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Dan Parsons
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ArmyNew Army Handgun Begins Fielding To All Infantrymen Above Fire Team Leader
New pistols have begun fielding to Army units to replace the service’s 30-year-old Beretta M9 and likely will change how many soldiers carry handguns and how they fight with them. […]
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ArmyArmy Shuffles Combat Vehicle, Communication, Soldier Gear Leadership
After setting the Army’s ground combat systems house in order and on the path to incremental modernization, Maj. Gen. David Bassett is tasked with righting the ship at the program […]
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BudgetLockheed Martin CEO: Budget Uncertainty Hurts Industry As Much As Military
Defense budget cuts and an ongoing series of stopgaps spending measures is hollowing out the U.S. defense industry as much as Pentagon leaders accuse funding uncertainty for threatening military readiness […]
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ArmyArmy Training Chief Calls For Expanded Use Of Virtual Reality
Simulation and virtual training are critical to lowering the amount of funding spent on educating soldiers and to preparing soldiers for the complexity of future combat, according to the general […]
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UncategorizedArmy Seeks Near-Term Fixes, Years-Long Pivot To Modernize Networks
During a multiyear restructuring of the Army’s future battlefield communications network, the service will drop components that do not work, fix those that can be repaired or reconfigured and then […]
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Open Standards Key To Future Army Electronic Warfare Capability
Standards that define the hardware and software backbones of combat vehicles and other platforms are essential to keeping those weapon systems relevant in a digital world and will be key […]
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ArmyOpen Standards Key To Future Army Electronic Warfare Capability
Standards that define the hardware and software backbones of combat vehicles and other platforms are essential to keeping those weapon systems relevant in a digital world and will be key […]
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ArmySenate Appropriators Boost Army Vehicle, Aircraft Funding By Billions
Army aircraft and combat vehicle procurement stand to receive billions in additional funding under a funding bill proposed by Senate appropriators on Nov. 21. The Senate Appropriations Committee added […]
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ArmyArmy Releases RFP For New Infantry Light Tank, Plans To Buy 500 Vehicles
The Army has released a request for proposals (RFP) for Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF), laying out for industry plans to purchase up to 504 light tanks to accompany infantry brigades […]
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ArmyAfter Swearing In, Army Secretary Prioritizes Near-Term Readiness
Former Raytheon [RTN] lobbyist and West Point graduate Mark T. Esper was sworn in Nov. 21 as Secretary of the Army, adopting near-term readiness as his top priority as the […]