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Air Force Visits Army; Service Academy Supremacy at Stake

December 18, 2020
Army quarterback Tyhier Tyler celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) The coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented two-week stretch of football at West Point. A week after hosting service-academy rival Navy, Army is welcoming Air Force to Michie Stadium. The Black…
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Army Combat Medics Evaluate Lifelike Female Trauma Mannequin

December 17, 2020
Capt. Daniel Karakas (right), a medical corps officer at Winn Army Community Hospital, checks a female mannequin for breathing, while Spc. Ekya Graham, an aviation operation specialist assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, holds pressure on a wound to stop bleeding at the Medical Simulation Training Center on Fort Stewart, Georgia, on Dec. 2, 2020. (U.S Army photo by Pfc. Aaliyah…
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The F-35′s interoperability tech strengthens US alliances

December 16, 2020
The U.S. State Department recently gave the green light to Finland and Switzerland to purchase the F-35 aircraft. It’s not a fait accompli — the F-35 still needs to win each country’s competitions — but it’s telling that two friendly, but non-NATO, European…
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Congress Wants to Beef Up Army Effort to Develop Counter-Drone Weapons

December 12, 2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Gage Stancell, right, looks through binoculars as Sgt. Gentry Squier describes where he saw a drone during an unmanned aerial system training exercise at Erbil Air Base in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, April 24, 2020. (U.S. Army/Spc. Angel Ruszkiewicz) The Army could be required to find a new capability for countering the increasing threat of enemy unmanned drones and get it ready…
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US Army launches design phase for Bradley replacement

December 10, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is launching a phase for the concept design of its future Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, which is intended to replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The service held a virtual industry day Dec. 9 for the $4.6 billion and plans to…
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British F-35 buy is still a moving target, defense ministry tells lawmakers

December 9, 2020
LONDON – British Ministry of Defence officials have confirmed the military will buy more than the 48 F-35B combat jets already on order, but they were reluctant to be drawn on exactly when and how many aircraft may eventually be involved when they gave evidence to the parliamentary Defence committee Dec 8. The number and profile of a future order will in part be decided by the…
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