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Biggest Movers: SHIB Hits 4-Month Low, as Red Wave Washes Over Crypto – Market Updates Bitcoin News

Shiba inu was a notable mover on Monday, as the meme coin fell by as much as 5% to start the week. Today’s decline comes as traders moved away from high-risk assets, in favor of safe-havens like gold. XRP also dropped in today’s session, hitting a three-week low in the process. Shiba Inu (SHIB) Shiba inu (SHIB) fell to a multi-month low to start the week, as markets slipped due to growing…
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Data powers Army’s return to the ‘lost arts’ of wartime personnel work

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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US Army moves to pre-position materials in Pacific

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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Army pursuit of new air and missile defense interceptors heating up

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is gearing up to pursue new interceptors capable of countering a wide range of threats, from cruise to ballistic to hypersonic missiles, according to the service’s program executive officer for missiles and space. The Army is close to beginning a process to competitively acquire a second interceptor for its Dynetics-developed Indirect Fire Protection Capability and…
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US Army heads to Capitol Hill to make case for force structure

WASHINGTON — U.S. Army leaders will head to Capitol Hill after this week’s Association of the U.S. Army conference to share its planned force structure changes, meant to ready the service to fight high-end adversaries, according to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth. “We…
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US Army developing integrated formations of robots and humans

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is using years’ worth of experimentation with robots and emerging technology to develop integrated fighting formations of both humans and robots, according to service officials in charge of modernization efforts. “We should never again trade…
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US Army seeks to drive down costs within hypersonic missile industry

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army sees opportunities for industry to drive down the cost of producing hypersonic missiles as it helps to grow the industrial base, which was essentially nonexistent roughly five years ago, according to Chris Mills, the deputy director for the service’s hypersonics project office within the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office. The Army awarded a contract…
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