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The new weapon has three calibers that can be accessed via quick change barrels.#mk22-mod-0 #mrad-barrett #barrett-firearms #338-norma-magnum #7-62mm #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times #circulated-defense-news
New Marine Corps sniper rifle is officially operational -
Ideally, it’s a relay race of sensors and shooters across multiple nationalities, in the blink of an eye.#dn-dnr #finland #sweden #artillery #archer #bae-systems #k9 #howitzer #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times
NATO artillery units link up their fires in Europe’s snowy north -
The contracts will detail the level of commercial capability the service needs in peacetime and provide a means to access more capacity during conflict.#commercial-augmentation-space-reserve #space-force #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Space Force plans to award 20 contracts for commercial reserve by 2026 -
Marine F-35C pilots hit Houthi positions being used to target military and civilian vessels in the Red Sea area.#f-35c #marine-corps-air-station-miramar-california #marine-fighter-attack-squadron-314 #marine-fighter-attack-squadron-311 #f-35b #joint-strike-fighter #marine-corps-aviation #the-cunningham-group #xq-58a-valkyrie #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-defense-news
Marine Corps F-35C notches first overseas combat strike -
ISTANBUL — The Baykar TB-3 combat drone landed and took off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Anadolu for the first time this week, a demonstration that officials called a milestone for Turkey’s military capabilities.
Turkish drone maker Bayraktar publicized the Nov. 19 event on social media and shared videos of the flight. The tests were conducted off Aksaz Naval Base in the Mediterranean Sea.
The TB-3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) is specially developed for use onboard the Anadolu. The drone is 8.35 meters long and has 14 meter folding wings. It weighs in at 1,600 kilograms, with a payload capacity of 280 kilograms. The aircraft has a 125 knots cruise speed, and it is constructed with six hardpoints from which to hang ammunitions.
According to information shared by the company, the second prototype of TB3 took off from the runway of TCG Anadolu, which has a 12-degree inclined ramp. The UCAV landed after a 46 minute flight back on the ship without the need for any landing support equipment.
The TB-3 is powered by Tusas Engine Industries’ PD-170 engine. The takeoff and landing on the carrier followed more than 700 hours of test flight conducted on land.#dn-dnr #turkey #baykar-tb-3 #bayraktar #strike-drone #ucav #unmanned-warfare #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Turkish strike drone completes first carrier landing, takeoff -
The main thrust of a new EU self-assessment is a call to double down on PESCO and make it a stronger force for a defensive Europe.#dn-dnr #germany #europe #european-union #pesco #defense-cooperation #circulated-defense-news
The EU is urged to sharpen its defense-cooperation playbook -
The announcement comes a week after the Pentagon revealed several of the drones it plans to buy through Replicator.#replicator #autonomy #defense-innovation-unit #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Pentagon picks programmers to connect its Replicator drone swarms -
The latest tranche of weapons comes as worries grow about an escalation in the conflict.#military-aid #pentagon #donald-trump #dn-dnr #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times #circulated-marine-corps-times
US to send Ukraine $275M in new weapons to bolster Kyiv before Trump -
Soldier creates device that speeds up Apache missile system rearming#ah-64-apache #army-aviation #army-innovation #army-aircraft #hellfire-missile #circulated-army-times #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-defense-news #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times
Soldier creates device that speeds up Apache missile system rearming -
The agreement, which falls under AUKUS Pillar II, aims to leverage the three nations’ combined hypersonics funding, facilities and experience.#aukus-pillar-ii #hypersonic-testing #united-kingdom #australia #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Pentagon announces hypersonic testing pact with UK, Australia -
A first-of-its-kind test facility unveiled earlier this month at the University of Notre Dame could improve the Pentagon’s hypersonic research.#hypersonics #university-of-notre-dame #university-consortium-for-applied-hypersonics #dn-dnr #hypersonic-testing #hypersonic-research #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Notre Dame unveils first-ever hypersonic Mach 10 wind tunnel -
