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ACQUISITIONS, TECHNOLOGY OFFICES RECEIVE LEADERSHIP CHANGES & HOW TO LIGHTEN LOAD, REDUCE INJURIES FOR INFANTRY

9/28/2018

Here’s who is running the Pentagon’s acquisition and technology offices
(Defense News) When the Pentagon split the legacy Acquisition, Technology and Logistics office into two new organizations, it came with a massive reshuffling of personnel.

The US Military Must Lighten Warfighters' Loads
// Paul Scharre
Five suggestions to reduce injury and increase combat efficiency.

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THE F35 IN ONE GRAPHIC & CHINA'S STEALTH AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED

9/25/2018

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F-35: The World’s Biggest Weapons Program in One Graphic

Defense Industry Pushes Back Against New Pentagon Rules

PLA’s H-20 stealth bomber to take to the skies soon
BY ASIA TIMES STAFF
The long-awaited H-20 is set to have an operational range of 8,000 kilometers without mid-air refueling

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FORCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICES, NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY GRAPHIC & INDIA NEEDS NEW MILITARY DOCTRINE & STRUCTURE

9/21/2018

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BREAKING DEFENSE

Indian Army needs to modernize war doctrines as much as structure

To succeed in modernizing, Indian Army needs to restructure at all levels

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ARMY SEEKS RECON HELICOPTER

9/20/2018

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Why Does the Army Need Ten Years to Begin Fielding a New Recon Helicopter?
By Loren Thompson, Forbes: “The Army has been seeking a new rotorcraft that can find and attack targets in contested airspace for a long, long time. So long that the last of its legacy recon helicopters was retired last year. By that time, the venerable Kiowa scout had been in service for nearly half a century.”

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ARMY LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO TONE DOWN FUTURES COMMAND MISSION & CHINA'S LEAD IN QUANTUM SCIENCE

9/14/2018

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What can Austin bring to the future of Futures Command?
(C4ISRNET) Seventeen years into war, the Army is rethinking how it prepares for the future. The flagship for this change is the new Army Futures Command, stood up Aug. 24 in Austin, Texas, less than a year after the initiative was announced by a Department of Defense focused heavily on speed.

Army Futures Command Must Perform Miracles
By Dan Gouré, RealCearDefense: “In recent public statements, General John Murray, the newly-confirmed commander of the Army’s fledgling Futures Command, has been downplaying expectations for his new organization.

Will Army Futures Command work? House lawmakers skeptical, but hopeful
(Defense News) Setting up a brand-new four-star command to try to improve the way the U.S. Army develops and acquires capabilities for future operations is a big deal. Pair that with the service’s relatively abysmal track record in fielding new weapons and there’s bound to be skepticism in the service’s drastic plan to fix a broken system.

Modernization or death: Heed history’s lessons on the F-35
(Defense News) If you go to war, you must be equipped to win. That was the message veteran pilots from the Vietnam War delivered to me when I entered the U.S. Air Force in 1974. The same holds true today. That is why I am concerned when doubts are raised about the future of the F-35 fighter program.

Congress's Quantum Science Bill May Not Keep the US Military Ahead of China
// Paulina Glass
China aims to "leapfrog" US military in 10 years with unhackable computers and stealth-defeating radar.

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CLOSE AIR SUPPORT MISSION ARRIVES TO MIDDLE EAST & THE US ARMY PREPARES FOR WAR IN EUROPE

9/11/2018

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Marines Deploy First F-35Bs to the Middle East
By Gidget Fuentes, USNI News: “Marines training on the ground on the Horn of Africa will see a new set of wings pulling the classic close air support mission: The F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.”

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ARMY'S FUTURE COMMAND "COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEM" & ACQUISITION REFORM

9/7/2018

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Army Rethinking How Soldiers Will Communicate In Future Combat
By Loren Thompson, Forbes: “There's a debate going on in the U.S. Army about what the military service's next combat vehicle and rotorcraft should look like. When it comes to communicating on the battlefields of tomorrow, though, everybody in the Army seems to agree on what they would like.”

Can the US military still innovate quickly?
(Defense News) In the era of great power competition, the speed at which competing militaries are capable to innovate and evolve could determine who would win in a war. In light of the need for speed, military innovation experts at the Defense News Conference tackled the question of whether the Department of Defense can still move quickly to develop new technologies and capabilities.

Pentagon’s A&S reorganization should be completed a year ahead of time
(Defense News) Last December, Ellen Lord sat down with reporters and told them that the reorganization of the Pentagon’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics office would be a two-year process.

‘A Little Bit Disruptive’: Murray & McCarthy On Army Futures Command
(Breaking Defense) The Army’s new Futures Command won’t tear down the most failure–prone procurement system in the entire US military. Instead, both its commander and the Army’s No. 2 civilian emphasize they want to be just “a little bit disruptive” and “work with the institution.” That will disappoint critics of the service’s chronically troubled acquisition programs who saw the Army’s much-touted “biggest reorganization in 40 years” as an opportunity to tear the whole thing down and start again.

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NAVY MODERNIZATION MOVES FORWARD WITH 20 YEAR PLAN & ARMY ACQUISITION REFORM HAS 2 BOSSES

9/6/2018

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NAVSEA Kicks Off 20-Year Yard Modernization
By Megan Eckstein, USNI News: “The Navy plans to build momentum for its 20-year, $21-billion ship repair yard modernization plan through key early wins: proving that a redesign of the yard in Maine translates to a substantial increase in productivity, and renovating drydocks to accommodate the Navy’s newest nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers.”

Army Acquisition Military Deputy Now Has Two Bosses
By Jen Judson, Defense News: “In addition to working for the chief Army acquisition executive, Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski will also serve as the deputy commander to the Army Futures Command commander Gen. Mike Murray, according to Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy.”

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