Gen. Christopher Todd Donahue, who leads U.S. Army Europe and Africa as well as Allied Land Command, joined Ryan for a discussion at WOTR HQ. For the first five minutes, they chat about his Army story, his time in the Ranger Regiment, before discussing how the Army Transformation Initiative is unfolding in Europe, from maneuver brigades, new technologies, command-and-control, drone and counter-drone operations, and more. Donahue previews how the U.S. Army has deliberately identified lessons from the war in Ukraine and how the Army fits into the joint fight.Image: Sgt.
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The Pentagon’s ongoing review into the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan could prompt the Defense Department to “reform the way that we evaluate and promote young noncommissioned officers and young officers,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell told reporters recently.
Poland has provided an update on the negotiations concerning the purchase of South Korean K2 Black Panther tanks for the Polish Armed Forces.
Oshkosh Defense has secured $167m in US Army Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) orders for the delivery of 225 trucks and 54 trailers.
During the Cold War, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center boasted four armored personnel carriers, all M113s, and they represented one of the rarest variants of one of the most manufactured armored personnel carriers in military history.
The M113 APC
The M113 is a beast that is not as well-known as it deserves to be. Manufactured since 1960, the American-made vehicle has served in the militaries of at least 44 countries. The United States still has north of 10,000 of them, mostly in storage. Dozens of countries still use it actively. Egypt and Iran still manufacture variants of it.
Global Defense News
The Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers feature the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar, the Aegis Baseline 10 combat system, and upgraded power and cooling…
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DScoop
Funding to support Next Generation Command and Control will come across several funding lines that have been realigned.
Jen Judson, Army Times
The U.S.
Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
The Air Force’s latest budget request has new details about the cocktail of enhancements that aim to keep the F-22 relevant