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US Army bracing for budget hit next year

April 21, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is bracing for a possible large budget cut in fiscal 2022, a defense official told Defense News. The service is preparing contingencies should it face a “huge cut,” which means the Army would potentially have to put modernization and readiness “at risk,” the official said. The Army would need to look at ways to more effectively maintain readiness and…
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Army Wants Deadlier Land Mines that Attack Enemy Tanks from Above

April 17, 2021
Two divers with the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment set charges to blow notional mines, Feb. 10, 2017, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The Soldiers were tested on their troop leading procedures, as well as their knowledge of setting up explosives on land, during this training event. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Tom Wade) The U.S. Army wants a deadly new networked land mine system that’s more capable than…
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US senators propose roadblock for F-35 sale to UAE

April 17, 2021
WASHINGTON ― A duo of Democratic senators offered a bill Friday that could block the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates after the Biden administration acknowledged it is advancing the Trump-era deal. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman…
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With new CH-47 variant back in flight tests, Boeing hopes for production contract

April 16, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has yet to schedule a limited-user test for the latest variant of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter, instead ordering its return to flight testing to gather more data. But despite issues cropping up in previous testing, Boeing is confident it will win a first production contract in fiscal 2021, two company executives told Defense News. Boeing believes the program is…
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US Army building up force in Europe with two new units

April 14, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is sending two new units to Europe — a Multidomain Task Force and a Theater Fires Command — in a much anticipated move The two formations, making up about 500 soldiers, will arrive “in the coming months,” according to a statement from…
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WATCH: Charles Coolidge, Who Charged at German Tanks with a Bazooka and Grenades, Gets Medal of Honor in Vintage Footage

April 13, 2021
TSgt. Charles H. Coolidge receives the Medal of Honor from Army Lt. Gen. Wade H. Haislip on Jun 18, 1945 during a battlefield ceremony near Dormstadt, Germany. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center) Tech. Sgt. Charles Coolidge, who fought the Nazis throughout Europe and North Africa with the Army‘s 36th Infantry Division, earned the…
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