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US Army takes out one-way attack drones in desert demonstration

WASHINGTON — To address the challenging threat of one-way attack drones seen most prominently in Ukraine over the past year, the Pentagon’s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office tackled how to defeat them in a June demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The JCO, together with the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, chose five companies to…
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Biden nominates Mingus as next US Army vice chief of staff

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden nominated Lt. Gen. James Mingus to become the Army’s next vice chief of staff, according to a notice in the Congressional Record. Mingus, who will pin on a fourth star if confirmed by the U.S. Senate, comes from the Pentagon’s Joint…
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Gen. Randy George, once admonished, is now Army chief in waiting

WASHINGTON — “What the hell are we doing here?” That was the question then-Col. Randy George asked then-Lt. Col. Brad Brown when he first visited Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan in late 2008. Ahead of their official deployment to Afghanistan, the two were attending a memorial service for the most recent commander of the base, who had been killed by a roadside bomb that exploded nearby…
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BAE Systems wins order for munitions as UK rebuilds stocks

LONDON – The U.K. is ramping up its munitions manufacturing with a deal between the Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems to supply 155mm artillery shells and other ammunition. The order is worth £280 million ($361 million) initially, with options that would increase…
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Defense Innovation Unit teams with companies on space-based internet

WASHINGTON — As the Defense Innovation Unit works to demonstrate a space-based internet capability that could help the Pentagon achieve its vision for a connected battlespace, one of the organization’s biggest challenges has been navigating the military services’ disparate strategies for achieving it. DIU is developing the Hybrid Space Architecture in partnership with the Space Force and the…
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Russian Navy ships visit China ahead of joint drills

BEIJING — A pair of Russian Navy ships are visiting China as the countries reaffirm their military ties amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Cold War-era frigates Gromkiy and Otlichnyy arrived in the financial hub of Shanghai, China’s largest city and biggest port, on Wednesday for a seven-day visit. Following the port call, the ships will conduct joint drills with their Chinese counterparts…
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