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By   Barry Rosenberg on December 22, 2020 at 10:36 AM Northrop Grumman’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) gateway system reached 200,000 combat operational flight hours since its first deployment with the Air Force in 2008 In any potential “Great Power” conflict, the advantage will go to those military forces that can share information and operate together proactively and in real time across all domains. Observing, orienting, deciding, and acting faster with greater prec...

Army long-range cannon gets direct hit on target 43 miles away December 21, 2020 U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground conducts developmental testing of multiple facets of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery project, from artillery shells to the longer cannon tube and larger firing chamber the improved howitzer will need to accommodate them. (Army) WASHINGTON — The Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system under development hit a target 43 miles away — or 70 kilometers — on the ...

By   Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on December 18, 2020 at 3:39 PM Army concept for how its future Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle attacks WASHINGTON: The Army has redesigned its Request For Proposals to replace the Bradley troop carrier to give industry “maximum latitude” to innovate, Brig. Gen. Richard Coffman told reporters this morning. It’s even removed all classified data to let foreign companies participate fully. But one thing will be absolutely mandatory: compliance with a new se...

Solicitation for Bradley replacement offers flexibility for foreign participation December 18, 2020 The U.S. Army’s previous attempt to replace its Bradley vehicles required the delivery of physical bid samples, which hamstrung foreign competitor Rheinmetall of Germany, who builds the KF 41 Lynx, shown here at the companys facility in Unterleuss, Germany. (Jeff Martin/Staff) The OMFV competition has foreign industry jumping to join in with new and modernized platforms, and the Army appea...

Solicitation for Bradley replacement offers flexibility for foreign participation December 18, 2020 The U.S. Army’s previous attempt to replace its Bradley vehicles required the delivery of physical bid samples, which hamstrung foreign competitor Rheinmetall of Germany, who builds the KF 41 Lynx, shown here at the companys facility in Unterleuss, Germany. (Jeff Martin/Staff) The OMFV competition has foreign industry jumping to join in with new and modernized platforms, and the Army appear...

Marine Corps, Air Force test data sharing on F-22, F-35 By (0) A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation with the XQ-58A Valkyrie drone over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing range in Arizona on Dec. 9. Photo by James Cason/U.S. Air Force Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Last week the Marine Corps and the Air Force for the first time successfully tested bi-directional data sharing on the F-22 and F-35 in exercises in Arizona and Nevada. According to the Air Force, the test ...