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US Army merges Europe and Africa commands

November 21, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has made the consolidation of its Europe and Africa commands official, according to a Nov. 20 statement. The new command will be called U.S. Army Europe and Africa, or by its acronym USAREUR-AF. All units assigned to U.S. Army Africa will be reassigned to USAREUR-AF. News of the consolidation and the elevation of the command to a four-star billet has been out…
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IAI names Boaz Levy as new chief exec

November 21, 2020
JERUSALEM — Israel Aerospace Industries has named Boaz Levy, its former vice president for the Systems Missiles and Space Group, as its new CEO. Levy’s group oversaw major contracts for IAI over the years, including billion-dollar deals in India in 2018. He was also…
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French Navy puts fresh focus on high-intensity combat training

November 20, 2020
PARIS — Fresh off a pair of frigate and submarine cruise missile tests, the French Navy is readying for high-intensity conflict by adapting its exercises and training programs, according to Vice Adm. Xavier Baudouard, commander of the surface fleet. Last week sailors…
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GM Defense conducting nationwide search for new president

November 20, 2020
WASHINGTON — GM Defense President David Albritton is headed to Amazon so the company is conducting a nationwide search for a new president, according to a GM spokesperson. Albritton is joining Amazon Web Services as the vice president of global communications in the company’s public sector and vertical industries. GM Defense’s website already reflects the change. Tim Herrick, the…
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Army Maneuver Officials Want to Buy Ammo Resupply Drones and Give them to BCTs

November 19, 2020
Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) along with The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) test a battlefield resupply drone in 2017. (Gabriel Silva/U.S. Army) Army maneuver officials are testing quadcopter drones capable of carrying ammunition, water and other supplies into battle, a “promising” concept that could eliminate the danger of resupplying infantry units in…
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US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test

November 17, 2020
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean with an SM-3 Block IIA missile in a milestone test that demonstrated a potential scheme to defend Hawaii, the Missile Defense Agency announced Tuesday morning. The…
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US Army’s heavy ground robot reaches full-rate production

November 17, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s heavy common ground robot has reached full-rate production, less than a year after FLIR won the contract to deliver the system, FLIR’s vice president in charge of unmanned ground systems told Defense News in an interview this month. “We’ve progressed with the U.S. Army through all the milestones on the program and are now at full-rate production on the…
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