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Soldiers assigned to Hawaii have been told they might be “doubled up” in their barracks for at least 15 months, or even longer.
In a town hall with soldiers in Hawaii, an Army commander said officials will have little choice but to keep some soldiers doubled up in barracks rooms as the Army increases the number of troops assigned to Hawaii. Virtually all junior soldiers live on base in Hawaii due to the state’s sky-high cost of living.
U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii Commander Col.

How will the UK salvage the rolling catastrophe that has been the British Army’s Ajax infantry fighting vehicle?

Rolls-Royce has secured orders to supply 350 maximum transmission unit (mtu) 199 series engines for Boxer armoured wheeled vehicles intended for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) as well as other international customers.

BAE Systems has secured a contract from the US Army to manufacture 40 additional M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer sets.

In October 2025, FN announced it was ending production of the iconic SCAR, a rifle made famous by its use by Special Operations Forces during the Global War on Terror. This left the firearms community wondering what FN would replace the SCAR with; maybe a new rifle for a military contract?
Turns out, news of the SCAR’s death was greatly exaggerated. On January 15, 2026, FN announced the next generation of the SCAR.
Related: Why the Mk16 SCAR-L failed with US Army Special Forces
No, that’s literally what they’ve called it. It’s not the SCAR-2, SCAR Mk2, or even SCAR-NG.

The 101st Airborne Division paused a major field exercise Wednesday night as military bases across the Midwest and on the Atlantic coast began bracing for a historic winter storm this weekend. Crews at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, began trimming trees on base in anticipation of ice storms, and bases from Missouri to South Carolina stood up various emergency teams with leaders of on-base emergency, medical and utilities.

France’s DGA has delivered 30 SERVAL vehicles to the Army under its SCORPION programme for new generation armoured vehicles.

Rafael Peralta could not wait to become an American.
Originally from Mexico City, Peralta would do anything for his adopted homeland. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on the same day he received his green card in 2000 and was killed four years later while serving his country.
Related: The Vietnam tank driver who ran into a burning tank to pull his friends out
Peralta’s actions on November 15, 2004, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in Iraq earned him the Navy Cross. For years, Peralta’s family refused to accept the Navy Cross.

Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven

Kai Greet, The Aviationist
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