Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) Mission 1 Crew Portrait JUNE 28, 2023 - Lt. Anca Selariu, a microbiologist with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO-PACIFIC, along with three other volunteers, began a simulated Mars mission on June 25 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The mission, part of NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2023
Army Awards Contract for New XM30 Prototype
JUNE 28, 2023 — The Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, now redesignated as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, announced June 26 that a contract for prototypes will be awarded to two vendors: General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. and American Rheinmetall Vehicles LLC. The two vendors will prepare prototypes of a vehicle to replace the M2 Bradley … [Read more...]
Navy Establishes the Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer
JUNE 28, 2023 – The Navy has announced the establishment of the Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer (MCWO) Designator via Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 143/23. The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law on Dec. 23, 2022, directed the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations, to establish a cyber warfare … [Read more...]
Pentagon Announces $500M More in Assistance for Ukraine
JUNE 28, 2023 - The Defense Department announced an additional security assistance package of up to $500 million aimed at providing key capabilities to support Ukraine's counteroffensive operations and defend against Russia's war of aggression. The package includes additional armored vehicles, antiarmor systems and critical munitions for U.S.-provided Patriot air defense … [Read more...]
Air Guard Remotely Pilots MQ-9 From California
JUNE 28, 2023 - The Tennessee Air National Guard’s 118th Wing remotely flew an MQ-9 from California to Tennessee June 7 without ground crews and support facilities usually deployed for line-of-sight taxiing, takeoff and landing. As part of exercise Whiskey Fury, designed around the Air Force’s new Agile Combat Employment model, members from the 118th Operations Group piloted … [Read more...]