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Army Lieutenant General Gets Fourth Star and Becomes Second Female Combatant Commander in History

August 13, 2021
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson. (U.S. Army photo by Monica King) Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson was confirmed by the Senate in a unanimous voice vote on Wednesday to become the next commander of U.S. Southern Command, which will make her just the second woman in history to lead a combatant command. Richardson, who now leads U.S. Army North, will receive a fourth star before taking…
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Afghan president replaces Army chief

August 12, 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered Gen. Hibatullah Alizai to replace Gen. Wali Ahmadzai as the Afghan Army chief of staff, according to local media reports and an Afghan defense official who spoke to The Associated Press. The Defense Ministry…
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A note to Rep. Luria: Our US Navy is doing fine

August 11, 2021
As someone who spent 24 years in the Navy, I completely understand where Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., who spent 20 years in the Navy, is coming from when she argues that the service is constrained by budgetary and bureaucratic limitations from developing a proper maritime…
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US Army orders more Strykers with 30mm cannons from Oshkosh

August 11, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has ordered 83 more Stryker combat vehicles equipped with 30mm cannons from Oshkosh Defense worth $99 million to outfit another brigade combat team. The service selected Oshkosh in June following a competition to up-gun Double V-Hull A1 Stryker infantry carrier vehicles with a Medium Caliber Weapon System, or MCWS. Oshkosh and its partners Pratt Miller Defense…
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Defense research forms the foundation for national security. Funding cuts crack it.

August 10, 2021
As global threats become more complex and frequent, so does our reliance on science and technology to keep them at bay. Federal research agencies like the Department of Defense ensure scientists and engineers have the resources they need to support the U.S. military. While the fiscal 2022 defense appropriations bill includes slight increases in overall funding for research, development…
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Lockheed, Northrop shortlisted for Australian Air Battle Management System

August 7, 2021
MELBOURNE, Australia – The Australian government has selected Lockheed Martin Australia and Northrop Grumman Australia to progress to the next round of its fifth-generation Joint Air Battle Management System (JBAMs) competition, to be delivered under the $2.7 billion AUD ($1.99 billion USD) Air 6500 Phase 1 project. Defence Minister Peter Dutton and Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price…
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