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Every Soldier a Drone Fighter: Plan Would Make Counter-UAS Training an Army Requirement

February 3, 2021
A senior Observer Coach/Trainer fires a Dronebuster Electronic Warfare System at the Counter Unmanned Aircraft System Training at Fort Irwin on January 30, 2020. (U.S. Army/PFC Gower Liu, 11th ACR Public Affairs) The head of the Pentagon’s counter-drone effort wants every soldier — from cooks to riflemen — trained to fight off swarms of enemy unmanned aerial systems, or UAS…
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US Air Force has a fix for two major KC-46 problems

February 2, 2021
WASHINGTON — Two of the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker’s major technical problems may be in the rearview mirror. The U.S. Air Force on Feb. 1 announced it closed one of the Boeing-made aircraft’s six category 1 deficiencies — which indicate problems that impact…
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Submarine maker to add jobs amid $39 billion backlog in work

February 2, 2021
GROTON, Conn. — General Dynamics Electric Boat plans to add 2,200 jobs this year in Connecticut and Rhode Island as it tackles a $39 billion backlog of work, the submarine maker’s top executive said Monday. Kevin Graney, Electric Boat’s president, made the announcement during a video briefing for stakeholders. He said the company is facing the largest backlog of work in its history…
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Lockheed’s F-35 program head to lead aeronautics biz

January 30, 2021
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin announced Jan. 29 the appointment of Greg Ulmer as the company’s executive vice president of aeronautics, making him the top executive overseeing flagship aviation programs such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as well as the secretive Skunk…
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US Army heads into future tactical unmanned aircraft rodeo next month

January 30, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is heading into a culminating event used to evaluate four different unmanned aircraft systems capable of replacing the service’s current tactical UAS — the Textron-made Shadow. The service will hold a “rodeo” at Fort Benning, Georgia, the last week of February through the first week of March where all five of the Brigade Combat Teams which spent the last…
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US Army plans major aviation exercise ahead of Project Convergence

January 29, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army will head out west to conduct an intricate, aviation-focused exercise called Edge 21 ahead of the service’s second Project Convergence event, Brig. Gen. Walter Rugen, who is in charge of Army aviation modernization, told Defense News in a recent interview. Edge 21 — which stands for Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise — will be held at Dugway Proving…
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