By Ann Roosevelt Army aviation continues to be needed and requested in Afghanistan and Iraq and the top service aviator says he sees no change coming anytime soon. "I don't see any reduction in the need for combat aviation, in fact it's increasing...commanders and soldiers want Army aviation, it's such a combat multiplier...[and they're] asking for more right now," Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody said in one of his last media roundtables in July before his scheduled…
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Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]
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The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]
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