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A source in March tipped off an Army investigator that metals were being stolen from the missile range in southern New Mexico, according to the search warrant application, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque.

Army Tests Network Capabilities at Joint Readiness Training Center BATTLEFIELD COMMUNICATIONS 6/30/2021 Defense Dept. photo Soldiers are testing new tactical gear in support of the Army’s efforts to modernize its network capabilities. The service has been embarking on a series of capability sets as it works to advance its connectivity through Army Futures Command’s network cross-functional team. Technology developed under Capability Set 21 was recently pu...

Brig. Gen. Eric Little took over as commander of White Sands Missile Range Thursday morning, May 20, 2021 morning during a Change of Command Ceremony at the installation.

The U.S. Army Clears Full-Rate Production Of Northrop Grumman’s CIRCM (Common Infrared Countermeasures) The U.S. Army Clears Full-Rate Production Of Northrop Grumman’s CIRCM (Common Infrared Countermeasures) An aircrew from 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division taxis out of the Redstone Test Center Airfield at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. to an air assault mission during operational testing of the CIRCM. In the box: one of the jam...

 EL PASO, Texas –Drug discovery researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso and the University of New Mexico have leveraged their expertise to develop a rapid online tool to accelerate the discovery of drug therapies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. REDIAL-2020 is an open-source online suite of computational models that will help scientists rapidly screen small molecules for their potential COVID-19-fighting properties. The platform is available as a web application ...

The Army’s faster way to field tactical network gear gets its first big test Mark Pomerleau keyboard_arrow_down The Army is looking for critical feedback before it begins fielding its modernized network equipment to new units in 2021. (Sgt. 1st Class Zach VanDyke/U.S. Army) FORT POLK, La. — Paratroopers testing the Army’s latest communications equipment jumped into a sprawling field surrounded by dense woods and moved north upon landing in an effort to secure the area. Significant equi...

Space Test Support and Satellite Environmental Testing Nuclear Weapons Effects Testing. Hypersonic/Long Range Systems Hypersonic/Long Range Systems is a collaborative effort between the Army and its Sister Services to deliver precision-strike dominance on land, sea, in the air and beyond , ranging from hypersonic missiles with a range of more than 1,000 miles, to an upgraded long-barrel howitzer. White Sands Missile Range is helping this leap-ahead technology as it transitions from the science...

The Army Has a Timeline for When Soldiers Will Test Robotic Combat Vehicles A team made up of Textron Systems, Howe & Howe and FLIR Systems, Inc. debuted the Ripsaw M5 unmanned vehicle at the 2019 Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting. (Courtesy Textron) 17 Mar 2021 Officials laid out a plan Tuesday to test Army Robotic Combat Vehicle prototypes over the next 17 months, leading up to a soldier evaluation at Fort Hood, Texas. The Army has taken possession of the first four wor...

US Army prepping robotic combat vehicles for big test with soldiers in 2022 4 days ago A Textron, Howe & Howe and FLIR Systems team unveiled its Ripsaw M5 robotic combat vehicle at the Association of the U.S. Armys annual show in 2019. The team was selected to build RCV-Light prototypes to help the Army build requirements for a future program of record. (Photo courtesy of Textron) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has taken receipt of its light and medium Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) prototypes ...

Army Aims to Develop Light Electric Vehicle By 2025 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES 3/16/2021 iStock illustration The Army is working on electrification technologies for its platforms, and the service plans to build an electric light vehicle demonstrator that will be ready for testing as early as 2025, an official said March 16. “That is in the realm of the possible,” said Alfred Grein, acting director for Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Groun...