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US Army aviation exercise unveils unprecedented progress as service preps for future war Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah — Aircrew in the back of a Black Hawk helicopter performing an air assault mission typically have limited information on the status and layout of a landing zone. But a two-weeklong exercise in the Utah desert gave those aboard three UH-60L helos unprecedented intelligence as they raced to their objective. The c...

Utah’s Dugway hosts massive war games involving spy planes, a secret missile and more Army, Air Force, Marines take part in EDGE21 “scrimmage” as the military continues to modernize its weapons and tactics. (Courtesy of the U.S. Army) An Army ATV, known as a DAGOR, fires a small drone from a pneumatic tube during EDGE21 training exercises at Utah’s Dugway Proving Ground, held May 3 to May 14, 2021. The drone, used primarily for surveillance, can assist squads in the field.   | May 16,...

The Precision Strike Missile will be able to hit targets out at sea. Heres What You Need to Know: The Army plans to fire PrSMs during its Project Convergence 2021. The Army envisions its emerging and now-in-development 500km-ranged Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) as a unique and potentially breakthrough multi-domain weapon system able to destroy enemy air defenses and even surface ships at great distances. Service weapons developers, many of whom see the PrSM as a critical and fast-evolving ...

Pentagon tries to ‘find the right balance’ on JADC2 standards for services 5 hours ago U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Strohmeyer, U.S. NORTHCOM scenario coordinator, delivers a capabilities brief to senior leadership in 2019 during the first Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. ABMS is the Air Forces contribution to JADC2. (Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon team developing a new joint war-figh...

A new constellation? Space Force wants to get into tactical satellite imagery business 5 hours ago Kestrel Eye is one of several small experimental imagery satellites the U.S. Army has launched in recent years. (U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Space Force wants the new service to take on a new mission: providing tactical satellite imagery to the joint forces. He didn’t explain whether that means the service would try to build its own satellite constellation. “There’s ...

U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile Completes Longest Flight to Date Our Bureau 550 Precision Strike Missile Lockheed Martin said its Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) successfully completed the fourth consecutive flight test with the U.S. Army today in a 400-kilometer demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The PrSM was fired from a HIMARS launcher and flew with expected precision to the target area where it once again demonstrated a highly accurate and effective warhead e...

Lockheed Martin’s PrSM has conducted the first of three 400km flight tests that will be held with the US Army this year.

Army Revamps to Pursue New Air-and-Missile Defense Tech MISSILE DEFENSE 5/12/2021 Raytheon photo As the Army works toward modernizing its air-and-missile defense capabilities, the service is expanding efforts to develop joint systems that will be key to winning future battles. The technology is one of the top modernization priorities being spearheaded by Army Futures Command. As part of its effort to bolster its capability, the service is combining offices a...

Army looking for tech to help segment data defense Army looking for tech to help segment data Pfc. Justin Kuehn, a field artillery automated tactical data systems specialist assigned to Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division helps the fire direction center convert target data into firing commands for the gun line during a live-fire exercise on April 9, 2013. ...

US Army’s Precision Strike Missile breaks range record 2 hours ago Lockheed Martins PrSM missile was tested for a third time at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on April 30, 2020. (Lockheed Martin) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile ranged 400 kilometers — roughly 250 miles — in a test shot at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on May 12, Lockheed Martin announced. The test marks the farthest the PrSM has flown so far, which is roughly the distance ...