The general, whose career has been defined by special operations, has been tapped to lead a conventional deterrence mission.#christopher-donahue #xviii-airborne-corps #u-s-army-europe #last-man-in-afghanistan #afghanistan-withdrawal #circulated-army-times #circulated-defense-news #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times #circulated-marine-corps-times
Last American soldier to leave Afghanistan to command US Army Europe -
The program comes amid growing concern from Pentagon and other government leaders about GPS vulnerability.#gps #resilient-gps #space-force #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-military-times
Space Force targeting more affordable GPS satellites -
The announcement marks the most specific details the Defense Department has released about its secretive, fast-track drone effort.#pentagon #drones #replicator #china #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times
Pentagon announces new batch of drones for Replicator program -
The news was met with bewilderment and worry among many in Washington as Trump passed on a number of established national security heavy-hitters.#dn-dnr #trump #pete-hegseth #pentagon #defense-secretary #fox-news #circulated-defense-news #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times
Trump’s defense choice, a Fox News host, stuns the Pentagon -
Hegseth is an Army veteran and will need to be confirmed by the Senate before taking over the top civilian Pentagon post.#trump-military #pete-hegseth #fox-news #concerned-veterans-for-america #election-2024 #senate-confirmations #defense-secretary #circulated-military-times #circulated-defense-news #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-navy-times
Trump picks Fox commentator Pete Hegseth as his next Defense Secretary -
The U.S. has picked a location to restart its TNT production domestically as it races to ramp up 155mm production.#kentucky #repkon #tnt-production #organic-industrial-base #army-acquisition #jpeo-a-a #joint-program-executive-office-armaments-and-ammunition #155mm-production #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times #circulated-military-times
Army awards contract to build new TNT production facility in Kentucky -
Novel systems include a portable operations center, unmanned surface vehicles for finding mines, and underwater drones for disabling them.#dn-dnr #france #u-k #drones #naval-mines #mine-hunting #thales #euronaval #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
France, UK embrace fully drone-based naval mine hunting with new tech -
There are a number of ways that wind turbines, and especially large groups of them, can mess with the readings from a radar system.#dn-dnr #sweden #europe #wind-farms #russia #missiles #baltic-sea #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Why Sweden nixed new wind farms for fear of missing Russian missiles -
Bell will churn out fuselages for the Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft in the sunflower state.#bell-textron #future-long-range-assault-aircraft #flraa #wichita-kansas #future-vertical-lift #fvl #defense-production #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times
Army’s long-range assault aircraft fuselages to be built in Kansas -
The cell provides a venue for real-time technology exchange between U.S. Space Command and commercial space firms.#commercial-integration-cell #u-s-space-forces-space #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Space Force expands Commercial Integration Cell partnerships -
Donald Trump will return to the U.S. presidency as a brutal war in Gaza rages and Israel presses its offensive against the Hezbollah militant group.#donald-trump #benjamin-netanyahu #circulated-defense-news #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times
Trump vows peace in chaotic Middle East. But fixing it won’t be easy. -
He has vowed to end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office – something Ukraine and its allies fear would be on terms favorable to Moscow.#dn-dnr #trump #france #macron #nato #election #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times #circulated-military-times
Global leaders congratulate Trump, whose victory could roil the world -
Based on feedback from European Union member states, the requirement could be for a vessel with a displacement of 8,000 metric tons or more.#dn-dnr #france #spain #euronaval #naval-warfare #european-defence-agency #pesco #european-union #navantia #circulated-defense-news
Europeans start work on next-generation combat ship for the 2040s -
New technologies can lower the bar for manufacturing dangerous weapons, while also helping watchdog organizations in detecting treaty infractions.#dn-dnr #europe #austria #germany #united-nations #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Leaders wrestle with a potent mix: AI and weapons of mass destruction -
