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Mackenzie Eaglen and John Ferrari on December 17, 2020 at 7:01 AM
Soldiers test the latest, ruggedized version of the IVAS targeting goggles at Fort Picket in October.
While Congress cut funding for IVAS, one of the most innovative programs in Army history, they would be wise to look at how and where this revolutionary program succeeded in spite of inefficiencies and bureaucracy.
This revolutionary system is called the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) and it can propel DoD a decade into the future today. After highlighting the advantage of legacy system innovation for DoD modernization, it is now vital that DoD see and build the sort of structural solutions that IVAS presents.
U.S. Army Infantry Squads Could Be Getting a Major Upgrade Soon
The NGSW program is currently testing the three prototype weapons that will replace both the M4 carbine and M249 Squad Assault Weapon (SAW). The 6.8mm weapon will extend the range, enhance accuracy, and improve lethality when it is fielded in the coming years.
Here s What You Need To Remember: Among other modernizations, the Army is considering increasing the size of each infantry squad - from thirteen, the standard in the Army, to fifteen, the standard in the Marine Corps.
As the U.S. Army adopts new “Next Generation” technology and weapons, it is evaluating whether it needs to change the size of its infantry squads. The Army has held infantry squads of nine soldiers for decades and has maintained the company as the base of maneuvers for its dismounted troops. The smaller squads were utilized as components of that larger group.
December 15, 2020
A hand out photo. More than 300 Chinese troops parachuted onto the Tibetan plateau recently as part of a training exercise, according to Chinese state media.
South China Morning Post
Paratroopers in China are turning to virtual reality to try to boost their combat readiness as their military commands shift training focus from a Russian model to an American one and address a lack of real combat experience .
An old Russian emphasis on promoting elite paratroopers is being replaced by American-style training stressing joint operations and new technologies, Chinese military experts have said.
Chinese military newspaper PLA Daily on Monday (Dec 14) carried a report about a brigade of newly recruited paratroopers completing their interim assessment last month.
US Marines Corps/Lance Cpl. Kolby Leger
Marines and soldiers can expect to field an array of new weapons and gear in 2021.
With the end of 2020 fast approaching, it s officially that wonderful time of the year when we can stop, take stock of our lives, and look ahead to what 2021 holds for us and in the case of US military personnel in close combat roles, it s a slew of new weapons and gear for a boost in delicious, delicious lethality.
Here s a look ahead at some of the fresh gear soldiers and Marines can expect to find in their arsenals in the coming years.