Army Targeting Goggles, VR Training May Use JEDI Cloud
The Army’s building a detailed VR map of the planet and the service’s CIO sees JEDI as the logical place to host such a massive database. …read more Read more here:: Breaking Defense (Land)
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Army Targeting Goggles, VR Training May Use JEDI Cloud
The Army’s building a detailed VR map of the planet and the service’s CIO sees JEDI as the logical place to host such a massive database. …read more Read more here:: Breaking Defense (Land)
Russia invites NATO countries to Army Games 2020
Russia’s Defense Ministry has invited 90 countries, including NATO members, to participate in the 2020 International Army Games, Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting of the Games’ organizing committee. He...
Anti-tank missile gunners get enhanced protection with new armored turret
Working with the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army engineers at Picatinny Arsenal have developed a new armored turret to provide greater survivability to TOW missile gunners without heaping extra weight on vehicles. The venerable...
CSA: ‘Transformational change’ necessary to fight, win future conflicts
FORT BELVOIR: The Army must engage in “transformational change” — not incremental improvements — to achieve overmatch, deter great-power competition, and win the future fight, the Army’s top officer said Tuesday. “‘People first, winning...
U.S. Army reaches limitations of its current technology
The U.S. Army must engage in “transformational change” — not incremental improvements — to achieve overmatch, deter great-power competition, and win the future fight, the Army’s top officer said Tuesday. “‘People first, winning matters,’...
U.S. Army test new battlefield smoke generating system
U.S. Army engineers recently finished testing a new battlefield smoke-producing system mounted to a Stryker Combat Vehicle, according to a recent service news release. As many as four of the XM75 smoke-screen producing modules...
U.S. engineers developed new armored turret for anti-tank missile gunners
The U.S. Army has announced that its engineers at Picatinny Arsenal working with colleagues from the Marine Corps to develop new armored turret to provide greater survivability to TOW missile gunners without heaping extra...
Harwar’s Zhanfu H16-V12 UAV possibly in service with Chinese military
Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Harwar has released images of its Zhanfu (Tomahawk) H16-V12 multi-rotor, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform being used in what appear to be training exercises with the People’s...
ANDSF casualty rate increased ‘slightly’ from June to October 2019, says US DoD
The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) suffered “slightly” more casualties between 1 June and 31 October 2019 than during the same period the previous year, according to the US Department of Defense’s...
Indian government to sell off stake in missile manufacturer BDL
The government of India is preparing to sell off another stake in missile specialist Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a notice published recently by the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Investment and Public Asset Management...
US revamps gun export oversight
The US federal government has finalised new rules aimed at making it easier for US gun manufacturers to export some of their wares. For firearms and ammunition that do not perform an “inherently military...
IAV 2020: Rafael integrates Firefly loitering munition with vehicles
Rafael displayed a more refined version of its Spike Firefly loitering munition during the International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2020 conference held in London on 20-23 January, and revealed it has been integrated with vehicles....
India’s OFB set to begin series production of upgraded M46 field guns
India’s state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is about to begin series production of an upgraded variant of the Indian Army’s M46 towed field gun (IA) following successful user trials. Official sources told Jane’s on...
IAV 2020: Elbit’s Iron Fist engages kinetic energy round
Key Points An Iron Fist Light Kinetic (IFLK) round has successfully intercepted an APFSDS projectile in tests It is unclear how interchangeable the IFLK is with the Iron Fist Light Decoupled (IFLD) system ordered...
Bradley Replacement: Did Army Ask For ‘Unobtainium’?
General Dynamics’ cancelled OMFV prototype could only meet the requirement for armor protection by growing too heavy to meet the requirement for air transport, sources say. So which will the Army give up? …read...
TRX Systems to Deliver Electronic Warfare Kit, Electronic Spoofing, Jamming Detection and Alerting to US Army
TRX receives the first prototyping contract from the Army RCCTO’s inaugural Innovation Day, a program supporting new rapid prototyping efforts and designed to accelerate the transition of emerging technology to soldiers. TRX Systems, developer...
US Army updates Law of Land Warfare doctrine to increase guidance, clarity
To help Soldiers to better understand the complex rules of war, the Army has released Field Manual 6-27, the Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Land Warfare. The handbook provides crucial guidance to Soldiers...
Army lieutenant beginning to regret OCS class motto tattoo
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Second Lt. Miguel Herrera, an infantry platoon leader with A Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, is a man of great confidence but has a growing sense of doubt. The...
Industry warned US Army officials it could not meet OMFV requirements, concerns went unanswered
US Army officials are picking up the metaphorical pieces of their derailed Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) prototyping competition and charting a new path forward. However, despite multiple attempts by industry to question the...