US Army hosting ‘low collateral C-sUAS demo
22 January 2021
by Ashley Roque
The US Army will evaluate counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) technologies ideal for urban environments during an industry demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, in April.
In mid-January, the service released a request for information asking interested vendors to submit White Papers detailing technologies capable of downing group 1 and 2 UAS that weigh less than 25 kg, travel at speeds less than 250 kt, and operate at altitudes less than 1,066 m.
After reviewing the White Papers, the army will select up to 10 companies to present oral presentations about their capabilities. The service will then pick up to five C-sUAS options to participate in the “low collateral interceptor” demonstration.
4 A member of the exclusive Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard is the 2020 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2020 for Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California.
Sergeant Timothy J. Wolfbrandt, stableman with the Marine Corps’ last Mounted Color Guard, was tapped as NCOY recently.
Wolfbrandt sought out the MCG posting once his advisor told him after his last deployment he had only a year and a half left on his current enlistment contract and could not deployed again.
He discovered after his research on social media sites just how important a recruiting tool the MCG is, especially in rural areas where there usually is not much of a recruiter presence.
A clean energy agenda for the US Department of Defense EnergySource by Jon Powers and Michael Wu
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, display the Ground Renewable Expeditionary Electronics Network System during the Energy Capability Exercise, in alignment with the Great Green Fleet initiative, at Camp Wilson aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 6, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released)
President-elect Biden called climate change the “greatest threat” to US national security, echoing many national security and military leaders. He has already made historic commitments to climate action and clean energy to address this threat. As the largest institutional consumer of energy in the world, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has a critical role in fulfilling those commitments. Energy is essential to every aspect of military operations, from fueling ships and aircr
After two decades of concerted investment and operational experience, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces, dubbed “Little Sparta,” are now one of the leading militaries in the region.
1 With approximately 63,000 active uniformed personnel for a population of 9.9 million (only 1.2 million of which are Emirati), allegedly augmented by foreign auxiliary and mercenary forces, the UAE has gained global attention for its role in countering Iran and violent extremist networks and for interventions in Yemen and Libya.
2 It is one of the United States’ closest military partners in the Middle East.
3 American scholar Kenneth Pollack assesses that, taken as a whole, the UAE’s military is the most capable among the Arab states, while there may be variance across the force.
An investigation is ongoing after a Marine was found deceased aboard the Twentynine palms Marine Base yesterday (January 7). Captain Zachary Colvin told Z107.7 News, “At 8:22 a.m. a Marine was found deceased at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms. The incident is currently under investigation. Information on the deceased will not be released until 24 hours after Next of Kin Notification.” MCAGCC Commanding General, Maj Gen. William M. Journey said, “We would like to express our deepest condolences to the friends and family of the Marine. The entire Combat Center is saddened by this tragic loss,”
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