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Uncharted waters: Navy navigating first-ever dismantling of …
WEBNov 15, 2023 · WASHINGTON — For more than a decade, the US Navy has considered the former Enterprise (CVN-65) no longer operational. In fact, since 2018, the 1,101-foot behemoth has been mostly floating pier ...
Here are the Army’s new planned EW, signals programs
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Brig. Gen. Ed Barker gave reporters a look ahead on his fiscal 2024, 2025 and 2026 priorities.
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WEBThe service is partially reversing course on a planned cut of 38 aircraft, and plans to add back in 14 Grey Wolf helicopters in its upcoming budget request for a fleet size of “at least” 56 ...
No US missile defense system proven capable against 'realistic' …
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · WASHINGTON: A new study of US missile defenses has found that — after 70 years and some $350 billion in investment — no “system thus far developed has been shown to be effective against ...
America’s next tank: Army greenlights more aggressive M1 …
WEBSep 6, 2023 · WASHINGTON — The Army will pursue a more ambitious upgrade to its M1 Abrams main battle tank than previously planned — and could have soldiers inside it by early 2030, service officials ...
Bell Textron's Valor wins Army’s FLRAA competition to replace …
WEBDec 5, 2022 · WASHINGTON — After years of development, prototyping and test flights, the Army today announced that Bell Textron’s Valor tiltrotor has won its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA ...
Faster, Tougher, Smarter: Army’s Future Armored Force EXCLUSIVE
WEBApr 5, 2021 · Land Warfare, Networks & Digital Warfare; Faster, Tougher, Smarter: Army’s Future Armored Force EXCLUSIVE Adding robot scouts and replacing vintage vehicles – the M113, the M2 Bradley, and ...
Breaking the kill chain with full-spectrum electromagnetic warfare
WEBMay 9, 2024 · With kill chains loaded with networked sensors throughout the battlespace, survivability requires a full spectrum solution to break chains in all domains.
Laser weapons ‘finally’ seeing ‘real progress,’ Missile Defense …
WEBAug 17, 2023 · However in recent months, the agency has seen “that technology maturation is happening,” DeSimone said, including at the US national laboratories, the Department of Energy and within industry.