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Army to launch light robotic combat vehicle competition in FY23

In the summer of 2020 at Fort Carson, Colorado, modified Bradley Fighting Vehicles, known as Mission Enabling Technologies Demonstrators, and modified M113 tracked armored personnel carriers, or Robotic Combat Vehicles, were used for the Soldier Operational Experimentation (SOE) Phase 1 to further develop learning objectives for the Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) concept. (Photo courtesy of the…
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It’s the Wedgetail: Air Force to buy E-7 to replace AWACS

A Boeing-made Australian E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft pictured in 2014. The Air Force said it has selected the Wedgetail to replace some of its aging E-3 Sentry aircraft. (Melina Young/Royal Australian Air Force via Getty Images) WASHINGTON…
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US Army plan to replace Patriot interceptors gets a jolt in FY23 budget request

In a U.S. Army-led test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missile broke its own distant record to take out an air-breathing target simulating a cruise missile or fixed-wing aircraft. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin) WASHINGTON — The Army is pushing a new plan for a future air-defense interceptor that would replace…
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Army Vet Pleads Guilty in Heist Stealing $2 Million in Combat Gear from Fort Hood

The sun rises at the Vanessa Guillén gate before the arrival of a Congressional Delegation at Fort Hood, Texas, May 5, 2021. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Evan Ruchotzke) An Army veteran involved in a multimillion-dollar heist of combat gear at Fort Hood, Texas, accepted a plea deal Tuesday and is set to be sentenced this summer. Jessica Smith admitted to her role in stealing more than $2 million…
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Biden Taps Combat-Hardened Officer to Lead Central Command

Then Lt. Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla gives a speech at the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) change of command, March 5, 2021, at the division parade field, Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrea Notter) WASHINGTON — A senior Army three-star general with extensive experience in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars has been nominated to become the top U.S. commander for the Middle…
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