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Army CIO Garciga forecasts cloud growth following ‘really hard sprint’

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is well on its way to widespread, secure use of cloud computing capabilities following what the service’s new chief information officer characterized as a “really hard sprint.” The Army considers cloud migration and adoption fundamental to the overhaul of its larger networks and collaborative capabilities. Mastering cloud could also help take advantage of…
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What’s the firepower like for the Army’s new rifle?

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army’s new rifle, automatic rifle and fire control provide a more accurate, farther reaching and deadlier combination of weapons than a squad or platoon currently carries. During a September media event held at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland by Program Executive Office Soldier, participants shot both the Next Generation Squad Weapon XM7 rifle and the…
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US Army seeks cheap, user-friendly radios amid network changes

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army plans to buy a large quantity of relatively cheap, intuitive radios for future soldier networking amid a move away from brigade-centric fighting and a related communications overhaul concentrated on the much larger division. The service’s Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications-Tactical is eyeing the end of the year to publish a request for…
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Can the US Navy save money by accepting the LCS as a sunk cost?

WASHINGTON — It’s been called an “entirely new breed of U.S. Navy warship” and a “lemon.” A “mothership” for unmanned systems and “the wrong ship at the wrong time.” A cornerstone of the Navy’s “transformation” and the “little crappy ship.” This is the littoral combat ship, which in its 22-year history has never been easy to label. That is until recently; the LCS has…
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