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  • Army ‘considering terminating’ General Dynamics’ oversight of new 155mm production lines

    07/02/2025 1:05:29 AM PDT · by Reverend Wright · 39 replies
    BreakingDefence ^ | June 30, 2025 | Ashley roque
    The US Army is considering scrapping General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) management of three new 155mm artillery round production lines in Mesquite, Texas, according to a “show cause” letter obtained by Breaking Defense. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the heavy use of artillery, the Army rushed to bolster 155mm production and produce 100,000 shells per month. As part of that broader push, it opened a new government-owned facility in Texas, tapping GD-OTS to operate it and stand up three Universal Artillery Projectile Lines (UAPL) to produce the metal parts for artillery projectiles, including the shell...
  • IDF Army Radio: Israel Believes War Ending; IDF Hitting Regime Targets

    06/23/2025 8:27:41 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 18 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 06/23/2025 | Joel B. Pollak
    A report on Israel’s Army Radio on Monday suggested that the Israeli government believes the war with Iran is ending, and therefore the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targets include institutions of the Iranian regime. As Breitbart News reported Monday, Israel has shifted the focus of its attacks to include the Iranian regime’s instruments of suppressing opposition, not just nuclear sites and ballistic missile launchers. These include the Basij paramilitary force and the gates of the notorious Evin Prison. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel’s goal is not regime change — though he has also urged the Iranian people...
  • Autonomous system that delivers incapacitated Army pilots to safety has historic trial run

    06/20/2025 7:35:39 PM PDT · by fluorescence · 11 replies
    Stars and Stripes ^ | June 20, 2025 | Matthew M. Burke
    An Army in-flight system that can detect when a pilot is incapacitated and get the aircraft back to base has passed a key test, giving the service a boost in its quest to develop autonomous technology. The May test flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., paired a medical monitoring device similar to an EKG with an autopilot system in a UH-60 Black Hawk, an Army statement said. A team from the service’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center used an armband to pick up medical distress from a pilot and safely return the Black Hawk to Felker Army...
  • Army brings wearable and equipment-mounted tech to down drones to Bavarian testing ground

    06/20/2025 7:11:41 PM PDT · by fluorescence · 5 replies
    Stars and Stripes ^ | June 20, 2025 | Lydia Gordon
    HOHENFELS, Germany — An array of new drone-busting technology went for a soldierly spin this week at the Army’s expansive training grounds in Bavaria, where units are looking for a tactical edge on a transforming modern battlefield. Troops from the Vilseck-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment took part in a new initiative called Project Flytrap at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, using vehicle-mounted and wearable systems designed to detect, track and jam hostile drones. The initiative is part of an effort to identify which tools best meet evolving combat demands. Project Flytrap, which began its first stage earlier this month, is a...
  • In line with Army transformation efforts, CIO looks to streamline business systems and push automation

    06/20/2025 6:53:06 PM PDT · by fluorescence · 1 replies
    DefenseScoop ^ | June 20, 2025 | Mark Pomerleau
    As the Army seeks to continue its transformation effort to become more efficient, the department’s chief information officer is looking to streamline systems and processes. And no longer will “that’s the way it’s always been done” be an acceptable justification for maintaining the status quo. There have been directives from top levels of Army leadership to cut down on business systems and automate capabilities where possible. “It’s a big push right now from the secretary and the chief is, hey, do we need all of these systems, why do we have them?” CIO Leonel Garciga said during a presentation Wednesday...
  • Army recruits officers from Meta, OpenAI and Palantir to serve in new detachment

    06/20/2025 6:49:30 PM PDT · by fluorescence · 7 replies
    DefenseScoop ^ | June 13, 2025 | Jon Harper
    Executives from high-tech firms Meta, OpenAI and Palantir are joining the Army Reserve at the rank of lieutenant colonel to serve in Detachment 201, a new “Executive Innovation Corps,” the service announced Friday. The move is the latest push by the department to tap into capabilities and know-how from Silicon Valley and the commercial sector. The new corps “brings top tech talent into the Army Reserve to bridge the commercial-military tech gap” and is “designed to fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military innovation,” the Army stated in a press release. On Friday, the service is set to swear-in Meta’s chief...
  • LIVE: President Trump Honors U.S. Army's 250th Anniversary With a Grand Military Parade - 6/14/25

