Tag: army
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The Pentagon’s innovation arm has a new chief and a new strategy
[ad_1] The Pentagon’s new innovation chief wants to redefine how the Defense Department adopts commercial technology, starting with extending the Defense Innovation Unit’s reach into the combatant commands. “There was a time where, a bit, disruptors of the team was what was needed, because we just had to finally break through and change the way ... -
‘Quite the eerie feeling’: Navy divers complete search for remains in Lahaina Harbor
[ad_1] HONOLULU, Hawaii—Navy divers have surveyed the bottom of Lahaina Harbor and finished a “very thorough” but non-invasive underwater search for remains in the continuing response to the Maui wildfires. A team of 21 Pearl Harbor-based divers arrived in Maui last week and immediately began underwater mapping and survey operations at the request of the ... -
Today’s D Brief: F-16s cleared for Ukraine; US-Japan-S.Korea summit; Spies target space firms; Deadly days in Tripoli; And a bit more.
[ad_1] The United States just authorized its European allies to transfer F-16s to Ukraine, which paves the way for Kyiv’s pilots to begin training as soon as this month, U.S. officials said Thursday. However, because of a months-long training process, no one expects Ukraine to be able to use any of these F-16s against Russian ... -
Today’s D Brief: F-16s cleared for Ukraine; US-Japan-S.Korea summit; Spies target space firms; Deadly days in Tripoli; And a bit more.
[ad_1] The United States just authorized its European allies to transfer F-16s to Ukraine, which paves the way for Kyiv’s pilots to begin training as soon as this month, U.S. officials said Thursday. However, because of a months-long training process, no one expects Ukraine to be able to use any of these F-16s against Russian ... -
Army looks to de-tangle its networks to combat China’s ‘digitally native’ military
[ad_1] It would be a huge mistake to assume China’s military is as poorly networked as Russia’s, a top Army leader said Tuesday. They “leapfrog some of the technologies because they didn’t have to go from analog to digital, right? As they were building their tanks and their ships and their aircraft, they were essentially ... -
Logisticians battle distance, weather, red tape in giant Pacific exercise
[ad_1] Logistics moved to center stage in a giant Army exercise in Australia this summer, a nod to the Pacific region’s vast distances and rough weather. But another age-old hurdle also popped up: government regulations. “Probably our most significant obstacle was the agricultural inspections” in Australia, said Col. Daniel Duncan, assistant chief of the logistics ... -
What military sexual-assault victims think of the new way cases are prosecuted
[ad_1] After Darchelle Mitchell reported being raped, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service told her they had never had so much evidence for a case, she said—including the accused coworker’s DNA on her comforter and in the rape kit. Nonetheless, the man was found not guilty. Then Mitchell’s reenlistment request was denied. But if the decision-making ... -
Space-cyber-special operations triad critical for future wars, says Army special operations head
[ad_1] Commercial space communications, cyber effects, and influence operations will play a deciding role in either winning or preventing future conflicts, Lt. Gen. John Braga, commanding general of United States Army Special Operations Command, said Tuesday. The United States must continue to develop each of those capabilities, but should also develop joint concepts for deploying ...










