A long-planned deployment of an Army long-range fire battalion to Germany has been canceled, a defense official confirmed to Task & Purpose.
The 3rd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment had been scheduled to deploy to Germany later this year as part of episodic deployments of long-range fire capabilities that both countries announced in July 2024, Task & Purpose has confirmed. Now, several hundred soldiers from the Fort Drum, New York, unit are in limbo.
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The Defense Department announced a batch of agreements with companies Wednesday that aim for the procurement of at least 10,000 inexpensive cruise missiles within three years.
Under the new Low-Cost Containerized Missiles (LCCM) program, Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 Technologies will provide test missiles to the Pentagon to begin an experimentation and assessment campaign this June, according to a DOD news release. If all goes to plan, the department will begin purchasing weapons from the vendors in 2027 under firm fixed material-unit costs included in the agreements.
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EDGE Group, the defence conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has put forward a proposal to acquire a controlling share in Italy’s Costruzioni Motori Diesel (CMD).
On May 10, 1996, during Exercise Purple Star – a large-scale joint UK–US military exercise – two helicopters collided over Camp Lejeune, resulting in the deaths of 14 American soldiers. Despite the scale and tactical value of the exercise, which involved 380,000 US and 15,000 UK personnel – marking the largest deployment since the First Gulf War at the time – it was ultimately overshadowed by the tragedy that unfolded. BFBS Forces News archive researcher Richard White, who spent 25 years in the Royal Marines, was deployed on Exercise Purple Star. More💻: https://www.forcesnews.com/usa/former-royal-marine-recounts-his-time-ex-purple-star-and-tragedy-unfolded #bfbsforcesnews #forcesnews #news #uk #usa #military #army…
Throughout history, there have been moments when sports represented something far greater than athletic competition.
As the world drifted toward World War II, the two heavyweight boxing matches between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling became symbolic clashes between democracy and fascism, with the African American Louis avenging his earlier defeat to the German Schmeling.
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Their legendary rivalry is the focus of “The Clash of Nations: Joe Louis vs.