Weekly Briefing: Land Warfare News and Analysis

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Weekly Briefing Land Warfare

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Army Asks Hill For New Mid-Range Missile $$$ ASAP: Thurgood The modestly named "Mid-Range Capability" will hit targets more than one thousand miles away, Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood tells me. But the brand-new program needs reprogramming authority from Congress to catch up to other Army missiles already in flight tests.

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Army's SFAB Trainers Go Head To Head With Chinese in Asia, Africa Col. Curtis Taylor acknowledged that  in the Indo-Pacific, "it's clear that we are in competition with China in every country that we're going to."

Next Generation Combat Vehicles: Better Tactical Networking and Massive Onboard Power [Sponsored] In a brief video interview, we discuss the tactical computing environment and needs for new forms of onboard power with Bill Guyan, Senior VP and General Manager, Land Electronics at Leonardo DRS.

Army Lost 3 NTC Training Rotations To COVID; FORSCOM Curbs Pace Next Year Too Gen. Michael Garrett said computer simulations and other technical means can be used for some of the Army's higher echelon training. The focus must, he said, stay on the men and women who fight the last 100 yards as they close with the enemy.

Army Ammo Plants At 'The End Of The Rope': Jette The Army can't keep modernizing around the edges at its World War II-era ammunition plants, Assistant Secretary Bruce Jette said: It has to "transform" them. The detailed plan — and cost — are TBD.

The Army is Modernizing EO/IR With Mounted and Dismounted Sensor Innovations [Sponsored] In a brief video interview, Jerry Hathaway, senior vice president and general manager of the Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems business for Leonardo DRS, discusses EO/IR modernization and Army's new needs.

Army Streamlines Training, Deployments To Reduce Soldier Stress: SecArmy & CSA While Combat Training Center wargames will still work out full brigades, training at home base will emphasize small-unit teambuilding over big events.

The Soldier's Radar: How They're Helping Infuse LTAMDS With Advanced Capabilities [Sponsored] Being built under rapid prototype authority, the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor radar has a 360-degree capability to sense threats from all directions.

TRADOC Seeks Industry Help To Modernize Live Training "Gen. Murray has talked about the view of Project Convergence as our 'Louisiana Maneuvers,' if you will, for the 21st century," says Col. Charles Lombardo.

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