“It means looking at how best to handle storage, maintenance and loading ammunition,” an Italian Navy official said.#dn-dnr #italy #fincantieri #italian-navy #europe #unmanned-warfare #drones #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Italian Navy tasks Fincantieri to design drone-laden warships -
The service has set a goal to ensure that four high-priority, classified systems are fully integrated into its C2 architecture.#space-command-and-control #u-s-space-command #space-systems-command #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
US Space Force moves to make its systems battle-ready by 2026 -
Space Systems Command’s FMS division saw a 500% increase in requests between 2023 and 2024.#space-force #foreign-military-sales #international-affairs #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
US Space Force sees surge in foreign military sales demand -
Defense and industry officials said the White House's AI policy memo should be accompanied by greater investment in enabling infrastructure.#white-house-ai-guidance #ai #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times
US needs more AI investment, not just guardrails, defense experts say -
Through the effort, dubbed HALO, the agency will run rapid on-orbit demonstrations aimed at reducing risk for future operational missions.#space-development-agency #halo #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Space Development Agency builds vendor pool for future demo missions -
Millennium will deliver six more spacecraft for the service's Missile Track Custody program as part of the $386 million deal.#missile-track-custody #millennium-space-systems #dn-dnr #space-force #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Space Force orders more missile-tracking satellites from Millennium -
The effort aims to drive private capital funding to companies advancing key DOD technologies like artificial intelligence and microelectronics.#office-of-strategic-capital #small-business-administration #defense-technology #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Pentagon OKs first batch of private capital funds for loan program -
For the Space Force, countering China’s advancements in space is a mission in and of itself, according to the service's top intelligence official.#space-force #ausa-2024 #space-force-budget #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Space Force needs plan, funding to counter China’s rapid space growth -
The deal checks off a top priority in Australia's 2024 defense strategy, published this spring.#australia #indo-pacific #industry #dn-dnr #sm-6 #missile #sale #purchase #china #circulated-defense-news #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times
Australia announces $4.7 billion purchase of US air defense missiles -
Here are some changes enlisted leaders are considering for soldier PT gear.#black-and-gold-pt-uniform #sergeant-major-of-the-army-michael-weimer #army-physical-training-approved-gear #army-black-and-gray-pt-uniform #new-pt-uniform-options-for-soldiers #soldier-workout-gear #ausa-2024 #circulated-army-times #circulated-defense-news #circulated-military-times
The Army’s black and gold PT uniforms are here to stay -
Capt. Zaldy Valenzuela and Cmdr. Art Palalay were fired from their respective positions on Sunday.#navy #yokosuka #japan #ship-repair-facility #relieved-of-command #firing #u-s-naval-ship-repair-facility-and-japan-regional-maintenance-center #zaldy-valenzuela #art-palalay #circulated-navy-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-defense-news #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-marine-corps-times
US Navy ousts top commanders of ship repair facility in Japan -
Army officials plan to conduct baseline brain screenings of all soldiers by fall 2026.#traumatic-brain-injuries #tbi #brain-screening #mental-health #ausa-2024 #circulated-military-times #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-navy-times
How changes in Army training could limit troop brain injuries -
"This will help prevent systemic collapse of the core communication network in potential future conflicts,” said the CEO of Tron Future.#dn-dnr #taiwan #china #counter-drone #unmanned-aircraft #drones #jamming #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Taiwan taps satellite hookups to help down invading drones -
Army needs to "seriously explore" questions to provide more stability, predictability and career flexibility, says top civilian leader.#permanent-change-of-station-moves #pcs-moves #christine-wormuth #ausa-2024 #circulated-defense-news #circulated-military-times #circulated-army-times
Army secretary: Is it time to cut back on military moves? -
The service continues its aggressive modernization push, with efforts focused on next-gen weaponry, long-range artillery, unmanned systems and much more.#ausa #army-association-conference #ausa-conference #ausa-dc #ausa-2024 #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times
