It’s no secret the Army has had a tough time recruiting young Americans into its ranks. In fact, the service missed its fiscal year 2022 recruiting goal by 25%, or 15,000 soldiers. To attract more recruits, the Army revamped its recruiting campaign by resurrecting the classic “Be All You Can Be” slogan and rebranding with a new logo. Moreover, 2022’s controversial commercials were pulled. The new ad campaign was launched with a cinematic starring Jonathan Majors who starred in 2023’s most successful films, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Creed III.
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Netflix’s 2022 release of All Quiet on the Western Front brought the classic 1929 novel to life in a way that audiences haven’t seen before. The film’s grit and faithfulness to the book’s anti-war message earned it high praise from critics. All Quiet on the Western Front received nine nominations at the 95th Academy Awards and won four awards for Best International Feature, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score and Best Production Design. Here are five of the reasons we think it did so well at the Oscars.
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Norway expects to receive the first of six MH-60R Seahawks in 2025, with deliveries to run through to 2027. (US Navy)
Norway has elected to replace its NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and search-and-rescue (SAR) rotorcraft with the Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 14 March.
The UK Royal Navy has placed an order with HII for six REMUS 300 small autonomous underwater vehicles (similar to this one). (Huntington Ingalls Industries)
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is acquiring six new REMUS 300 small autonomous underwater vehicles (SAUVs) from the Mission Technologies division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Unmanned Systems to support protection of the continuous at-sea deterrent (CASD), and expeditionary mine-countermeasures (MCM) operations.
Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky has selected Canadian avionics maker CMC Electronics’ military Flight Management System (FMS) for its Black Hawks.
The companies have signed a new multi-year contract, buts its value has not been disclosed.
Details regarding the delivery timelines and the number of systems to be supplied also remain undisclosed.
As per the terms of the contract, CMC will provide its CMA-2082MC military FMS for installation on the S-70i, S-70M, HH-60M, HH-60W, UH-60M, and several other Sikorsky helicopter models.
Although Ukraine has stabilized the front around Bakhmut, but the situation continues to be extremely precarious.
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Veteran Tickets Foundation has given away over 15 million tickets to veterans, service members and their families, and that number continues to grow. More than just tickets, Vet Tix is providing its members with an opportunity to step back into “normal life,” reduce stress, strengthen family bonds and build life-long memories with their loved ones.
Founded and staffed by veterans and veteran family members, Vet Tix stepped up with a solution to these problems: The 501(c)(3) organization teams up with ticketing partners, sports teams, promoters and venues to provide free tickets to events.
The US Air Force (USAF) has elected to end participation in the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP), intended to result in the development of an advanced engine for Block 4 of the Lockheed Martin F-35. The service will instead advance the Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU).“We needed something that was affordable and could support all [F-35] variants,” said USAF Secretary Frank Kendall on 10 March.The F-35 Block 4 requires about 25% more electricity in order to power its larger computer processor and more complex weapons systems setup.
Fresh back from his research trip to Ukraine, Mike Kofman joins Ryan for a discussion about what he learned. They discuss the battle for Bakhmut, munitions shortages and force structure, artillery and attrition, Russia’s unimpressive offensive, and what else the West could be doing to set Ukraine up for success in a widely anticipated spring […]
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A US Space Force radome receives data from satellites at Kaena Point Space Force Station, Hawaii, on 14 September 2022. (US Space Force)
The US Space Force (USSF) is poised to award several contracts to commercial satellite communications (satcom) companies, who will provide proliferated low Earth orbit (LEO) satcom capabilities to US armed forces and allies, the head of the service’s commercial satcom office said.