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Bangladesh to Purchase Armored Vehicles, Missiles
DHAKA: The Bangladeshi military will receive new equipment as part of a 10-year modernization program. Bangladesh’s Planning Minister Air Vice Marshal A.K. Khandker (ret.) stated that the effort to purchase new equipment is on track. Orders will be placed for new armored vehicles during the current fiscal years. The Bangladeshi Army wants seven tanks and [...]
First STARLite Radars Delivered to US Army
BALTIMORE: Northrop Grumman Corporation recently delivered the first two production AN/ZPY-1 STARLite radars for the U.S. Army’s Extended Range / Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aerial System. Northrop Grumman’s STARLite is a small, lightweight radar used for supporting tactical operations. By providing precise battlefield intelligence in all types of weather and in battlefield obscurants, day and night, STARLite [...]
Two Koreas trade fire, Pyongyang vows no let up
SEOUL: North and South Korea traded artillery fire near their disputed sea border Wednesday and Pyongyang vowed to press on with live firing exercises, ratcheting up tensions anew between the Cold War foes. “Such firing drill by the units of the KPA will go on in the same waters in the future,” the (North) Korean [...]
Standardized rifle marksmanship program could go Armywide
FORT BENNING, Ga: An advanced rifle marksmanship concept developed at Fort Benning based on “lessons learned” in Iraq and Afghanistan might be instituted across all Army training centers later this year, officials said. Col. Terry Sellers, operations officer for the Maneuver Center of Excellence, said Combat Familiarization Fire, or ARM 6, has not been formally [...]
Army, MoD Lock Horns Over Ban on Singapore Technologies
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) faces accusations of serious contradictions in the apparently ill-considered ban it had imposed last June on arms vendor Singapore Technologies Kinetic (STK). The ban was slapped on seven companies after the May 19, 2009 arrest of former Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) chairman, Sudipta Ghosh, on charges of corruption. [...]
Marines Transfer Authority as Army Takes Lead in Al Anbar
RAMADI, Iraq: The first major indicator of the responsible drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq occurred in Ramadi Jan. 23 when II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) transferred authority of Iraq’s largest province to 1st Armored Division. Before the ceremony, 1st Armored Division’s area of operations, as U.S. Division-Center, encompassed Baghdad and its surrounding communities. The [...]
New Sharpshooter Rifle Added to Army’s Arsenal
A new rifle is being bought for troops in Afghanistan that will improve the long-range firepower available on the frontline, the Ministry of Defence announced today. The Sharpshooter rifle will fire a 7.62mm round and will enhance accuracy of engagement during longer-range firefights with the Taliban and this weapon will be used by some of [...]
Unmanned aircraft changing Soldiers’ battlefield perspective
WASHINGTON: Soldiers need the tactical advantages their unmanned aircraft systems provide to be integrated into their units, so they aren’t forced to endure lengthy approval chains that can cost lives, according to UAS experts. “Most of the living and dying is going on in squad, platoon and company level in this fight. So you have [...]
Army Secretary Prioritizes Support, Acquisition Reform, Outreach
WASHINGTON: Secretary of the Army John McHugh gave Pentagon staffers a “preliminary report” Wednesday after his first three months in office, asking them to continue supporting Soldier and family programs, continue acquisition reform, and focus more on Congressional outreach. McHugh, who took office Sept. 21, spoke to more than 400 members of the Army staff [...]
