AUGUST 23, 2019 - The Army is advancing its ground-based precision navigation and timing, or PNT, technology to counter spoofing threats and improve operations in a multi-domain environment. While GPS continues to be the "gold standard" for PNT capabilities, it can be disrupted from a number of frequency interferences such as weather, and man-made or natural terrain, said … [Read more...]
Women, Peace, Security Initiative Promotes Empowerment
AUGUST 23, 2019 - The Women, Peace and Security Initiative drives home a point that American military planners instinctively know: empowering women is the key to a more peaceful world. Lisa W. Hershman, the Defense Department's acting chief management officer and the Pentagon's third-highest civilian leader, is leading the Women, Peace and Security Initiative in the … [Read more...]
Army Overhauls Small Arms Training
AUGUST 23, 2019 - The U.S. Army has drawn up a sweeping overhaul of how it will train Soldiers in using small arms -- rifles, pistols and automatic rifles -- a revamp that adds tougher standards and combat-like rigor to training and testing marksmanship. The combat-oriented revamp replaces a training system that dates to the Cold War era. It's geared to ensuring that every … [Read more...]
Air Combat Command Delivers Amid Stresses
AUGUST 22, 2019 - The Air Force's Air Combat Command is stressed, but is still able to provide military capabilities combatant commanders need, ACC's commander said. "Are we stressed? Yes," Air Force Gen. James M. "Mike" Holmes told the Defense Writers Group yesterday in Washington. "But are we able to meet the things our country is asking us to do? Yes." ACC is the … [Read more...]
Army to Take Industry Approach to Upgrade Capabilities
AUGUST 22, 2019 - While automakers and other industries are good at streamlining their processes to incorporate the latest technologies and roll out new models in a relatively short time to stay ahead of the competition, the Army traditionally has been slow to identify and field new capabilities, Acting Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy said. McCarthy spoke at the Foundation … [Read more...]