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September 2023
JUST IN: Potential Government Shutdown 'Extremely Disruptive' for Supply Chain
By Allyson ParkWith the military currently providing aid to Ukraine while simultaneously preparing for a possible Indo-Pacific conflict, a government shutdown would be “extremely disruptive” for production lines, a top Pentagon official said Sept. 26. -
September 2023
Q&A: Capt. Steven Beall, Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal
By Jan TeglerCapt. Steven Beall has been commander of the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal since August 2021. Located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the school conducts common basic training for Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps EOD technicians who graduate from the school at the apprentice level. Beall spoke with Jan Tegler via phone about the challenges of keeping the school’s curriculum current as technology evolves. -
September 2023
Explosive Disposal Sector to Need A Lot of Funds, Innovative Tech
When it comes to landmines, unexploded ordnance and the deadly debris that wars and conflict leave behind, it looks like the world is taking one step forward, and two steps back. -
August 2023
New ‘Scalable’ Hand Grenades on Way to Army
By Scott R. GourleyThe U.S. Army recently completed first article testing and conducted lot acceptance testing in preparation for fielding a new Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade produced in Norway. -
August 2023
Shifting Munitions Requirements for Great Power Competition
By Jennifer StewartThis fall, the congressional defense committees will be hard at work negotiating the final fiscal year 2024 funding, policies and authorities critical to support our warfighters and the defense industrial base. One important focus area is the resolution of the president’s request for multi-year procurement authorities and funding for specific munitions. -
June 2023
JUST IN: B-21 Will Send Message to Adversaries, Official Says (Updated)
By Cambrie EckertThe Air Force’s B-21 stealth bomber, first revealed in December, is set to make its first flight later this year, which will send an important message to U.S. adversaries about American military capability, said the chief of the Air Force. -
May 2023
Jury Still Out on Multiyear Procurement for Munitions
During a media roundtable in February, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth touted a provision of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act: multiyear procurement for munitions. -
April 2023
Japan Looks to Partner with U.S. on Railgun Project
It’s a “futuristic” technology that has been in development off and on for more than 100 years. -
October 2022
Army Making Big Push to Update Small Arms
The Army is quietly in the process of evaluating and fielding a range of new small arms weapons and related technologies. -
August 2022
Loitering Munitions Proliferate as Tech Changes Battlefield
Loitering munitions, also known as kamikaze drones, are proliferating both at defense exhibitions and on battlefields. Vendors from all over the world came to Eurosatory to exhibit the latest tech that is making an impact in Ukrainian military operations.