OCTOBER 21, 2020 - Today the U.S. Navy’s acquisition chief announced during the United Kingdom’s Atlantic Future Forum the establishment of the London Tech Bridge—the first in a location outside the United States. “London Tech Bridge makes 13 overall and our first overseas location,” said James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2020
Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model to Transform Army
OCTOBER 21, 2020 - The Army is developing a new framework to help integrate and synchronize the force to meet regional requirements, all while providing predictability during training and modernization efforts, leaders said Wednesday Projected to roll out in fiscal year 2022, the Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model, or ReARMM, will transform the Army into a … [Read more...]
BioIndustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem Modernizing DoD
OCTOBER 21, 2020 - Today, the Department of Defense announced an $87 million, seven-year award to the BioIndustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem (BioMADE), a nonprofit created by the Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC), for a new Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII). BioMADE, headquartered at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, will collaborate with … [Read more...]
National Day of the Deployed – October 26th
OCTOBER 21, 2020 - No longer considered a strategic reserve, today’s National Guard is a fully operational force of nearly 450,000 Citizen-Airmen and Citizen-Soldiers, who live, work and serve in communities throughout the country. Of those 450,000 men and women serving in the National Guard, approximately 10% are deployed in every region around the world, on a daily basis, … [Read more...]
Air Policing Critical to Arctic Strategy
OCTOBER 21, 2020 - U.S. Airmen and F-15C/D Eagle fighter aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, are deployed to Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, in support of peacetime NATO Air Police missions in the region. Iceland’s geography makes it a key NATO ally, with its strategic remote radar and communication sites, providing 24/7/365 air … [Read more...]