Foreign nationals working on U.S. Central Command installations in locations like Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar could soon have artificial intelligence monitoring their every move.
That’s according to a new Air Force request for information, seeking contractors capable of providing such an AI-driven surveillance system so that force protection personnel will not have to watch “other country nationals,” as the solicitation refers to them, while they work on Centcom’s forward locations.
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Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper was suspended as commanding general of the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. (Army photo).
Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper has been suspended as commanding general of the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, amid an investigation by the Army Inspector General’s Office, service spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said on Friday.
While Smith declined to say exactly what Kamper is being investigated for, she told Task & Purpose that none of the allegations under investigation involve accusations of sexual misconduct.
“Once the balloon was detected, the U.S. government acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information,” the Pentagon said.
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Bundeswehr/Jonas Weber
A little over a week after the German government finally announced it will deliver Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, as well as issue licenses for the transfer of other Leopard 2s from partner countries, Berlin is set to approve the delivery of this tank’s predecessor to Kyiv. The Cold War-era Leopard 1 is no longer used by the German Army but significant numbers are available from storage depots. However, the issue of securing ammunition for the older tank’s 105mm rifled main gun could be difficult to resolve.
The United States will procure ground-launched small diameter bombs from contractors to aid Ukraine in its fight against Russia, the Defense Department announced Friday.
The GLSDB weapon system, which was developed by Saab in partnership with Boeing — the manufacturer of the U.S. Air Force’s air-launched small diameter bomb — is part of a new $2.2 billion security assistance package.
“We will be providing ground-launched small diameter bombs to Ukraine.
Victory Day. May 9th marked the official surrender of the Germans. The Allies had won. Harold was free again.
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AFP has learned military-focused USAA has raised car insurance rates in the red, heavily active-duty military and veteran populated state of Florida over 100%.
One source told us his 6 month policy for a 2019 truck went up almost six thousand dollars, or a thousand dollars a month. The USAA Facebook chat is filled with military members in The Sunshine State enraged at the development.
We called USAA to ask questions about the issue and were told rates across the state of Florida were heavily increased. No reason was provided.
An MQ-9A Reaper. (US Air Force)
US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has offered to transfer two company-owned MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a ground-control station, and related equipment to Ukraine for the symbolic price of USD1 to help the war-torn country improve its airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, according to GA-ASI’s chief executive.
Air Force Academy Cadet 3rd Class Hunter Brown died on Jan. 9, 2023. (U.S. Air Force Academy).
A coroner has determined that Air Force Academy Cadet 3rd Class Hunter Brown died of a blood clot in his lungs that was caused by an injury to his left foot that he sustained during football practice weeks earlier, according to a copy of Brown’s autopsy report that was provided to Task & Purpose.
El Paso County Coroner Jarod Murdoch has ruled that Brown’s Jan. 9 death was accidental, the autopsy report says. The Colorado Springs Gazette newspaper first reported on Murdoch’s findings.
The Irish Naval Service has decided to place its two 1,700 tonne Róisín (PV 80)-class OPVs into operational reserve as a result of ongoing staffing shortages. (Irish Navy)
The Irish Naval Service (INS) has been forced to mothball its two Róisín (PV 80)-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) as a result of ongoing recruitment and retention issues.