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…
COLOGNE, Germany — Dutch shipbuilder Damen has picked Thales to supply the combat management system for the four new German MKS 180 warships, the companies announced Wednesday.
The contract, worth an estimated €1.5 billion (U.S. $1.8 billion), includes Thales’…
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…
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…
The US Navy is moving to put more ship-killer missiles on submarines
November 17, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is pushing ahead with fielding more anti-ship cruise missiles on submarines in the Pacific, the head of U.S. Navy Submarine Forces said Monday.
As the U.S. fleet grapples with the rising threat of China’s expanding Navy, which now has more…
SEALs, Green Berets Join Large Defense Drill in Sweden
November 16, 2020
Swedish Special Forces together with U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman and Special Reconnaissance Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) operators assigned to Naval Special Warfare Command perform UUV launch and recovery training utilizing a Combatant Craft Medium…
The Iron Dome air-defense system fires to intercept a rocket over the city of Ashdod on July 8, 2014, in Ashdod, Israel. (Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
The U.S. Army announced today that it has activated two air-defense batteries at Fort Bliss, Texas that will test the Israeli-designed Iron Dome system to see if it can be plugged into the service’s air and missile defense network.
Designed by…
In F-35 sale to UAE, Senate seeks State Dept. guarantee for US technology and Israel
November 14, 2020
WASHINGTON ― Senate appropriators are calling on the State Department to certify that a pending sale of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the United Arab Emirates would not threaten Israel’s military edge or make U.S. military systems vulnerable to Russia and China.
The…
Top US Air Force general wants to go faster, but the biggest changes won’t happen for another year
November 14, 2020
WASHINGTON — Shortly after U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown took command this August, he vowed to quickly adopt a radical plan to overhaul the service in preparation for a future fight against an advanced nation, like Russia or China.
But the Air…
WASHINGTON — Senate appropriators want the Army to move more quickly to buy vehicles capable of operating in the Arctic, according to its version of the fiscal 2021 defense spending bill released Nov. 10.
“The committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to pursue equipment and vehicles necessary for Arctic and cold weather environments,” bill language stated.
The Senate…
