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Technology gives Apache block III more lift, capability, landing ability
The U.S. Army is leveraging cutting-edge technologies from its Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) to give the Block III Apache aircraft increased power, lift, maneuverability and hard-landing ability, service officials said. The Army S & T community, a subset of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA ALT), has been [...]
Army, Air Force to celebrate 100 years of military aviation
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas: Lt. Benjamin Foulois piloted the first military airplane, the Signal Corps Aircraft Number One, into the air for seven and a half minutes at Fort Sam Houston March 2, 1910. March 2, a reenactment by an authentic-looking Wright “B” Flyer will mark the 100th anniversary of Foulois’ historic flight. A [...]
Army’s Research Budget to Focus on Protecting Soldiers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla: The Army’s fiscal 2011 science and technology budget that recently went forward for approval tops out at $1.9 billion and includes funding for advanced medical and force-protection research efforts. Dr. Thomas Killion, the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for research and technology, spoke Feb. 24 at the 2010 Association of the [...]
Army to balance Iraq drawdown, reset for least impact on Soldiers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Army News Service, Feb. 25, 2010) — The process of drawing down and resetting equipment in Iraq to meet the 2011 pull-out deadline set by the president must not affect Soldier dwell time, according to the Army’s top logisticians. Part of the drawdown means moving equipment now in Iraq out of country [...]
Army looks to speed up technology transfer
Fort Lauderdale, Fla: Some of the Army’s top science and technology leaders said they are changing how they think and act so they can transfer new technology solutions to Warfighters at the speed Soldiers themselves are facing an evolving threat on the battlefield. The conversation took place during at panel discussion at the Winter Association [...]
Army’s budget request prioritizes BCT Modernization
WASHINGTON: The new Brigade Combat Team Modernization plan and the Army’s goal to “achieve balance” by 2011 are among top priorities in the service’s budget request for next year. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and Secretary of the Army John McHugh testified Tuesday to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the [...]
Army Testing New Airdrop System for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: The supply requirement in Afghanistan will dramatically increase this year according to the Army’s top logistician, and he said the Army is testing a new airdrop system to help meet the demand. Speaking at an Association of the U.S. Army Land Warfare Institute breakfast series Feb. 19, Lt. Gen. Mitchell H. Stevenson, Army G-4, [...]
Bringing The Internet To The Skies Of Army Exercises
Ft Lauderdale FL: Soldiers participating in the U.S. Army’s recent Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE), Ft. Benning, Ga., were able to acquire unprecedented levels of knowledge about their surroundings thanks to the battlefield imaging and communications relay capabilities of Northrop Grumman’s Fire Scout vertical unmanned aerial system (VUAS). Hovering 4,000 feet above the battlefield, Fire Scout [...]
Ban on USB devices in Army remains
WASHINGTON: The ban on using USB devices on military computers remains, for now, in the Army — despite a partial lift of the original ban by U.S. Strategic Command. USSTRATCOM issued a tasking order to services and concerned parties, Feb. 12, that allows the services to loosen restrictions on use of USB and flash media [...]
