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Low-Cost, Long-Range Sensing And Effects A Shortfall Army Is to Address, Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

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Low-Cost, Long-Range Sensing And Effects A Shortfall Army Is to Address, Official Says

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The Army has a gap in affordable long-range sensing and launched effects and is drawing lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine to apply across the service, including for potential conflict in the Pacific theater, the commanding general of the Hawaii-headquartered 25th Infantry Division said on Wednesday. While behind, the Army can catch up quickly based on lessons learned from Ukraine and from ongoing organization efforts that will enable the testing and use of long-range launched effects and sensing, Maj.…

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