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US Army’s new combat vehicle named for soldiers killed in Iraq, WWII

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has named its first new combat vehicle in nearly four decades the M10 Booker after two soldiers killed in action, one in the Iraq War and the other in World War II. Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker was killed April 5, 2003, during the so-called thunder run in Baghdad, Iraq. Pvt. Robert D. Booker was killed under heavy machine gunfire in Tunisia on April 9, 1943, during…
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The US Army is facing excessive risk. Here’s how to mitigate that.

“General, never let it happen again. Never let it happen again.” Those words of caution from a World War II paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division during a commemoration on the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, resonated deeply with then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley. Now, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Milley repeatedly emphasizes that the United States…
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What is the long-term strategy for Ukraine’s Air Force?

On May 19, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the country would help train and support the transfer by European allies of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. But the F-16s are older aircraft that will need to be replaced in just a few years, so some consideration should be paid…
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Anduril hires former Army official who led rapid tech development

WASHINGTON — The first director of the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office is joining Anduril Industries as senior vice president. Anduril is a defense technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation. The company said retired Lt. Gen. L. Neil Thurgood will lead Anduril’s expansion into Huntsville, Alabama. Huntsville…
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Q&A: Maxar execs discuss US Army simulation, Project Maven

ST. LOUIS — As Russia massed materiel on its border with Ukraine ahead of its invasion in February 2022, commercial satellites orbited overhead. The images and other readings gathered from afar were critical to grasping the situation in Eastern Europe at the time, and…
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Defense Innovation Unit eyes first flight of hypersonic testbed

WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit expects to fly an experimental hypersonic cruise vehicle as early as next summer in support of the Pentagon’s drive to boost its flight-test cadence. The agency, which aims to push technology from non-traditional and commercial companies to military users, awarded a contract in March through its Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities…
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