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Madagascar mutiny under control, says army
Madagascar’s army said Sunday it had put down a mutiny in a military camp Sunday, after clashes in which at least three people were killed. “Mopping up operations are continuing,” said Rarasoa Ralailomady, the army’s chief spokesman. “A night operation has not been ruled out but the situation is under control.” Madagascar’s paramilitary police and [...]
Raytheon to develop cyber maneuver technology for US Army
Raytheon has received a $3.1 million contract to develop technology for Morphing Network Assets to Restrict Adversarial Reconnaissance (MORPHINATOR), a program that uses cyber maneuvering techniques to thwart potential attackers in high-threat environments. Cyber maneuver is the technique of dynamically modifying aspects and configurations of networks, hosts and applications in a manner that is undetectable [...]
Stryker BCTs in Afghanistan Now Equipped with Precision Mortars
The first-ever Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative, or APMI, round fired from a Stryker vehicle in Afghanistan accomplished what few conventional 120mm high-explosive mortars can achieve: a direct hit on a target with the first round fired. But when firing the Army’s new precision-guided cartridges, this is the standard. First fielded to dismounted troops in Afghanistan [...]
OPS/Intel convergence produces full-spectrum situational awareness
When the Army unleashed its goal to fuse real-time intelligence with combat operational data, it had one overall objective: to ensure the commander possessed a comprehensive picture of the battlefield. Termed Prototype-Operations/Intelligence Convergence, or P-OIC, or OPS/Intel convergence, this initiative has achieved significant advances in recent months. “Combining data from the operational environment with the [...]
Network Integration Evaluation speeds fielding of Army encryption capability
The Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment is already reaping the benefits of advanced encryption tools for their Rifleman Radios in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, as a direct result of successful participation in the Network Integration Evaluation 12.1. This Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE, process enabled the Army to field these capabilities much faster than normal [...]
North Korea army chief removed from all posts
North Korea’s army chief has been relieved of all his posts due to illness, state media said on Monday, in a surprise development that removes one of new leader Kim Jong-Un’s inner circle. Ri Yong-Ho is regarded as one of the key figures who helped support the young, untested leader in the transition following the [...]
Army reinforcements drafted over Olympic security fears
Britain’s army will supply extra troops to guard the Olympic Games over fears that private security firm G4S will not be able to provide sufficient personnel, the government confirmed on Wednesday. Responding to media reports that the military had been asked to provide up to 3,500 extra personnel, the country’s interior ministry acknowledged it had [...]
No Russian Embargo on Existing Syria Arms Contracts
Russia has not embargoed its existing arms contracts with Syria, Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, the deputy head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, said on Wednesday. Russia will fulfill existing contracts for air defense systems and helicopters to Syria, he told journalists during an international airshow in Farnborough, Britain. On Monday, Dzirkaln said Russia would not [...]
Sikorsky Signs Contract to Build H-60 Helicopters for US Army and Navy
The U.S. Army and Navy today signed an $8.5 billion contract with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to buy a baseline quantity of 653 Black Hawk and Seahawk helicopters through December 2017. The five-year contract will yield significant savings for the U.S. Government compared with purchasing the same quantity across five separate annual agreements. The five-year agreement [...]
