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Sig Sauer Inc. announces $77M Army contract for M4 rifle scopes
Nov 11, 2020 (UPI)
The company, headquartered in Newington, N.H., will manufacture its TANGO6T optic for the branch. The TANGO6T is a variable-magnification Direct View Optic rifl...
Soldier involvement driving development of IVAS headset system
Nov 06, 2020 (UPI)
Soldiers of the U.S. Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army participated in field tests and demonstrations of the next-generation Integrated Vi...
Pentagon releases Electromagnetic Superiority Strategy
Oct 29, 2020 (UPI)
Intended to align DoD electromagnetic spectrum activities with the objectives of the 2017 National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy and national...
Army receives first Infantry Squad Vehicle in Michigan
Oct 27, 2020 (UPI)
Air Force Security Forces begin receiving better-fitted body armor
Oct 27, 2020 (UPI)
According to the Air Force, the 23rd Security Forces Squadron at Georgia's Moody Air Force Base will be the first to receive the new body armor system. Air Forc...
Senators call for pause to Army's new Combat Fitness Test
Oct 21, 2020 (UPI)
A letter signed by Sen. Kristin Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent a letter to the chairman and ranking members of the House and Sen...
Ribbon cutting marks opening of new lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Oct 20, 2020 (SPX)
This one-of-a-kind facility will be used for independent analysis, development, testing and processing of materials. Masters of ceremony at the ribbon cutting w...
U.S. Army formally reactivates storied V Corps
Oct 16, 2020 (UPI)
Although the ceremonial aspects of the corps' return took place during a ceremony Friday at its Fort Knox, Ky., headquarters, V Corps has had a forward command ...
Marine Lt. Col. Michael Regner relieved of command after July training accident
Oct 14, 2020 (UPI)
I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, Calif., announced the change on Tuesday, saying in a statement that it was "due to a loss in trust and confidenc...
Army to reduce demands, training requirements for deployments
Oct 13, 2020 (UPI)
Army secretary Ryan McCarthy announced the proposed changes Tuesday at the virtual opening ceremony of the Association of the United States Army virtual confere...
U.S. Army to start testing high-tech combat goggles
Oct 12, 2020 (UPI)
The do-it-all equipment, nicknamed "Frankengoggle," is designed to simulate the connected world of a fighter pilot in the sight picture of a combat soldier. Wit...
U.S. Army hits its recruiting, retention goal for FY 2020
Oct 09, 2020 (UPI)
The Army saw the enlistment of 62,150 new soldiers in the year ending Sept. 30, bringing its total enlistment, mandated by Congress, to its goal of 485,383. It ...
US Army won't require Army Combat Fitness Test scores in training
Oct 07, 2020 (UPI)
A new version of the six-event Army Combat Fitness Test went into effect last week. The Army will encourages taking and passing the strength and fitness test, b...
GAO to investigate racism in Veterans Administration
Oct 01, 2020 (UPI)
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, requested the investigation after an August survey of 1,500 union-affiliated VA employees said near...
New Army field manual recommends midday naps
Oct 01, 2020 (UPI)
The new guide focuses on individual wellness rather than the health of whole units, and it updates the branch's health and fitness recommendations for the first...
Alliant Technosystems gets $37.6M contract to upgrade Stryker cannons
Sep 25, 2020 (UPI)
Minnesota-based Alliant, a division of Northrop Grumman, was awarded a fixed-price contract for long-lead production of XM813cannons for the Stryker's 30mm Leth...
Marines upgrade 'Monster Machine' cargo lifter
Sep 18, 2020 (UPI)
The Rough Terrain Container Handler moves 20- to 40-foot ISO-compliant containers on rough terrain and beaches, and is commonly used in amphibious missions to r...
'Project Convergence' exercise tests Army's modernization efforts
Sep 11, 2020 (UPI)
The exercise seeks to ensure that the Army can rapidly use all its domains -- air, land, maritime, space and cyberspace -- to contend with adversaries. It is pa...
Pentagon rescinds order to shut down Stars and Stripes
Sep 11, 2020 (UPI)
The Defense Media Activity office also told Stars and Stripes ombudsman Ernie Gates that it will withdraw its request that Congress not fund Stars and Stripes i...
25-year-old soldier dies after collapsing during training exercise at Fort Hood
Sep 05, 2020 (UPI)
According to a press release from the installation, 25-year-old Pvt. Corlton L. Chee died Wednesday after collapsing during a training exercise last week. Chee ...
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