By American Forces Press Service on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 The U.s. could leave Patriot anti-missile batteries and F-16 fighter jets in Jordan following the tip of Exercise Eager Lion, a Pentagon spokesman said here today. Jordan has requested the batteries, but Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has not yet reviewed it, Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters. Hagel is coming back from NATO meetings in Brussels today. “When the secretary receives the request, he’s going to favorably consider it,” Warren said. “Jordan is a sturdy partner with us. We’ve a longstanding and robust relationship with the Jordanians, and we wish... Read More »

By Army News Service on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 The Asymmetric Warfare Group, the “operational arm” of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, is leveraging Network Integration Evaluation 13.2′s multi-echelon training and live mission sets wherein Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, are conducting tactical operations. Referring to the Asymmetric Warfare Group, or AWG, because the Army’s global scouts, Lt. Gen. Keith C. Walker, deputy commanding general of Futures, and director of Army Capabilities Integration Center, said the crowd will work with Soldiers to spot new capability needs because the Army becomes regionally aligned inside the world.... Read More »

By Army News Service on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 This week, the military Intelligence and Security Command conducted an indication of the Distributed Common Ground System – Army, for members of the click in addition to members of Congress and their staff to assist them better understand the system. The top message popping out of the demonstration was that Distributed Common Ground System – Army, or DCGS-A, is compliant with the factors of the intelligence community, that incorporates the military, the opposite services, the DOD intelligence agencies, and other federal government intelligence services in addition. Also a key message of... Read More »

By Boeing Company on Thursday, June 6th, 2013 A U.S. Army and Boeing team completed the 1st flight of the primary of 4 Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) Engineering, Manufacturing and Development aircraft on May 22. The aircraft was inside the air for greater than four hours and completed all first-flight test objectives, including evaluation of aerodynamic handling qualities, aircraft systems performance, and autopilot functions. The flight befell on the Beechcraft facility in Wichita, Kan., following ground tests that included a high-speed taxi. This milestone is a key event at the route to Limited User Tests and... Read More »

A small car can’t pull a heavy trailer. Sports utility vehicles don’t have a compact car’s fuel efficiency. an ideal, one-size-fits-all vehicle doesn’t exist. The identical goes for unmanned ground vehicles, referred to as UGVs. Soldiers use UGVs — resembling the 40-pound PackBot or the bigger, 115-pound TALON — to detect and defeat roadside bombs, gain situational awareness, detect chemical and radiological agents, and increase the standoff distance between Soldiers and potentially dangerous situations. Just as SUVs offer utility smaller cars can’t match, larger UGVs provide capabilities not available with smaller platforms. The 300-pound iRobot Warrior, developed in partnership with... Read More »