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New unmanned aerial system tests advanced missile |
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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
The Army's newest and most advanced Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the
Extended Range/Multi-Purpose (ER/MP) UAS, has successfully completed a
series of tests with the HELLFIRE® II UAS --- a missile specially
engineered to fire from a UAV with a 360-degree targeting ability,
service officials said.
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Army Astronaut posts first live tweet from space |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 13 February 2010 |
HOUSTON, Texas (Jan. 22, 2010) -- Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received a special software upgrade this week - personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web via the ultimate wireless connection.
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Afghan strategy bears fruit, Iraq on track |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 13 February 2010 |
WASHINGTON (Feb. 9, 2010) -- Noting signs that the new strategy in Afghanistan "is beginning to bear fruit," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates also said during an interview aired last night that the effort to build up Iraq's security forces and move forward with the U.S. drawdown plan there remains on track.
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New global network to reshape Army |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 |
ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 19, 2010) -- Through an enterprise network
architecture, the Army seeks to increase standardization in vehicles
and tactical operations centers, or TOCs, diminishing the amount of
cables, screens and terminals required in each.
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Soldiers in Iraq employ new unmanned aircraft system |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 22 January 2010 |
CAMP TAJI, Iraq -- Placing a new aircraft in a combat situation is a
true test of its capabilities and future role within the Army.
Unmanned aircraft systems have become a mainstay in military operations
during Operation Iraqi Freedom; injecting new concepts and technologies
will only further push the uses of these aircraft.
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Army experiments to increase network connectivity for Soldiers |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 15 January 2010 |
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WHITE SANDS, N.M. (Dec. 15, 2009) -- The Army recently completed
networked operational tests of the first pairing of its developmental
Common Controller device with equipment now used by Soldiers in theater
from the Land Warrior effort.
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Special Operations aviation eyes faster transport |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 15 January 2010 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 8, 2010) -- Army Special Operations
aviation needs faster helicopters to meet the speed and range
requirements needed to conduct operations in Iraq and Afghanistan,
according to the 160th SOAR commander.
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Army seeks additional CAB to reach dwell goal |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 08 January 2010 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 6, 2010) -- In order to meet the
Army's dwell-time goal, the service will add a new combat aviation
brigade.
"That's coming out of resources we already have; we are still wrestling
with where that's going to go, where that's going to stand up," said
Maj. Gen. James O. Barclay III, commanding general of the Aviation
Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, Ala.
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NCO pays it forward, earns Soldier's Medal |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 01 January 2010 |
BAGHDAD -- After an improvised explosive device ripped through his
vehicle, Staff Sgt. James Rivera needed medical attention and quick. It
was 1st Sgt. Joshua Pentz who saved his life that day in Afghanistan in
2004, by getting him out, using his combat lifesaver skills and calling
for a medevac. Nearly five years later, Rivera was the one saving the
life of another - an action that earned him the Soldier's Medal Dec.
22.
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Army experiments to increase network connectivity for Soldiers |
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Friday, 01 January 2010 |
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WHITE SANDS, N.M. (Dec. 15, 2009) -- The Army recently completed
networked operational tests of the first pairing of its developmental
Common Controller device with equipment now used by Soldiers in theater
from the Land Warrior effort.
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