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Tactical radio testing gets ULTRA streamlined
New facility combines three organizations, helping to ensure interoperability and integration for new systems.
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Mobile campus lets soldiers in Afghanistan continue their education
The Deployed Digital Training Campus delivers college and other courses to a networkede system via satellite.
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Army to expand use of virtual tools, augmented reality for training
Technologies would help soldier and small units prepare for major field exercises.
Science & Tech
The Future of the Army: Less Soldiers, More Robots, More 'Lethality'
In the future, an Army brigade might have 3,000 human troops instead of 4,000, but a lot more robots. By Alexis C. Madrigal
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Army strikes deal for inflatable SATCOM antennas
The five-year, $400 million contract gives the Army, Marines and other commands access to the easily deployed devices.
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Smaller Army aviation fleet will stress sensors, drones
Budget cuts will force the Army to reduce its aviation fleet while upgrading sensors.
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Army expanding, streamlining tactical network
As communications reach further into the field, the complexity of the network grows. New NetOps tools help simplify operations.
Business
Odierno: We Left Iraq in Good Shape
The former Iraq war commander criticizes ‘Monday morning quarterbacks,’ saying the U.S. military left Iraq in a position to succeed, but now is ‘not the time’ to send U.S. troops back. By Stephanie Gaskell
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Army names site for consolidated cyber command
Fort Gordon, Ga., will host ARCYBER, putting the Army’s cyber operations in one location for the first time.
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Army intell wants to scan social media from 40 countries
The Intelligence and Security Command is looking for the ability to collect and analyze huge data sets of social media and open-source information in up to 66 languages.
Business
U.S. Troops Exposed to Afghan Burn Pits After $5.4 Million Incinerators Fail
A new watchdog report says that troops at a forward operating base in Afghanistan were put at risk because solid waste burned in open-air. By Charles Clark
Defense Systems
Tactical apps arrive on Androids in Afghanistan
DARPA’s Transformative Apps program delivers apps built with soldier input to customized mobile devices on the battlefield.
Ideas
Here’s What the Army Thinks War Will Look Like in 2030
Top brass gathered in Washington, D.C., recently to review the Army’s latest war games. What does war look like in 2030? (Hint: it’s not that different than today). By Stephanie Gaskell
Ideas
Army Right to Halt 'Extremism' Training, Protect First Amendment Rights
The Army can replace inaccurate and divisive “extremism” diversity training by teaching First Amendment freedoms. By Dena Sher and Gabe Rottman
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Lawmakers assert Army will broaden next-gen radio competition
New York lawmakers say they successfully pressed the Army to shift from sole- to multiple-source contracts for JTRS radios.
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US spectrum warfare strategy stresses flexibility
The emerging spectrum strategy will force the military services to squeeze more capability from less bandwidth.
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Army net initiative gains momentum despite shutdown
The latest version of the services Network Integration Evaluation was slowed by the government shutdown but is expected to wrap up on schedule.
Business
Meet the V-22 Osprey’s Little Brother, Bell’s Next Gen Tilt-Rotor
The V-22 Osprey is still proving itself in Afghanistan, but Bell Helicopter’s Keith Flail, director of future vertical lift, is readying a lighter, faster tilt rotor. By Kevin Baron
Business
How the Army Plans for the Future
Rickey Smith has a cool job: Help guess what the future holds and what the Army needs to meet whatever comes its way. By Kevin Baron
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