Threats
Airliner, Army helicopter collide over Potomac River
Black Hawk was carrying three service members when it crashed into the passenger jet with 64 people aboard.
Policy
Army's hurry-up force-design ideas are due in March, chief says
Planners are working against a six-month deadline to recommend force-structure cuts and unit reconfigurations.
Business
Army contracts are not halted, Pentagon clarifies after service email provokes confusion
Response comes after emails circulated saying all new contracting was on hold pending a review.
Ideas
It's time for a new Key West agreement
Airpower, air defense, Marines’ role—all need revisiting, three-quarters of a century after the seminal roles-and-missions pact.
Threats
Pentagon sending 1,500 troops to southern border, USAF planes on deportation flights
Defense officials did not rule out arming troops on the border, but left that up to the discretion of NORTHCOM.
Defense Systems
Is bad data to blame for missing weapons parts?
The Army, Defense Logistics Agency, and Pentagon are working to make data-sharing easier and improve supply-chain woes.
Threats
New threats pushing Air Force and Army to rethink approach to base defense
A recent report outlines how the U.S. is falling behind China in building resilient air bases.
Defense Systems
Army eyes data platform upgrade for 2025
The service lengthened its contract with Palantir before releasing a sketch of its plans for its next-gen Army Data Platform.
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Policy
Army will trim 5% of general-officer jobs in coming years, chief’s spokesman says
Gen. Randy George agrees the Army is “too top-heavy.”
Policy
The defense policy bill is handing the Army a to-do list
Add anti-drone systems, make robotic targets, pick a point PEO for open source software—and more in the 2025 NDAA.
Ideas
The Army is too top-heavy
Surplus generals, swollen staffs, and excess headquarters drain headcount and resources from warfighting units.
Defense Systems
