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The fate of Army Special Operations Forces

October 10, 2023
They didn’t arrive under the cover of darkness, parachuting in from thousands of feet above, nor did they slip into a remote beach cove on a rubber boat. The teams of special operations soldiers and Marines stood in line, handed over their passports and waited respectfully while airport security patted them down and scrutinized their government forms. The more than a dozen men didn’t wear…
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Beyond 2030: How Army Futures Command is adapting its approach

October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army five years ago established a new four-star command, shifting billions of dollars to fund it and basing it in a tech-centric city. The goal of Army Futures Command was clear: It needed to disrupt the service’s lengthy record of failure when it…
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US Army mulls attack drones, ground robots for Replicator endeavor

October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army could contribute one-way attack drones and ground-based robotics to the Pentagon’s nascent Replicator initiative, which aims to deploy autonomous systems en masse to counter Chinese stockpiles. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks rolled out the venture in August, calling for thousands of attritable systems in the field in the next 18 to 24 months. Details have…
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US Army ready to pursue electric light recon vehicle

October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is ready to pursue a prototyping program for an electric light reconnaissance vehicle beginning in fiscal 2024, pending funding approval from Congress, the service’s program executive officer for combat support and combat services support told…
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US Army embracing remote maintenance beyond Ukraine

October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is applying the telemaintenance capability it developed in a parking lot in Poland to its most challenging logistical theater — the Indo-Pacific, according to the head of Army Materiel Command. “It has been a great enabler to the warfight in Ukraine,” Gen. Charles Hamilton told Defense News in an interview just ahead of the Association of the U.S. Army…
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Data powers Army’s return to the ‘lost arts’ of wartime personnel work

October 9, 2023
WASHINGTON — Fiscal 2023 proved busy for the Army’s top personnel officials. A recruiting crisis made it harder to fill the ranks — and project what future forces the service needs and how it can fill those units. A new Army-wide human resources system debuted after multiple delays. And Russia invaded Ukraine. According to Lt. Gen. Douglas Stitt, the Army’s top personnel officer and leader…
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