Threats
The Combat Mission in Iraq Has Ended. But Troops Aren’t Coming Home
Train-advise-assist will continue, Pentagon says, with no force cuts planned.
Science & Tech
General Atomics Unveils New Drone That Carries 16 Hellfire Missiles
The Mojave, marketed for special forces, doesn’t need a traditional runway to launch.
Policy
New National Defense Strategy to Be Released Early 2022
The Pentagon's NDS will follow the release of a new National Security Strategy from the White House, officials said.
Threats
Army General Wants More Missile Defense Within First Island Chain
“I don't think we have enough right now,” Maj. Gen. Vowell said.
Policy
Army Would Have 5 ‘Core Tasks’ in a Pacific Conflict
Secretary Wormuth said the service is keenly watching U.S. talks with regional allies over access to bases, including for new weapons.
Defense Systems
Checking in with the Army and Navy principal cyber advisors
Congress established service level principal cyber advisors in the 2020 defense policy bill. FCW sat down with the Army and Navy PCAs to get a sense of what their priorities have been in the past year.
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Threats
Army to Begin Forcing Out Soldiers Who Refuse COVID Vaccine, Including Guardsmen
New policy bars unvaccinated soldiers from re-enlistment, promotions as Oklahoma governor says National Guard need not obey Biden's vax mandate.
Policy
Army Recruiters on TikTok Dance Around Ban To Reach Gen Z
As threat worries subside, one sergeant has nearly half a million followers on the China-based app—and the Army wants her advice.
Defense Systems
Army seeks native data analytics in its logistics systems
Lt. Gen. Duane Gamble, the deputy chief of staff, G-4, for the Army, said that as the service modernizes its enterprise resource planning systems, it's looking for native data analytics capabilities to avoid supply chain surprises.
Science & Tech
What Worked, What Didn't at Army’s Second Connect-Everything Experiment
Drone-shooting helicopters, robot reconnaissance teams, and a lot more people mark Project Convergence’s second year.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 90: Project Convergence and the Louisiana Maneuvers
To understand how the U.S. Army intends to fight in coming years, we must look back to experiments in the early days of World War II.
Defense Systems
DOD leans on civilian workforce to fill tech talent gaps
The Defense Department has been increasingly looking to recruit civilians to fill its tech talent needs, but some lawmakers are concerned that the mission of uniformed troops could suffer.
Science & Tech
One of Four Boosters Fails in Rapid-Fire Hypersonic Tests
Three launches got off successfully from Virginia; investigations have begun into the Alaska failure.
Business