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Pentagon begins rolling out replacement for the F-35 system that maintainers hate the most

October 29, 2020
WASHINGTON — Last month, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B squadron got its first taste of the new logistics system that will replace the much-maligned current system over the next two years. An F-35B squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona on Sept. 29 became the first unit to receive the initial round of hardware needed to stand up the Operational Data Integrated Network, or ODIN, the…
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This All-Electric Robotic Combat Vehicle May Accompany Army Units into Battle

October 22, 2020
A team made up of Textron Systems, Howe & Howe and FLIR Systems, Inc. debuted the Ripsaw M5 unmanned vehicle at the 2019 Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting. (Courtesy Textron) Textron Systems announced Thursday that it will deliver an all-electric version of its M5 Ripsaw Robotic Combat Vehicle prototype to the U.S. Army for experimentation next year. Earlier this year…
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The Army Is Reorganizing Its SFAB Units to Deploy Globally

October 22, 2020
Team Healthcare Sgt., Staff Sgt. Jordan Blas, Combat Advisor Team 5110, 1st Battalion, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade, discusses a training engagement with the Royal Thai Army’s Lt. Col. Takham Pratya, Aug. 20, 2020 at Camp Thanarat, Thailand. (U.S. Army/ Maj. William Leasure) The general overseeing the Army’s Security Force Assistance Brigades on Tuesday outlined a plan to assign…
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General Highlights MQ-9 Reaper Drone Squadron's Role in California Wildfire Fight

October 22, 2020
An MQ-9 Reaper views the smoky San Gabriel Mountains of southern California in transit to a fire mission in northern California, late August, 2020. (California Air National Guard) A large hunter-killer drone commonly associated with classified missions over the Middle East has played a crucial role in the Army National Guard’s efforts to combat raging wildfires on the West Coast, the…
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