SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 - Air Force, Army and contractors conducted a joint training exercise Sept. 20 – 21, at Fort Campbell Army Airfield, Kentucky. The training involved aerial port air transportation specialists from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and loadmasters from Travis AFB, California, providing hands-on training to soldiers from the 372nd Inland Cargo … [Read more...]
Army’s New Fabric Will Enhance Cybersecurity, Subzero Weather Durability
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 - The Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or CCDC SC, is working with industry to develop a new shelter fabric that will increase durability in subzero conditions and provide electromagnetic, or EM, shielding. The EM shielding will prevent the detection of EM emissions that are generated within a Command Post shelter and provide … [Read more...]
Army Seeks Funding to Modernize Ammo Manufacturing Capabilities
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 - The Army is eyeing a 15-year, $16 billion strategy to automate and improve the military's ammunition manufacturing process, the Army’s top acquisition leader said Tuesday. The majority of the Army's government-owned, contractor-operated infrastructure, or GOCOs, were established during World War II, said Bruce Jette, the assistant secretary of the Army … [Read more...]
Army-Funded Research May Enable Drones to Run On Any Type of Fuel
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 - The U.S. Army recently awarded the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign an $8 million, four-year cooperative agreement to develop key technologies that may allow the Army’s unmanned air and ground vehicles to run on any type of fuel. Researchers at the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory expect new technologies … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Fields First New Service Pistol in 35 Years
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 - For the first time since former President Ronald Reagan’s Administration, the Marine Corps is fielding a new service-wide pistol replacement. Marine Corps Systems Command began fielding the M18 Modular Handgun System in September. This striker-fired, semi-automatic, 9-mm pistol is based on the Sig Sauer Model P320. The M18 will replace all other pistols … [Read more...]