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Uncertain fate for active protection on Army’s combat vehicles

October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Army installed an active protection system on the M1 Abrams tank and fielded it in Europe, but the fate of other plans to equip similar defense measures on the service’s combat vehicles remains unclear. In 2016, the Army determined it needed an interim solution to protect the Abrams, Stryker combat vehicle and Bradley fighting vehicle. The service decided to rapidly assess…
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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…
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Edge Lower as Mideast Tensions Rattle Markets – Market Updates Bitcoin News

October 10, 2023
Ethereum plunged below the $1,600 level to start the week, as global markets reacted to the escalating tensions in the Middle East. Crude oil prices rallied from a six-week low, climbing by over 4% overnight. Bitcoin gave up recent gains, as traders fled to more traditional safe-haven assets. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) slipped for a second straight session on Monday, with traders retreating from…
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Army’s upcoming artillery strategy has ‘a big menu’ to choose from

October 9, 2023
WASHINGTON — Decisions on the way forward for one of the U.S. Army’s top long-range fires priorities — the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program — won’t come until a new conventional fires strategy is complete, the service’s acquisition chief said. “It really becomes a fiscal year 2025 budget decision, if we were to go in a different direction,” Doug Bush confirmed to Defense…
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US Army moves to pre-position materials in Pacific

October 9, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Army is hoping progress made at Talisman Sabre, the joint U.S.-Australian exercise this summer, could open doors for it to position more equipment in the Indo-Pacific region. The service sees expanding its pre-positioned equipment in the area as part of…
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Industry, Army hit range records in tests of new artillery projectiles

October 9, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Army and industry teams have hit new distance records in recent tests as part of an effort to develop advanced projectiles for artillery weapon systems, according to company announcements at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference here. BAE Systems, partnered with the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, shot the XM1155-SC guided…
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