WASHINGTON – The Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., took delivery late last year of a new Xerox 3D metal printer that the school hopes will advance what’s possible to manufacture at sea, easing the burden on the Navy’s supply chain.
The school was the first to receive Xerox’s ElemX 3D printer, which came about as part of an $8 billion acquisition of Vader Systems in 2019.
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US Army begins equipping first unit with hypersonic capability
February 10, 2021
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Army expects to deliver — in a little more than 200 days from start to finish — the first hypersonic weapon capability to a unit, a service official said.
The Army has already started to send that unit the equipment it needs to prepare for a…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has chosen California-based drone manufacturer Skydio to continue in a final prototyping phase, which should lead to the company supplying the service’s first tranche of short-range reconnaissance unmanned aircraft systems.
The Short-Range…
Army Taps Fort Riley Combat Aviation Brigade for Deployment to Europe, Africa Region
February 9, 2021
Soldiers from 1st Combat Aviation Brigade fire .50 Cal Browning machine guns on Range 9 at Fort Riley, Nov. 7, 2017. (U.S. Army)
The U.S. Army on Monday announced the upcoming deployment of a combat aviation brigade, or CAB, out of Fort Riley, Kansas, to provide helicopter support for U.S. forces operating in Europe and Africa.
The 1st Infantry Division’s CAB will replace the 101st Airborne…
Soldiers from 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, developed a course of instruction to counter the threat of commercial, off-the-shelf unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles at McGregor Range Complex, N.M., June 28, 2019. (U.S. Army/ Staff Sgt. Timothy…
For the First Time in 2 Decades, the US Has Gone a Year Without a Combat Death in Afghanistan
February 9, 2021
A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Javier J. Gutierrez, of San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 10, 2020 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (Eric M. Fisher/U.S. Air Force)
KABUL, Afghanistan — No U.S. troops have died in combat in Afghanistan for a year as of…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has set its first shoot-off for airborne, long-range precision munitions for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, according to a Feb. 2 request for information that the service posted to a government contracting website.
Plans to acquire a long-range precision munition for the Army’s future fleet of helicopters have been in the works for several years, and the…
The Missile Defense Agency has correctly concluded the need for a new approach to managing the nation’s only ground-based, anti-missile system to protect the U.S. homeland. It’s a bold but overdue move.
Vice Adm. Jon Hill’s call for increased competition — a…
Air Force’s “Golden Horde” swarming munitions program to get a second chance this month
February 5, 2021
WASHINGTON — After the Air Force’s first test of “Golden Horde” swarming bombs was deemed a partial success, the service will give the technology a second shot later this month, the commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory said Thursday.
The Golden Horde…
WASHINGTON — The European theater “absolutely” needs a multidomain task force, according to Gen. Christopher Cavoli, who is in charge of U.S. Army Europe and Africa. But while the intent to deploy such a unit has existed for several years, little progress has been made.
The Army is a few years out from converting its Multi-Domain Operations war-fighting concept into doctrine. The concept…
