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“This is a journey to see what's possible, what can we do with today's technologies, for a relatively minor cost,” Gen. John Murray told us. “Project Convergence ’20 cost us about the same thing as one Combat Training Center rotation” -- $23 million. By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on April 05, 2021 at 2:42 PM
By CAITLIN M. KENNEY | STARS AND STRIPES Published: March 16, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Army needs to reinvigorate how it trains, equips and positions troops in the Arctic region as competition with Russia and China grows, according to the service’s new strategy document released Tuesday. “We're seeing that many of our competitors are focused on the Arctic, and also many of our allies and partners have concern about that competition,” Gen. James McConville, the Army’s chief of staff, said during the Association of the United States Army’s Global Force Next virtual event. Like in t...
March 17, 2021 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is on a week-long trip to Asia. Ahead of his two-day visit to India from March 21 to 23, there is speculation that New Delhi could have a ‘much bigger role’ to play in the US’ Indo-Pacific architecture. The US and Japan on Tuesday singled out China, blaming it for coercion and aggression, and posing a threat to the Indo-Pacific region. Secretary Austin held talks with his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi in Tokyo, as part of 2+2 discussions between the two nations. “China uses coercion and aggression to systematically erode autonomy i...
When high-tech enemies hack and jam communications, “small units need to be able to operate on their own,” the Army Chief of Staff said. “If they are not masters of their craft, they are not going to be able to do that.” By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 16, 2021 at 2:18 PM
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 12, 2021 at 12:52 PM Launch of Army-Navy Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) in Hawaii on March 19, 2020. Gen. James McConville By building new Multi-Domain Task Force units armed with long-range missiles, “what we want to do as a service is provide the combatant commander…multiple options,” the Army Chief of Staff, Gen. James McConville, told the Defense Writers Group on Thursday. “A wider base of long-range precision fires… enabled by all our terrestrial forces — not just sea and air but by land forces as well — is critically importa...