Army
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ArmyTechnology Exists To Fix Army Network Problems Caused By Budget Shortfalls
The Army’s tactical networking radios are unable to connect to its satellite-based battlefield internet if soldiers are out of sight, but the reason is budgetary not technological. Both the Army […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Nabs Potential $5 Billion Black Hawk Contract
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Sikorsky Aircraft unit signed a five-year, potential $5.2 billion contract on June 30 to supply U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales customers with 257 of the latest […]
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ArmyGlock Protests Not Getting Second Shot When Army Shortened Pistol Program
Speeding up the process for selecting a new Army sidearm could have spurred the 100-day protest that held up replacement of the Beretta M9 pistol, according to the Government Accountability […]
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ArmyArmy Network Establishes On-The-Move Open Architecture Capable Of Constant Upgrades
TAUNTON, Mass. – Recent criticism from lawmakers aside, the Army’s battlefield network not only is fielded but has established a baseline communication backbone capable of constant technological upgrades needed for […]
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ArmyApaches Zap Multiple Targets With First Helicopter-Mounted Laser
In a first for offensive directed-energy weapons, a laser-equipped AH-64 Apache attack helicopter successfully zapped and destroyed several targets during recent flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The […]
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ArmyGeneral Dynamics: Fault Radios For Army Network Vulnerabilities, Not WIN-T
TAUNTON, Mass. – Recent public criticism of the Army’s battlefield communications network is not unfounded, but fault likely should reside with the range and security of tactical radios rather than […]
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ArmyLawmakers Call For Fast-Tracking Army Combat Vehicle Modernization
Lawmakers concerned with the rate at which the Army is able to modernize its combat vehicles and armor formations are calling for a plan to accelerate fielding of new platforms […]
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ArmyArmy Europe Chief: Best Way To Contribute Is For NATO Countries To Support U.S. Logistics
The most immediate way NATO allies can contribute to the collective defense of Europe is to provide logistical support for U.S. troops stationed there, according to Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, […]
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ArmyArmy Begins Allocation Of Million-Soldier-Force OK’d By Congress
The Army will begin to allocate more soldiers to understrength units as part of an end strength increase authorized by Congress in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. The increase […]
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ArmyJLTV Won’t Replace Existing Ambulances, Prompting Army To Buy New Humvees
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – When the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) fields it will take over for the Humvee in all roles except as an ambulance, which has […]