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John Hill, Army Tech.
The U.S. Army has called on BAE Systems to continue to ramp up production of Bradley A4 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in a contract modification worth more than $440M.

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If you have ever wondered what it would look like if a freight train crashed into an artillery piece, that’s been answered. On Thursday Sept.

John Hill, Army Technology
The U.S. Army strives to provide Armoured and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams with rapid, precise, indirect and direct fire capabilities.

Italy, the spring of 1944. The American 5th Army had invaded months earlier, but found itself stuck in a stalemate against Italian and German forces in the winter months. A breakout was needed, and at Anzio the Americans were looking for ways to decisively attack and overcome Axis resistance. 
One solution: sleds. Battle sleds. 
Brig. Gen. John W. O’Daniel, commander of the 3rd Division, had an idea.

SignalGeneriX is a winner in the Innovation and Product Launches categories in the 2024 Army Technology Excellence Awards.

A war that begins with a cyber attack on an American company on Earth to disrupt a foreign military’s satellite-based communications, hectic scenes aboard the International Space Station after a satellite is shot down, and a billionaire who now controls more than half of all active satellites: What at first glance looks like the plot of the next James Bond movie is actually a snapshot of recent reality, highlighting how the use of space has changed in recent years.

If you have ever wondered what it would look like if a freight train crashed into an artillery piece, that’s been answered. On Thursday Sept. 12, a M109 Paladin was being transported on a low semi truck when the vehicle seemingly got stuck at a railroad crossing in Goose Creek, South Carolina. A CSX freight train, unable to stop in time, plowed directly into it, sending the Paladin’s turret spinning from the impact. Though the truck and its trailer were smashed in the collision, the M109 Paladin, a 155mm Howitzer self-propelled artillery piece, seemed relatively unscathed.

Two Colombian nationals were sentenced to 30 and 35 years in prison, respectively, for their role in a 2021 car bombing that left more than 40 people injured, including three American soldiers. 
Andres Fernando Medina Rodriguez, 40, and Ciro Alfonso Gutierrez Ballesteros, 31 were formally sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 12 after pleading guilty to multiple charges of conspiracy to murder American soldiers. 
On June 15, 2021, a car bomb went off next to the 30th Army Brigade Base in Cucuta, Colombia, close to the Colombian border with Venezuela.

One of the most common issues as a military spouse is one’s career. Frequent moves make it difficult, if not impossible, to gain seniority in a company, let alone build camaraderie with coworkers or bosses. Other employers may even (illegally) avoid hiring milspos because they know they are only in a town for a certain amount of time. 
One way many military spouses get around this is by working remotely. Post-COVID, it’s a practice that has become more accessible and acceptable worldwide. It can also be a great way for an employee to remain with a company, even after they PCS.

The U.S. Army sent paratroopers, radar platoons and at least one M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to a tiny island off of Alaska this week, in a sudden show of force projection following recent Russian and Chinese fly bys. 
Troops with the 11th Airborne Division, as well as the the 1st and 3rd Multi Domain Task Forces, deployed to Shemya Island, part of the Aleutian Islands, on Sept. 12. 
The Air Force, as well as the Alaska Air National Guards’ 176th Wing, ferried the troops and equipment to Shemya Island.