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Army rolls out first Apache Block III aircraft
The first Apache Block III helicopter was delivered to the Army today during a ceremony at the Boeing plant here in which the aircraft was rolled out on stage under bright lights and a wisp of generated smoke. Hundreds of industry, government and military officials attended the event in which two of the new AH-64 [...]
Army networking radios improve communications at tactical edge
As the Army focuses on its number-one priority of modernizing the network, its first networking waveform radio continues to enhance communications at the tactical edge. Expanding its fielding efforts, Product Manager Network Systems, known as PdM NS, which is assigned to the Army’s Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications-Tactical, or PEO C3T, awarded a [...]
Army kicks off second Network Integration Evaluation
When he fought in Iraq in 2007, Capt. Joseph D. Perry did tactical communications “the old school way, with a map board and a radio.” Today at the Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE, the company commander can take his pick of digital systems to quickly reach both his Soldiers at the tactical edge and his [...]
Army Testifies to Congress On Acquisition, Technology
By this time next year, the Army will have a good idea about alternatives for the ground combat vehicle program, Army leaders told Congressmen Wednesday. They said the GCV will be the first combat vehicle developed to operate in an improvised-explosive device and hybrid-threat environment. Lt. Gen. Robert P. Lennox, deputy chief of staff of [...]
Army sees cyber threats as imminent
“I think the threat [of cyber-attacks] is very real and could potentially be very near-term,” said Brig. Gen. John Davis, U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Md. The nation, he said, will demand the military be engaged in cyber defense of the nation, because the military has the greatest capacity and capabilities to do so. [...]
German Armed Forces to Close Dozens of Military Bases
The German Defense Ministry has presented its long-awaited plan to reorganize its military bases, as it prepares to significantly shrink the size of the military. Thirty-one bases are soon to be closed. Wednesday was a dark day for many German cities and municipalities. They fought to convince the German military, the Bundeswehr, to stay with [...]
Army, Lockheed Demonstrate Multi-Sensor Situational Awareness Technology
Lockheed Martin was selected by the U.S. Army’s Research Development and Engineering Command, Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM CERDEC) Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) to demonstrate an advanced slew-to-cue sensor system designed to provide greater situational awareness during route clearance and surveillance missions. The Multi-sensor Graphical User Interface (MS GUI), demonstrated [...]
Demo Humvee burns 70 percent less fuel
The Army has temporarily halted its testing of a unique fuel-efficient tactical vehicle so it could be shown to senior leaders and displayed in the nation’s capital. The Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Demonstrator, dubbed “FED Alpha,” is on display this week in the Pentagon courtyard for an Energy & Sustainability Technology Fair. Last week it [...]
Legislation could expand Reserve role in homeland security
Legislation being considered by both houses of Congress could provide the Army Reserve broader authority to call up troops for homeland security and also allow the force to deploy units for operations lasting 120 days or less. Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz said last week that the legislation would grant [...]
