Weekly Briefing: Land Warfare

The latest news and analysis on land warfare, from Breaking Defense._____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Weekly Briefing Land Warfare

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'Land Forces Are Hard To Kill': Army Chief Unveils Pacific Strategy A new strategy paper from Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville says forward-deployed Army forces will survive inside Chinese missile strikes and fatally disrupt the PLA's plans.

Army Missiles, Missile Defense Race Budget Crunch To 2023 "In my career, certainly this is the most amount of modernization I've seen," Brig. Gen. Brian Gibson says. Can multiple Army programs make their 2023 deadline?

Israelis Worry About CH-53K King Stallion Engines The US Director of Operational Test and Evaluation's annual report says the CH-53K engine's performance degrades bellow the accepted minimum after 21 minutes of dust exposure. This is causing great concern in the IAF as it eyes buying the first batch of 20 helicopters.

Army Outlines Ambitious Schedule For Robots, Armor The Army is testing the MPF light tank; evaluating concepts for the OMFV troop carrier; preparing for major tests of high-tech Robotic Combat Vehicles and workhorse Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles in 2022; and will test a full battalion of 18 ERCA howitzers in 2023.

Special Ops Aren't A Substitute For Strategy Overused and overstretched in the "global war on terror" since 9/11, Special Operations Forces need Biden to give them a break so they can refocus on Russia, China, and the "grey zone."

Army Rushes To Deploy Anti-Jam GPS Alternative For Armored Force Rather than wait for a much-delayed Air Force system, the Army's plan is to deploy Generation 1 of its new receiver this year, starting with the 2nd Calvary Regiment, the 1st Armored Division, and the 1st Infantry Division.

Army Soldier Tech Team Seeks Hill's Trust After Cuts After skeptical staffers slammed the IVAS targeting goggles, the Army generals responsible have been emphasizing their solicitousness towards Congress.

Army's New Aim Is 'Decision Dominance' "Decision dominance … is the ability for a commander to sense, understand, decide, act, and assess faster and more effectively than any adversary," said Army Futures Command chief Gen. John "Mike" Murray.

On-Board Vehicle Power Gains Attention In UAE, To Be Tested As Other Militaries Await Results [Sponsored] The United Arab Emirates is thinking forward on how its military forces can access assured electrical power in the battlespace

Army, Air Force 'Squarely Focused' on Project Convergence 21 Wargame: Generals The task is mammoth and entails integrating "millions of lines of code," according to Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffery Valenzia. But "with innovation comes opportunity," Army Brig. Gen. Robert Collins observed. "Speed is what will really give us that overmatch against adversaries," said Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher.

FVL: Army Can Afford Both Scout & Transport, General Pledges The Army has learned from the Comanche scout chopper debacle, where it spent $9 billion in today's dollars to get just two prototypes. With Future Vertical Lift, $7 billion will get 18 prototype aircraft, counting both the FARA scout and FLRAA transport.

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