MARCH 17, 2021 - As the operational strategic environment grows more complex, the Army’s top intelligence officer said another threat must be considered: Mother Nature. Never in the history of the U.S. Army, has any of the top officers ever thought about weather, and the effects it has on the security of the nation. Climate change and natural disasters have increasingly … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2021
Exhaust From the Space Shuttle Creates Space Clouds
MARCH 16,2021 - A team of scientists published an observational and modeling study showing that water vapor, a common launch byproduct of space traffic, can actively cool the mesosphere and induce the formation of mesospheric clouds. Since the end of the shuttle age in 2011, 17 countries have created their own space agencies, now totaling more than 72, 14 of which have their … [Read more...]
New Infantry Squad Vehicle Tested at Yuma Proving Ground
MARCH 16, 2021 - There’s a new vehicle turning heads on the range at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), and it will likely begin arriving in Army brigades in a matter of months. It’s the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV), and it promises to give Soldiers an opportunity to arrive to a fight faster, rested, and ready. Powered by a 2.8 liter turbo diesel engine with a six speed … [Read more...]
Armored Vehicles Could See Larger Role in Indo-Pacific
MARCH 15, 2021 - When Chinese military leaders visited a U.S. military post in 2012, Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman recalled that they were shocked to see what the Army could do. “I saw it in their eyes,” said Coffman, now the director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team. “They didn’t believe our capability. I think deep down that put a fear in them that they … [Read more...]
Defense Trip All About Partnerships With Asian Allies
MARCH 15, 2021 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's trip to the Indo-Pacific region is all about alliances and partnerships, he told reporters traveling with him. America's network of alliances and partnerships is an asymmetric advantage. Austin and Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken will visit Japan and South Korea. "As a country [we] have more alliances than … [Read more...]