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Dan Parsons
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ArmyCarter Promises Incoming Counter-ISIL Commander ‘Anything He Needs’ For Fight
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Secretary of Defense Ash Carter promised the 18th Airborne Corps and its commander Lt. Gen. Steve Townsend a blank check to order resources needed for the […]
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CyberCarter Launches Boston Tech Hub Focused On Military Applications Of Bioscience
BOSTON – The East Coast hub of Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s tech outreach effort will focus on creating bridges between the military and innovators in biotechnology and biosciences. Carter on […]
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PentagonAmazon Chief Bezos, Celebrity Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson Join Defense Innovation Board
BOSTON – The Defense Department has assembled a powerhouse cadre of science and technology thinkers and entrepreneurs to serve as an advisory body on how to harness commercial innovation for military […]
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Air ForceCampaign To Destroy ‘Idea’ Of Islamic State Could Expand With More Airstrikes, Coalition Contributions
Retaking territory held by Islamic State militants (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria is a necessary first step to the group’s ultimate defeat, though the multi-national coalition fighting the terrorists is […]
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ArmyArmy Set To Buy 1,000 Radios That Pentagon Weapon Tester Says Don’t Work
The Army is barreling toward a production decision on the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR) despite a damning report by the Pentagon’s chief weapon tester that the system doesn’t work. […]
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ArmyBritish Defense Minister Declares Support For NATO, Coalition Missions After Brexit Vote
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – British Defense Minister Michael Fallon took time Wednesday at a meeting of counter-Islamic State (ISIL) member states to reaffirm his nation’s commitment to that fight […]
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ArmyMilitary Will Offer Counter-IED Expertise And Technology To Deal With ISIL Booby Traps
The head of military efforts to detect and destroy improvised explosives is winding up a trip to Baghdad where he took measure of how the U.S. can help Iraqi security […]
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ArmyUpdated: Army Mounts Old Cannons On Existing Vehicles To Boost Infantry Firepower, Mobility
Army leaders are experimenting with ways to combine existing vehicles with conventional weapons already in the service’s arsenal as an option for boosting infantry firepower and mobility. Last week two senior […]
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ArmyAnti-ISIL Coalition States Pledge More Troops, Weapons For Renewed Offensive
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Every member of the 60-nation coalition fighting Islamic State (ISIL) militants in Iraq and Syria is being asked to up its contribution and many have […]
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ArmyArmy Calls For Existing Vehicles That Could Provide Infantry Mobile Protected Firepower
The Army is collecting information on existing vehicles and technologies that could fit the bill for a Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle to improve the long-range firepower capabilities of infantry […]