Army
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyStudy: Precision Small Arms Will Give Ground Troops Leg Up In Future Fight
The proliferation of highly capable electronics and advanced military weaponry could dull the edge U.S. ground forces have over their enemies in future ground conflict, but precision-guided small arms could […]
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ArmyArmy Europe Commander Awaits Deployment Of Much Needed Aviation Units
The top Army commander in Europe already has a brigade’s worth of tanks and equipment to deter Russia from attacking NATO allies, but said he lacks aviation capabilities that the […]
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ArmyApaches Will Boost Interoperability Push In Pacific, Says Region’s Top Army Commander
Army aviators stationed around the Pacific Ocean have had to put some of their maritime flight training on hold as the service implements its controversial aviation restructure initiative (ARI), but […]
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ArmyArmy Ends Five-Day Aviation Stand Down Caused By Recent Fatal Crashes
A rash of non-combat helicopter crashes has killed more soldiers since Oct. 1 than died in similar accidents in the previous two fiscal years combined, which prompted the five-day safety […]
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ArmyBoeing Delivers Final U.K. Chinook For Order
Boeing [BA] delivered the 14th Mk6 Chinook helicopter to the United Kingdom, completing the most recent order, the company said Monday. The completion of the UK order increases the U.K. […]
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ArmyArmy Outlines Plans For Upcoming Cyber Security Support Contract
The Army plans to consolidate four existing contracts under a new single award program for cyber security services that includes more than a dozen tasks, the service says. The upcoming […]
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Air ForceQualified Women Granted Access To All Military Jobs, Including Infantry, Special Operations
In the most sweeping personnel reform since the military ended segregation, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced Thursday that all military occupational specialties will be opened to qualified women without […]
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ArmyUTC’s Aerospace Division Acquires Imaging Systems Firm
United Technologies [UTX] on Wednesday said its Aerospace System unit has acquired N2 Imaging Systems, LLC, complementing its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance business and adding new technology to align with […]
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ArmyArmy Continues Development Of Open Architecture Vehicle Protection System
The Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] $8.5 million in contracts to develop an open-architecture controller to coordinate systems that protect armored vehicles from incoming enemy rockets. The seemingly minuscule […]
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ArmyAH-64D Apache Crashes In South Korea, Two Killed
An AH-64 Apache helicopter with 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea/U.S. Combined Division crashed during a training mission Monday evening at approximately 6:30 p.m. Korea time, killing two pilots, according […]