Army
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ArmyUPDATED: Despite Protest Delay, Army Hails JLTV As Model Acquisition Program
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program may have been delayed nearly 100 days by a stubborn bid protest, but Army officials still are hailing it as […]
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ArmyArmy Establishing Equipment Caches Worldwide While Pouring Vehicles, Munitions Into Europe
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army is pouring equipment into Europe as a show of force to a saber-rattling Russia, including the largest shipment of munitions to the continent since World […]
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ArmyArmy Investing Meager Modernization Allowance On ‘Discreet’ Technologies To Counter Russia
The Army is making a series of calculated investments in technologies and modernization efforts aimed at countering specific capabilities the Russian military has demonstrated in Ukraine, Crimea and Syria, the […]
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ArmyMilley: Pistol Program A Perfect Example Why Service Chiefs Deserve Acquisition Authority
If soldiers need a pistol to replace the Beretta M9, the Army should be able to go out and buy one without having to undergo years of testing and bureaucratic […]
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ArmyArmy Assoc. Backs Bill Stopping End Strength Slide At 480,000 Active Duty Soldiers
An effort to arrest the planned drawdown of military service end strength that also would establish minimum active duty troop levels has gained a major backer in the Association of […]
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ArmyArmy Chief ‘Embraces’ New Authority To Govern Service’s Acquisition Programs
Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has taken up his new role at the center of Army acquisition with relish and will meet weekly with a panel of four-star generals […]
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Air ForceSOCOM, CENTCOM Nominees: Too Few Intelligence-Gathering Assets Hamstring Missions
For the past 15 years, U.S. Central Command has hogged the military’s intelligence-gathering aircraft to keep an eye on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the demand signal is expected […]
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Air ForcePentagon Accountants Say Service Wish Lists Are Unhelpful Without Defense Budget Increase
The annual tradition of the military services budgeting within their allocated allowances only for the service chiefs to submit “wish lists” to Congress of items they would like to spend […]
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Air ForceArmy Testing Pistols To Replace Beretta M9, Will Choose Three Contenders In 2016
After several misfires, the Army this year has decided to pull the trigger on replacing the M9 Beretta, its standard sidearm since 1985. Interested firearms manufacturers had to have their […]
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ArmyArmy To Field Non-Developmental Vehicle Missile Shields Before 2019
The Army is beginning to test non-developmental anti-missile shields for combat vehicles that it plans to field on M1 Abrams tanks and Strykers within two years, according to the service’s […]