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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Army Looks to Disperse Command Posts to Boost Survivability

The Army experimented this summer with breaking up and dispersing its forward-deployed command posts into nodes to make them more survivable.

AUSA NEWS: Army Using Big Data to Make Divestiture List

The Army is using powerful new computers to crunch data so it can better decide the optimum time to get rid of aging platforms such as tactical wheeled vehicles and other equipment.

A Hard Look at the Landmine Issue

GETTYSBURG, Penn. — The landmine issue for a number of years was little talked about. For lack of a better metaphor, it was not unlike a Chinese-made Type-69 anti-personnel mine: buried in Cambodia and forgotten until the Trump administration announced earlier this year that previous restrictions on their use by the U.S. military had been lifted.

Berger: Marines ‘Not Giving Up’ on Large Ship-Based Drones

The Marine Corps’ top leader said Sept. 24 that although the service is not presently working on a large amphibious ship-based drone, they have not given up on the effort.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Air Force’s Roper Wants to ‘Fast Forward’ Digital Engineering Revolution

The Air Force’s chief weapons buyer wants to quickly expand a digital engineering regime that he says will revolutionize weapon development and save taxpayers billions of dollars.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Norquist Touts Goodness of Dreaded Defense-Wide Audit

Now in its third year, the once dreaded Defense Department wide audit is now firmly part of the Pentagon’s culture, Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist said Sept. 10. “Perhaps no change highlights the difference in attitude more than the audit,” he said at the Defense News Conference.

The Next Chapter of the Predator’s Story

Marines Seek Upgrades to Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Fleets

AUSTIN, Texas — The Marine Corps commandant wants change. And that means the service’s fleets of tactical wheeled vehicles will have to change as well.