Recap: Highlights from the US Army’s annual conference in Washington -
The program to replace the venerable Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is expected to cost $45 billion.#xm30 #mechanized-infantry-combat-vehicle #bradley-infantry-fighting-vehicle #peo-ground-combat-systems #next-generation-combat-vehicle #ngcv-cft #army-futures-command #american-rheinmetall-vehicles #general-dynamics-land-systems #ausa #ausa-2024 #association-of-the-u-s-army #dn-dnr #bradley #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times #circulated-military-times
Army moves ahead on plans to replace storied Bradley Fighting Vehicle -
Gen. Gary Brito, head of Army Training and Doctrine Command, discusses what training updates mean for new and career soldiers.#army-training-and-doctrine-command #gen-gary-brito #camogpt #reconfigurable-virtual-collective-trainer #fort-moore-georgia #fort-leonard-wood-missouri #fort-moore #fort-leonard-wood #ausa-2024 #circulated-defense-news #circulated-military-times #circulated-army-times
From CamoGPT to life skills, the Army is changing how it trains troops -
U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to send Ukraine "hundreds" of air defense interceptors within months.#ukraine #pentagon #white-house #russia #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-navy-times
White House approves $425 million in new Ukraine aid -
Efforts include new hospital setup gear, ways to preserve blood on the front lines and a combat-ready respirator to keep wounded soldiers breathing.#sparrow-respirator #army-field-hospitals #prolonged-care-augmentation-detachments #combat-blood-storage #patient-care-augmentation-detachment #1945th-medical-detachment #army-combat-medics #golden-hour #ausa-2024 #association-of-the-u-s-army #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times #circulated-military-times
How the Army is improving care in the field to keep soldiers alive -
The "Muddy Boots" initiative will feature writing from nominative command sergeants major in the NCO Journal.#ausa-2024 #muddy-boots #nco-journal #sgt-maj-michael-weimer #sergeant-major-of-the-army #harding-project #circulated-defense-news #circulated-military-times #circulated-army-times
Senior enlisted leaders to share career lessons in Army writing push -
Soldiers exposed to new combat realities with expanded training#forge-2-5 #army-basic-training #army-entry-level-training #army-boot-camp #army-leadership-training #ausa-2024 #circulated-defense-news #circulated-air-force-times #circulated-navy-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-military-times #circulated-marine-corps-times
Soldiers exposed to new combat realities with expanded training -
An AI company says it's figured out a way to get its platform to make almost zero mistakes when assessing data.#primerai #sean-moriarty #artificial-intelligence #hallucinations #defense-department #large-language-models #ausa-2024 #circulated-defense-news #circulated-military-times #circulated-marine-corps-times #circulated-navy-times #circulated-army-times #circulated-air-force-times
PrimerAI introduces ‘near-zero hallucination’ update to AI platform -
The Multifunctional Reconnaissance Company combines soldier specialties with new equipment to detect and destroy enemy threats using small, mobile teams.#multifunctional-reconnaissance-company #multifunctional-reconnaissance-team #101st-airborne-division #75th-ranger-regiment #transformation-in-contact #starshield #shrike-application-army #joint-readiness-training-center #fort-johnson #ausa-2024 #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times #circulated-military-times
Take notes, a formation like this could be coming to your unit soon -
With a growing share of electric vehicles in the automotive market, the Army is still on the fence about the technology. Money and mass are to blame.#hybrid-electric #electric-vehicle #hybrid-vehicle #bradley-infantry-fighting-vehicle #stryker-combat-vehicle #general-dynamics-land-systems #gm-defense #tactical-vehicle #combat-vehicle #mack-defense #common-tactical-truck #xm30-mechanized-infantry-combat-vehicle #peo-ground-combat-systems #army-acquisition #ausa-2024 #ausa #association-of-the-us-army #ausa-2024 #circulated-defense-news #circulated-army-times #circulated-military-times
When will the Army embrace hybrid-electric vehicles? -
Through a series of experiments known as NetModX, the Army sought to wring out integrated network capabilities in real-world conditions.#netmodx #next-generation-command-and-control #ngc2 #army-futures-command #dn-dnr #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
How an experiment in New Jersey could shape the Army’s future network