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...]
Archives for August 2019
Navy Releases More Public-Private Housing Survey Results, Continues Corrective Plans
AUGUST 22, 2019 - The Navy has released more details from its 2019 Summary of the Navy Public Private Venture (PPV) Housing ‘Out of Cycle’ Survey, conducted earlier this year based on concerns with privatized family housing. The results of the survey, conducted April 2-May 9 by CEL & Associates for Commander, Navy Installations Command, are available here. In July, the … [Read more...]
Patriot Force Upgraded Thru Major Modernization
AUGUST 21, 2019 - The Army's Patriot Air Defense battalions are upgrading their fire-control computers, communications, radars and operator interfaces while adding more capable missiles in a refit that is scheduled to continue through 2021. "Right now we're conducting the most significant Patriot modernization since the early 1990s," said Col. Mark A. Holler, commandant of … [Read more...]
B-2 Spirit Marks 30th Anniversary of First Flight
AUGUST 21, 2019 - Thirty years ago, on July 17, 1989, an oddly-shaped and dark-colored new plane took to the sky for the first time at the legendary Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. That plane, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, went on to join the U.S. Air Force’s fleet and has been a staple of the nation’s global air power dominance ever since. The B-2’s manufacturer, … [Read more...]
DIA Director Outlines Top 3 Priorities
AUGUST 20, 2019 - Within a decade, China and Russia's militaries will be using data visualization, artificial intelligence, machine learning and possibly quantum encryption and communications, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency said. These tools are used to collect, analyze and secure data accurately and at high speeds. Both China and Russia realize that … [Read more...]