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Residents flee as DR Congo army, rebels clash
About 100 people were forced to flee as fierce clashes broke out between government troops and rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an army commander said Sunday. “Violent clashes involving heavy weapons are ongoing close to Mweso (Nord-Kivu province) between soldiers who have left the army and loyalist forces,” an army commander, who [...]
Hellfire-First As Apaches Exercise With Navy Off Scotland
Army Apache helicopters, launched from HMS Illustrious off the Scottish coast, have fired tank-busting Hellfire missiles in the UK for the first time, during one of the biggest military exercises of the year. Two Apache helicopters from 656 Squadron Army Air Corps (AAC) fired one Hellfire missile each at a training target positioned by HMS [...]
Foreign military sales make partnerships strong, keep production lines hot
On the Arabian Peninsula, the Saudi government has purchased $17 billion in military hardware from the United States. But they don’t buy it directly from manufacturers like Boeing or Sikorsky, they buy it instead through U.S. government intermediaries, like the Army’s Security Assistance Management Directorate. The Saudis have purchased for their Royal Saudi Land Forces [...]
US Secretary of Army recognizes innovation
Four Soldiers who built a training device to teach service members to safely exit an overturned Humvee were among 22 troops and civilians honored April 24 as part of the 2012 Secretary of the Army Awards. Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal hosted the ceremony at the Pentagon and told attendees that the [...]
UK Advisors Support Afghan Army Operation
UK soldiers from the Brigade Advisory Group moved into position last week to support the start of the first major Afghan National Army (ANA) offensive of the spring. Operation SHAFUQ (meaning ‘dawn’ in Pashtu) is a large scale ANA operation to remove the improvised explosive devices which have plagued the lives of local villagers. The [...]
Army tactical communication network organization reflects on its rich history
As the parent organization of Project Manager Warfighter Information Network-Tactical celebrates its 25th anniversary this month, PM WIN-T reflects back on its own history, with roots in early satellite development that date back more than 60 years. “As far as tactical military communications, it never ceases to amaze me when I look at where we [...]
US Marines To Procure Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems With RQ-20A Puma Order
AeroVironment today announced that the U.S. Marine Corps is the first military service to adopt four different small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the company with the receipt of a firm fixed-price order valued at $5,558,479 for the RQ-20A Puma AE through an existing U.S. Army contract. Delivery is scheduled within two weeks. “The Marine [...]
New Armoured Vehicles for the Norwegian Army
The Norwegian government today presented a bill concerning the new and modified CV90 fighting vehicles for the Norwegian Army. “This investment will provide our armoured units with additional capabilities and fighting power, and constitutes a significant enhancement of the equipment available to the Army,” says Norwegian Minister of Defence, Espen Barth Eide. With this bill, [...]
Army Engineer School launches ENFORCE 2012
The Army Engineer School Wednesday launched ENFORCE, its annual regimental conference, bringing together more than 300 military engineers to focus on future operations, capabilities, threats and how the regiment will engineer in future conflicts into 2020. Aside from common themes that are looked at yearly, such as how engineers are trained at the institutional level, [...]
