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As the annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference picks up speed in the nation’s capital, the larger military’s years-long Pacific “pivot” looms in the background, drawing the eyes of Army leaders and the crosshairs of Army tech. The Lexington Institute’s Dan Goure argues in the commentary below, however, that America’s premier land forces can’t take their eye off the ball — or the bear — in Europe. (Follow Breaking Defense’...

A flight-proven tiltrotor and advanced helicopter are the optimum solutions for transformational air assault and attack/recon.

The US Army has fielded its first combat-capable laser weapon prototype. Developed in only 24 months, the solid-state DE M-SHORAD laser was mounted on a Stryker combat vehicle and participated as an Army maneuver element for the first time.

The Army’s move to integrate a mature and capable off-the-shelf weapon onto its Apaches seems like an all-around win for keeping the Army’s Apache helicopter fleet tactically and financially viable in the coming decades.

By   Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on April 20, 2021 at 6:01 AM Technicians work with a robot’s control system during last fall’s Project Convergence wargames. WASHINGTON: Hundreds of scientists, engineers, and support staff at nine locations worked feverishly earlier this month testing dozens of technologies ahead of this fall’s joint Project Convergence wargames. The hub for the event, Communications Exercise (COMEX) 2, was a new facility at the Army’s Aberdeen, Md. C5ISR Center, the Joi...

By   Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 15, 2021 at 1:53 PM The two contenders for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), just one of 35 priority modernization programs: The Bell 360 Invictus (top) and the Sikorsky Raider-X (bottom) WASHINGTON: Officials from across the Army are thrashing out how to field a host of new weapons to combat units without disrupting readiness and training. “We’re conducting rock drills right now,” said Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd, head of acquisi...

Battle of Java Sea Holds Crucial Lessons for Today VIEWPOINT DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 12/30/2020 By Brent D. Sadler Philippine navy sailors participate in a visit, board, search and seizure practical scenario training as part of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training 2018. Naval History and Heritage Comma...

The Cipher Daily Brief Get a daily rundown of the top security stories delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday with exclusive briefs and columns on what matters most to you and your organization. SIGN UP FOR The Free NewsletterSign up A Bill, the President and China December 22, 2020 The Newsletter Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from nuclear weapons to politics.  In 20...