An Army colonel fired in October as the garrison commander for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, was found not guilty of drunk driving and disorderly charges that prompted his relief of command.
A federal jury acquitted Army Col. Anthony Bianchi of the two more serious charges he faced after being arrested last July for driving through West Point’s Thayer Gate without stopping for military police.The jury found him guilty of running a stop sign, one of his attorneys told Task & Purpose on Wednesday.
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Space Force’s acquisition arm is working to ensure there is “no loss of capability” in its space-based missile warning and missile-tracking program following the removal of RTX subsidiary Raytheon from the effort earlier this year, according to the program’s executive officer.
Space Systems Command (SSC) dropped Raytheon from the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking — MEO (MEO MW/MT) program in May due to significant cost growth, slips in launch schedule and unresolved design challenges experienced by the company.
A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that Iran has sent close range ballistic missiles to Russia, prompting expanded sanctions on the country. Blinken said that he expects the missiles to be used against Ukrainian forces within weeks.
UK-based Supacat is eyeing potential opportunities with the British Army’s long-awaited Land Mobility Programme.
The UK will send fortified barriers to Ukraine in response to Russian strikes against military and civilians, assets and infrastructure.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti on Wednesday laid out a new initiative called Project 33 that includes a goal of scaling robotic and autonomous systems across the fleet by 2027 so that the sea service will be ready for a potential war against China.
The forthcoming push is part of her “CNO Navigation Plan,” which acknowledges that officials “cannot manifest a bigger traditional Navy in a few short years.”
“The Chairman of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has told his forces to be ready for war by 2027 — we will be more ready,” Franchetti wrote.
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“A serious problem in planning against American doctrine is that the Americans do not read their manuals, nor do they feel any obligation to follow their doctrine.
Small Wars Journal
Editor’s Note: Many in the national security community received the following message from the USARPAC G5 on 16 September 2024, It is posted with permission.
Christopher Knight, Proceedings
The War of 2026 scenario and various wargames paint a dire picture of the way a violent struggle for Taiwan would likely unfold.
James Holmes, The National Interest
If the U.S.