    06/14/2025 1:06:24 PM PDT · by backpacker_c · 240 replies
    RSBN rumble ^ | june 14, 2025 | RSBN
    On June 14, 2025–the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday–the nation will honor its legacy with a grand military parade in Washington, D.C. President Donald J. Trump will join veterans, active-duty troops, wounded warriors, Gold Star Families, and Patriotic Americans from across the country to celebrate our heroes who have protected our country through strength and selflessness.
  • High risk for mass casualty event, gun violence, car ramming attack at 250th Army birthday celebration in Philly: police docs

    06/14/2025 9:56:39 AM PDT · by CFW · 19 replies
    The Post Millennial ^ | 6/14/25 | Jack Posobiec and Thomas Stevenson
    Law enforcement has determined that there is a high risk for a mass casualty incident, gun violence, as well as other mass attacks at the 250th US Army Birthday Celebration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The celebration in Philly comes at the same time as an event in Washington, DC to celebrate the anniversary. According to a threat assessment from the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center (DVIC) cited by the Philadelphia Police Department, the event taking place on June at Independence Historic Park has a high risk of a mass casualty incident, gun violence, vehicle ramming attacks, illicit unmanned aircraft activities, a bombing...
  • 250th Anniv. Army Parade...Yay or Nay?

    06/14/2025 9:23:10 AM PDT · by nuconvert · 104 replies
    6-14-25
    I just read a poll that said 51% of Veterans are not in favor. What are people here feeling? I know it's expensive, but it's not like it happens every year. There seem to be a lot of people bothered by the optics. Doesn't bother me. I hope it comes off without a major incident. I'll be watching on tv. :~)
  • City of Lawton, U.S. Army Fort Sill cancel Army birthday parade due to security threats

    06/13/2025 6:22:18 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 45 replies
    KFOR ^ | 6/12/25 | Mario Gonzalez/KFOR
    LAWTON, Okla. (KFOR) — The City of Lawton and U.S. Army Fort Sill announced Thursday evening the cancellation of this year’s Army Birthday Parade due to what they say are credible security threats. In a social media post, the City of Lawton said they coordinated with the Lawton Police Department and Fort Sill leadership to decide on the cancellation of the parade, which was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 14. The threats come in the midst of planned protests
  • Member Of the U.S. military Joined An Anti-ICE Protest In Dallas And Said, "We Won’t Be Pawns In Stripping away constitutional rights."

    06/11/2025 7:57:47 AM PDT · by Enlightened1 · 76 replies
    X ^ | 06/10/25
    Member of the U.S. military joined an anti-ICE protest in Dallas and said, "We won’t be pawns in stripping away constitutional rights." https://x.com/Breaking911/status/1932648094975299925
  • Active Marine Defies Orders and Joins Protests

    06/11/2025 4:17:12 AM PDT · by TigerClaws · 79 replies
    Active Marine Defies Trump’s LA Deployment, Joins Dallas Anti-ICE Protest
  • Trump restores Confederate names to Army Bases

    06/10/2025 2:22:30 PM PDT · by Trump20162020 · 80 replies
    X ^ | June 10, 2025 | Department of Defense
    BREAKING: WE ARE RESTORING THE NAMES OF FORT PICKETT, HOOD, GORDON, RUCKER, POLK, A.P. HILL, AND ROBERT E. LEE
  • Army meets recruiting target months ahead of schedule

    06/04/2025 7:30:50 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 35 replies
    ABC ^ | 06 04 2025 | Luis Martinez
    The U.S. Army met its annual recruiting target of 61,000 in the first week of June, four months ahead of the scheduled Sept. 30 deadline, after putting in place new initiatives to boost recruitment. It marks a stunning turnaround for a service that failed to meet its recruiting goals in 2022 and 2023 and struggled in the years since to meet its annual targets. "The U.S. Army has successfully met its fiscal year 2025 recruiting goals for active duty, signing contracts with more than 61,000 future Soldiers -- a full four months before the end of the fiscal year," the...
  • Army surpasses fiscal 2025 recruiting goal 4 months ahead of schedule

