Esper: Chinook & JLTV ‘Designed For a Different Conflict’
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The Army’s rebuilding to face China and Russia. That may leave programs designed over the past decade for COIN operations in the dust.
Army Vice-Chief Tapped For CSA, First Time Since 1999
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No Army vice-chief has won the top job since Eric Shinseki. But Gen. McConville brings some unique credentials.
Despite US Threats, Another Ally Mulls Russia’s S-400
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Another US ally — and host of a critical Middle Eastern air base — is considering buying a high-tech Russian missile system. What can Washington do about it?
Donald Trump: Breaking With The Past (The Beltway Ain’t Happy)
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President Trump is breaking with the past. He’s arguing that Washington must cut its losses, withdraw its forces, climb out of the Middle Eastern and Afghan money pits, and acknowledge that Seoul (with U.S. backing) won the war on the Korean Peninsula. Washington hates him for doing these things, but most Americans and future generations of Americans will love him for it.
Trump’s Pick For Joint Chiefs Praises Allies, Kurds & Mattis Strategy
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“The Army has aligned itself with Secretary Mattis’s National Defense Strategy, which we will not walk away from,” Gen. Milley told an Association of the US Army breakfast. “It’s a solid strategy, it’s written in history, it’s written in the blood of generations past, and we subscribe to it.” And allies are key to the strategy.
Budget Busters: What to Look For in 2019 and Beyond
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The release of the 2020 defense budget is still over a month away, and it’s already been a wild ride. A look at what has happened, and what might happen next.
Army Issues Lighter Armor For Bigger Wars
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After a generation of guerrilla warfare, the Army is issuing new, lighter body armor that can be tailored for a wider range of missions, from plainclothes advisor roles to high-intensity combat. It’s part of a new push to improve infantry equipment, from rifle calibers to targeting optics to augmented reality training, coming from the Secretary… Keep reading →
Russia Winning Info & Electronic War In Syria, US & UK Generals Warn
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“The Russians are really good at this, better than us,” said the UK’s Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, who just wrapped up a year as deputy commander of Operation Inherent Resolve. “We saw a very clever, assiduous information campaign aimed at discrediting the campaign of the coalition. And I would argue in many of our nation’s capitals, we didn’t realize we were being played.”
Counterterror Costs Since 911: $2.8 TRILLION And Climbing
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WASHINGTON: After a small group of forlorn men huddled in the middle of Afghanistan succeeded in their plan to strike the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, America declared a global war against them. That war has sucked almost $3 trillion dollars from the US, according to a study by the respected Stimson Center… Keep reading →