US Army nears choosing first battalion for extended range cannon navytimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from navytimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
US Army chief says end strength will stay flat in upcoming budgets 4 days ago Gen. James McConville, left, said Army end strength will likely stay the same if budgets don t grow, but the service will do what it can to make sure numbers don t go down. (Spc. Thomas Scaggs/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON The U.S. Army chief of staff has said that if the budget top line in future years either stays the same or decreases, he doesn’t see the service’s end strength dropping, but he also doesn’t see it growing. “When it comes to what chiefs have to grapple with in a budget, it’s end strength and structure, it’s readiness, and it’s modernization. Those are the three kind of big resource buckets we have,” Gen. James McConville said at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Next symposium, held virtually March 16.
Hypersonic and directed-energy weapons: Who has them, and who’s winning the race in the Asia-Pacific? Mike Yeo, Nigel Pittaway, Usman Ansari, Vivek Raghuvanshi and Chris Martin
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Photo credit: Imaginima/Getty Images MELBOURNE, Australia, ISLAMABAD, NEW DELHI, and WASHINGTON A number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region are caught up in the global hypersonic and directed-energy weapons race, with these regional powers having either developed or publicly stated intentions to develop such technology. Defense News has contacted regional government and military officials, businesses, and analysts to find out who is keeping pace in the worldwide contest.
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Chinese military vehicles carry DF-17 ballistic missiles during a parade in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle undergoes tests at Arizona’s Yuma Proving Ground The Associated Press February 28 A new vehicle that the U.S. Army is acquiring to provide infantry soldiers with battlefield mobility is seen in the Yuma Proving Ground s harsh desert terrain in southwestern Arizona on Feb. 17, 2021. (James Gilbert/The Yuma Sun via AP) YUMA, Ariz. A new vehicle that the U.S. Army is acquiring to provide infantry soldiers with battlefield mobility is being tested in the Yuma Proving Ground’s harsh desert terrain in southwestern Arizona. Testing began in early February with a goal of finishing by April, said Isaac Rodriguez, team leader for the proving ground’s combat automotive division.
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