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US Army solidifies requirements to counter small drones

October 12, 2020

WASHINGTON — Pentagon leaders approved in late September a set of requirements to help counter small drones, laying a path for how industry can develop technology to plug into a single command-and-control system, according to the general in charge of the effort. The defense secretary delegated the Army in November 2019 to lead the effort to take a petting zoo of counter-small unmanned…

Army’s ground combat center is developing new methods, formations for the next war

October 11, 2020

The focus of the Army is ground combat and the way the Army fights is through fire and maneuver. So, it makes sense that the job of figuring out where technological advances, doctrine and tactics meet would be at the epicenter of innovations in ground combat — the…

Turkey transports S-400 air defense system for Black Sea tests

October 9, 2020

ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish military transported Oct. 5-6 its first batch of the Russian-made S-400 to the Black Sea port of Sinop, where the country plans to test the long-range air defense system’s capabilities, a Turkish military source confirmed to Defense…

Finland gets the green light to buy F-35, F-18 and billions of dollars in weapons

October 9, 2020

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Oct. 9 approved the sale of the F/A-18EF Super Hornet and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Finland, paving the way for the nation to purchase American jets should either Boeing or Lockheed Martin win its ongoing fighter competition. The two U.S. offerings are facing off in a multinational contest that also includes France’s Dassault Rafale, the…

The Air Force pushes off the start of its E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ replacement program

October 9, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Air Force has paused its effort to replace the E-4B “Doomsday Plane,” as it considers a new acquisition approach, the service said Oct. 2 The service originally intended to issue a request for proposals for the Survivable Airborne Operations Center…

France moves to replace the 12 Rafales sold to Greece

October 9, 2020

PARIS – The French government is to order by year-end another 12 Rafale fighter aircraft for its Air and Space Force to replace the 12 in its current inventory of 102 that are being sold to Greece. “We have the intention, between now and the end of the year, to place…

US Army Europe and US Army Africa to merge as commander pins on fourth star

October 9, 2020

WASHINGTON — U.S. Army Europe Commander Gen. Christopher Cavoli received his fourth star as the service plans to merge the command with U.S. Army Africa, the service’s secretary told Defense News in an Oct. 8 interview. “Gen. Cavoli was promoted yesterday to his fourth star,” Ryan McCarthy said. “I’m very excited for him and his family, he’s a very talented officer.” Cavoli was…