Squad needs ‘overmatch’ capability

The Army is working to provide the infantry squad an overmatch in combat capability through the network and immersive training. Maj. Gen. Robert B. Brown, commanding general of the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning, Ga., told those at the 2011 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition Tuesday that the Army is focusing [...]

Australia Releases Public Defence Capability Plan

Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today released the full electronic version of the 2011 Public Defence Capability Plan (the DCP). The DCP provides information for the Defence industry on Defence’s planned capital equipment acquisitions. This is the third full update of the Defence Capability Plan since the 2009 [...]

US Army’s XM-25 Super Gun

US Army's XM-25 Super Gun

The XM25 enables the small unit and individual Soldier to engage defilade targets by providing a 25mm air bursting capa…

NATO Strives to Fill Capability Gaps

NATO is working to shore up capability gaps –- from those in its ability to defend against cyber and missile attacks to shortcomings identified during current operations in Afghanistan, the alliance’s supreme allied commander for transformation said here yesterday. Gen. Stephane Abrial of the French air force called NATO’s new strategic concept, adopted during the [...]

Cartwright Calls for Balance in Missile Defense Construct

WASHINGTON: Modern missile defense requires the U.S. military to strike a balance between offensive and defensive capabilities to meet today’s changing threat, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright spoke to an audience of more than 200 missile defense experts at the 8th Annual U.S. [...]

Full-spectrum capability key for III Corps

WASHINGTON: The commanding general of III Corps said that it was essential for Soldiers to be trained and ready to operate not only in counterinsurgency operations, but also in high-intensity combat operations. Speaking today at the Association of the United States Army’s Institute of Land Warfare breakfast in Arlington, Va., Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch cited [...]