Army
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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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Air ForceNanoRacks Doing Business With DoD By Launching Satellites Off ISS
NanoRacks, a company doing business on the International Space Station (ISS), has launched roughly six Defense Department payloads into space via ISS, a company official told Defense Daily. Kirk Woellert, […]
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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 […]
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ArmyBattelle Expands SOCOM Work With $170 Million Deal For Armored Pickups
Battelle has won a $170 million contract to build armored pickup trucks for U.S. Special Operations Command. The company already holds a contract for SOCOM’s non-standard commercial vehicles (NSCV), trucks […]