    06/04/2025 10:58:01 AM PDT · by Twotone · 9 replies
    Fox News ^ | June 3, 2025 | Greg Wehner & Liz Friden
    The Army announced on Tuesday that it "surpassed" its fiscal year 2025 recruiting goal of bringing in 61,000 recruits, and there are still four months left to go. This year’s goal is more than 10% higher than the 55,000 recruits targeted in fiscal 2024, demonstrating a surge in interest and enthusiasm for Army service. Recent recruiting momentum has seen average contracts per day exceeding last year’s levels by as much as 56% during the same period. The Army has not reached its recruiting goals this early in the year since 2014, Army officials said in a statement. Army Chief of...
  • Stop Shouting! Army Sergeant Majors Told Not to Yell at ‘Sensitive Recruits’

    05/26/2025 6:18:17 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 80 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/26/2025 | Simon Kent
    British Army sergeant majors are being urged to stop shouting at junior recruits lest they upset their delicate sensibilities. The use of calm, soothing words more in the style of avuncular footballer David Beckham and less like Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the film Full Metal Jacket has been offered up as an alternative model. In the 1987 film Hartman has responsibility for a bunch of Vietnam recruits who quickly learn just who is in charge at boot camp: Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSMs) have typically always used shouted orders in the same style to enforce discipline and focus attention on the...
  • GAO Report on Senate Holds on Flag, General Officers

    05/19/2025 8:29:37 AM PDT · by Retain Mike · 8 replies
    U.S. Naval Institute ^ | MAY 16, 2025 | U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE STAFf
    On two occasions in 2020 and 2023, all nominations for general and flag officers (GFOs) were on a blanket hold from Senate confirmation. The 2023 hold lasted approximately 10 months, not two weeks. Senior leaders within DOD, including the Secretary of Defense at the time and a group of former Secretaries of Defense who served in bipartisan administrations, expressed concerns that the nomination hold in 2023 posed a risk to national security and the well-being of military families, among other things.You asked us to review issues surrounding past holds on GFO nominations. This report describes effects on military readiness, leadership...
  • Former Member of Michigan Army National Guard Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said Arrested For Plotting Mass Shooting at Military Base on Behalf of ISIS

    05/14/2025 5:54:28 PM PDT · by george76 · 33 replies
    Gateway Pundit, ^ | May. 14, 2025 | Cristina Laila
    The Feds arrested former member of Michigan Army National Guard Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said for plotting a mass shooting at a military base in Warren, Michigan. The DOJ announced that Said, 19, was charged in a criminal complaint with “attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing information related to a destructive device.” “According to the complaint, Said informed two undercover law enforcement officers of a plan he had devised and formulated to conduct a mass-shooting at the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) facility at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan. In April 2025, the...
  • German Chancellor Merz Vows Creation of ‘Strongest Conventional Army in Europe’

    05/14/2025 9:32:20 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 95 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/14/2025 | Kurt Zindulka
    In his first address to the Bundestag parliament on Wednesday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to rearm Germany so that the country would have the “strongest” military force in Europe. Following years of chronic underinvestment in defence and relying on the United States for protection, Chancellor Merz told lawmakers that “strengthening the Bundeswehr is our top priority” and will make “every effort to continue to achieve the greatest possible agreement between the European and American partners.” In this context, Merz promised to expand Germany’s military forces “into the strongest conventional army in Europe,” Die Welt reports.
  • Army ditches helicopters for new radical air assault planes

    05/11/2025 3:59:20 PM PDT · by Libloather · 91 replies
    Fox News ^ | 5/11/25 | Rebecca Grant
    It’s a plane. It’s a helicopter. It’s both. Meet "FLRAA," the Army’s new tiltrotor for Future Long-Range Air Assault. This is how the Army will island hop in the Pacific to fend off China. And by the way, Chinese President Xi Jinping has nothing like it. With a stunning announcement, the Army did more than ax 40 generals and open the door to AI. The Army bet its future on this radical aircraft, whose engines swivel to take off and land like a helicopter, or fly high and fast like an airplane. This aircraft was on pace to enter the...