defense programs. With two new NATO countries in Northern Europe, the U.S. Army is examining the possibility of placing pre-positioned stock there to bolster defenses. “In standing up this office, the department is giving cyber the focus and attention that Congress intended,” said Sasha Baker, a Pentagon official. The Army's conventional fires study is leading the service to focus on munitions range and capacity as well as more mobile and autonomous systems. Load More
