Textron Systems Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle variant. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)
Textron Systems is preparing to deliver a new batch of Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) prototypes to the Army, featuring improvements from recent soldier testing.
The Army is in the final phase of evaluating prototypes of the 6.8mm NGSW rifle and auto rifle prototypes, with which the service plans to…
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…
Army Wants to Spend Nearly $10 Billion to Revamp its Barracks
October 22, 2020
An employee from the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Directorate of Public Works installs vinyl flooring in a day room in barracks building 1206 Aug. 27, 2020, on Clay Kaserne. Day rooms provide a space for recreation and unwinding. (Army photo by Emily Jennings)
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Fort Bliss Army Captain Dies After His Vehicle Is Rammed; Other Driver Faces Murder Charge
October 22, 2020
Capt. Malcolm X. Perry was killed in a vehicle accident early Sunday morning. (Photo Provided By 1st AD and Fort Bliss Public Affairs Office)
AUSTIN, Texas — An El Paso man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of an Army officer from Fort Bliss killed in a vehicle accident early Sunday morning, according to El Paso officials.
Capt. Malcolm X. Perry, 27, was driving at…
Army Wants Missile to Kill Enemy Targets Beyond 900 Miles
October 22, 2020
A precision strike missile was fired on April 30, 2020, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and hit a target 85 kilometers away. (Lockheed Martin)
U.S. Army modernization officials want to field a new mid-range missile that can kill targets at triple the distance of…
Army Wants to Spot-Promote Officers Moved into Hard-to-Fill Jobs
October 22, 2020
Maj. Tatchie Manso, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, smiles as Elena, Manso’s wife, pins on his new rank during a ceremony at Fort Knox, Ky., Dec. 11, 2019. (U.S. Army)
As part of the upcoming round of the Army’s new officer assignment system, a select group of…
Army: No Requests Made for Use of Troops Around Election
October 22, 2020
This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Army leaders said Tuesday that they have not received any requests to use active-duty or National Guard troops for possible civil unrest surrounding the presidential election next month, but are ready to do so if called on.
Gen. James McConville, chief of the Army, said he’s received no guidance…
Soldier checks out his smartphone. (Photo Credit: PEO Soldier)
The U.S. Army plans to roll out a mobile app for its squad leaders that will act as a daily playbook and provide a new way to advise and connect with soldiers.
The move is part of the service’s…
A research microbiologist harvests samples of coronavirus in a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Md. (U.S. Army/William FBill Discher)
As commercial manufacturers push their COVID-19 vaccine…
Six Months After the Disappearance and Death of Vanessa Guillén, the Army Is Changing How Missing Soldiers Are Reported
October 22, 2020
Veronica Carbajal places a candle at a mural for Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen in Austin, Texas, on Monday July 6, 2020 (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
After a summer of seemingly-never-ending bad news regarding missing soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, the Army is changing its policies for how missing soldiers are reported.
In a new action plan sent out to Army leaders Tuesday —…
