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US Army taps industry for autonomous drones to resupply troops January 15 A drone carrying a mailbox of Swiss Post flies past July 7, 2015, above the airport of Bellechasse, western Switzerland, during a news conference. Two U.S. armed services are taking steps to acquire an autonomous aerial resupply capability for infantry brigade combat teams. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is tapping industry for drones that can deliver supplies to infantry brigade...

US Army awaits imminent IBCS production decision 12 January 2021 by Ashley Roque The Pentagon will announce within days whether it is green-lighting production of the US Army’s new Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) network, Janes has learned. The army had anticipated that Ellen Lord, the Pentagon’s acquisition chief, would hold the IBCS milestone C review in mid-November 2020 but as of early January the service had not yet been notified of a decision, according to an army spokesperson...

Chief of US Army Futures Command: The service is experiencing a technological evolution By: Gen. Mike Murray   January 11 The fundamental character of warfare is changing. Increased globalization and technological evolutions guarantee that if the United States wants to maintain overmatch in all domains — land, sea, air, space and cyberspace — we must adapt and modernize. As part of this effort, U.S. Army Futures Command was created and placed at the forefront of identifying and...

Beijing keeps getting more advanced, but Washington has the edge on quick sensor-to-shooter times. Armed assault vehicles operating ground and aerial robots worked in tandem with other combat assets to demonstrate a new People’s Liberation Army tank-like reconnaissance robot. The recent exercises, the Chinese government-backed Global Times paper said, included “a special mission reconnaissance robot, the use of newly commissioned assault vehicles and the practice of coordinated aerial dro...

subscribe DARPA selects teams to capture potable water from air Staff Sgt. Shaun Martin, a combat medic assigned to Blanchfield’s LaPointe Army Medical Home on Fort Campbell (Source: Maria Christina Yager/Blanchfield Army Community Hospital) key enablers | 07 January 2021 | Stephen Kuper key enablers SHARES The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded five contracts and selected one government partner to develop technology to capture potable water from...

Explained: The U.S. Armys Mysterious New Armored Infantry Carrier The sky may be the limit, regarding U.S. Army thinking about what its new armored infantry carrier might be. The sky may be the limit, regarding U.S. Army thinking about what its new armored infantry carrier might be in terms of shape, size, weapons, armor configuration sensors, and other technical parameters.  After several years of review, exploration, and detailed analysis of various industry offerings and emerging technologi...

Our Bureau 1920 Fully-geared US Warfighter drinks water. US DoD image The U.S. Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a program to capture potable water from the air in quantities sufficient to meet warfighter needs, even in extremely dry climates. It recently awarded five contracts and selected one Government partner. GE Research, Physical Sciences Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Texas at Austin, and U.S. Naval ...

With this in mind, the US Army Futures Command are set to speak at the Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness conference, taking place virtually on the 12th and 13th April 2021, where there will be a strong focus on the collaboration between military, research and industry. All attendance by military and government personnel will be free of charge and commercial organisation can register for £999. Register at http://www.armouredvehicles-sa.com/pr2 Delegates will hear exclusive briefing...

The real reasons behind US opposition to Turkeys S-400 purchase Topics Insight The United State’s threatened sanctions on Turkey and its previous exclusion from the F-35 program are rooted in undeclared motives, and the inability to admit that the Patriot missile system is not what it’s claimed to be. The United States has announced sanctions on Turkey’s top defence procurement and military-industrial arm years after the country’s decision to procure the Russian-made S-400 air defence s...

There clearly is still room for improvement. Heres What You Need to Know: The new variant of the Paladin offers improved overall performance over its predecessor. Last week, the U.S. Army hosted a live-fire demonstration of its upgraded M109A7 Paladin, which is set to replace the older M109A6 version of the self-propelled 155mm howitzer. The newly upgraded Paladin, which is produced by BAE Systems, provides increased combat capability and sustainment of the Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Tea...