Articles By: Army News Service
Army testing XM-25 ’smart’ high-explosive weapon for Soldiers
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, Nov. 10, 2009) -- A Soldier successfully shoulder-fired a "smart" High Explosive Airburst, or HEAB, round for the first time Aug. 11 from the XM-25 weapon system at Aberdeen Test Center, Md.
The Army plans on purchasing more than 12,500 XM-25 systems starting in...
November 13th, 2009 | Army News | Read More
Combat ID technology evaluated in joint exercise
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.: The largest exercise designed to examine advanced combat identification technologies that can reduce the risk of fratricide on future battlefields wrapped up recently.
The U.S. Joint Forces Command exercise, Bold Quest 2009, was held at both Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station...
November 12th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
H1N1 vaccine to arrive in November
WASHINGTON: H1N1 vaccinations are expected to be available in November for active-duty servicemembers and their families, according to the North Atlantic Regional Medical Command.
The best protection against both seasonal influenza and H1N1 -- better known as swine flu -- is vaccination, Army medical...
October 23rd, 2009 | Defense & Security News | Read More
Army says body armor safe, despite GAO report
WASHINGTON: Testing anomalies cited in an Oct. 16 Government Accountability Office report on body armor do not mean the plates are unsafe, said Brig. Gen. Peter Fuller, program executive officer for the organization that fields new equipment to Soldiers.
During a media conference Oct. 16, at the Pentagon,...
October 20th, 2009 | Army News | Read More
Army looks to lighten load for Soldiers in Afghanistan
FORT BELVOIR, Va: The Army is poised to introduce a plate-carrier vest to provide Soldiers more lightweight gear in the challenging operational environments of Afghanistan.
An $18.6 million contract for 57,000 plate carriers was awarded Oct. 8, to KDH Defense Systems. The fielding schedule calls for...
October 19th, 2009 | Army News | Read More
Newly trained counter-IED teams deploy to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: Service-members who participated in the first state-side training program for joint counter-IED teams have just arrived in Afghanistan for a year-long assignment.
The Tidal Sun pilot program trained servicemembers to work as part of counter-IED teams to gather information and evidence from...
October 15th, 2009 | Army News | Read More
Education key to overcome PTSD stigma
WASHINGTON: All Soldiers need to receive standard training about mental-health issues if the Army is to overcome the stigma of seeking treatment, according a white paper rolled out Wednesday at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting.
The author of "Collateral Damage: How Can the Army Best...
October 12th, 2009 | Army News | Read More
Resiliency training to be given Army-wide
WASHINGTON: Drill sergeants will soon begin resiliency training and a special Army school to teach resiliency may be established in the spring, said Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum, director of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness.
Cornum and other Army officials spoke about building resilient Soldiers during a forum...
October 8th, 2009 | Army News | Read More
Ten Best Technologies Recognized by Army
ARLINGTON, Va: Combat gauze, the Common Remotely Operated Weapons System, and a new machine-gun cradle were among technologies recognized by U.S. Army Materiel Command during the "Top Ten Great Inventions of 2008" event at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City here.
The event, held yearly since 2002, celebrates...
September 24th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
New MEDEVAC fleet lands at Fort Polk
FORT POLK, La: The terrain and strategies of wars may change, but some things remain the same. An injured Soldier on the battlefield still feels pain. He still smells blood and hears gunfire.
As the medics patch him up and move him to an area where a helicopter can reach him, he can still feel the awkwardness...
September 23rd, 2009 | Army News | Read More
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UAE Selects Pilatus PC-21 Training System
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UK’s largest fully-autonomous Unmanned Aircraft completes flight trials
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Russian missile cruiser leaves Singapore
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Pakistan says towns cleared in Taliban offensive
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US Afghan supply flights over Russia still not on: US
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