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18 February

A Green Beret assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) hangs a 60mm mortar round from a M225A mortar system on a live-fire range. The live-fire range reinforced the Green Berets’ ability to operate in austere environments where indirect fire proficiency is critical to mission success and team survivability. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David Cordova)

L3Harris Surpasses 3 Million Mortar Fuzes Delivered to US Army

L3Harris Technologies has supplied its 3 millionth M734A1 mortar fuze to the US Army, underscoring sustained production for American and partner forces.

18 February

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

120-kW Boost: US Army Tactical Vehicles to Get New Power Kit for Battlefield Ops

The US Army is getting a battlefield energy boost as Michigan Technological University develops a vehicle-integrated kit that can generate more than 120 kilowatts of power.

18 February

Air

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Northrop’s ‘Valen’ Packs Radar, EW, and Comms Into One Sensing Tech

Northrop Grumman’s new multi-function active electronically scanned array sensing tech promises to put US and allied warfighters ahead of the curve in any fight.

17 February

Technology

Soldiers surround a satellite network tied to the effort to boost JADC2

Bea Castañeda

Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2): Connecting the Modern Battlespace

This explainer shows how CJADC2 connects, coordinates, and empowers US and allied forces, transforming raw data into rapid decisions that give an edge in complex, multi-domain battlefields.

17 February

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Part Boat, Part Aircraft: US Firm REGENT Launches Hybrid Seaglider

A new platform from US firm REGENT skims the waves like a boat and takes to the air like an aircraft, redefining what autonomous drones can do at sea.

16 February

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Tests Apache With New Proximity-Fused Counter-Drone Munition

The US Army has live-tested an Apache helicopter firing a proximity-fused round designed to counter the threat posed by drones.

13 February

Air

An Iron Dome launcher fires a Tamir missile to protect the citizens and infrastructure of Israel. Raytheon Missiles & Defense and RAFAEL have signed a joint venture to establish an Iron Dome Weapon System production facility in the United States. (Photo: RAFAEL)

Ronald Watkins

Rafael Enters Race for US Army’s Next-Gen Interceptor

US subsidiary of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has joined US Army search for second interceptor under Indirect Fire Protection Capability.

13 February

Americas

Personnel load an artillery round beside a tracked armored vehicle at a training site, with equipment and support vehicles nearby.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Army Pushes Artillery Limits With Next-Gen Rocket-Assisted Rounds

The US Army may be seeing the next generation of the service’s artillery in action, as it tests a rocket-boosted round to deliver more accurate engagements from longer ranges.

13 February

Americas