Army Explores Anti-Ship Howitzers & Anti-Air Strykers

Army Explores Anti-Ship Howitzers & Anti-Air Strykers
Army Explores Anti-Ship Howitzers & Anti-Air Strykers

ARLINGTON: New threats from Russia and China mean the Army must take on new missions — but it’s got almost no new money so the Army is looking at ways to modify existing systems to do some radically new things. So imagine howitzers firing precision-guided cannon shells to shoot cruise missiles out of the sky or to sink…

Army Explores New Missile Defense Options

Army Explores New Missile Defense Options
Army Explores New Missile Defense Options

ARLINGTON: Hitting a bullet with a bullet is an astounding feat. But now that US missile defenses can do it routinely, we’re realizing it’s not enough. As technology spreads around the world, more countries are getting larger numbers of more capable missiles. A cash-strapped America can’t afford to shoot down each incoming threat with a…

Army Missile Defense Stretched Thin: Readiness, Crisis Response At Risk

Army Missile Defense Stretched Thin: Readiness, Crisis Response At Risk
Army Missile Defense Stretched Thin: Readiness, Crisis Response At Risk

ARLINGTON: There’s no peace dividend in missile defense. While most types of Army units don’t deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan anymore, some scarce specialties are in increasing demand worldwide, such as special operators, division staffs, and missile defense forces like the famous Patriot. As long-range missile threats increase from Iran and North Korea, China and Russia,…

NGAUS Escalates Guard-Army Conflict Another Notch

NGAUS Escalates Guard-Army Conflict Another Notch
NGAUS Escalates Guard-Army Conflict Another Notch

WASHINGTON: Late Friday, the powerful National Guard Association of the US escalated the already bitter conflict between the Guard community and regular Army leaders by another notch — and they did so in response to something an Army general told Breaking Defense. On Tuesday, Breaking Defense published an interview I’d done with Maj. Gen.  John Rossi,…

Army, Guard Chiefs Strive For Compromise As Subordinates Quarrel

Army, Guard Chiefs Strive For Compromise As Subordinates Quarrel
Army, Guard Chiefs Strive For Compromise As Subordinates Quarrel

UPDATE: Clarified Summary Of Maj. Gen. Rossi’s Remarks WASHINGTON: Poor General Ray Odierno. While the Army Chief of Staff took pains this morning to have only kind words for the National Guard (watch the video clip), one of his subordinates’ statements about the Guard’s post-9/11 performance keeps causing angry ripples across the Internet. Those ripples started…

National Guard Commanders Rise In Revolt Against Active Army; MG Rossi Questions Guard Combat Role

National Guard Commanders Rise In Revolt Against Active Army; MG Rossi Questions Guard Combat Role
National Guard Commanders Rise In Revolt Against Active Army; MG Rossi Questions Guard Combat Role

The battle between the regular Army and the National Guard, which we all knew would blow up one of these days, has blown up. At 3:30 this afternoon, the spokesman of the 54 state and territorial Guard commanders, Kentucky Adjutant General Ed Tonini, raised the standard of revolt against the active-duty leadership who had, he said, “slammed their…

Big Army For Big Wars? Yes! GCV? Probably Not.

Big Army For Big Wars? Yes! GCV? Probably Not.
Big Army For Big Wars? Yes! GCV? Probably Not.

PENTAGON: Do we still need a big Army that can wage big wars? Hell yes, the Army generals say. Will the Army get a new Ground Combat Vehicle to replace the 1981-vintage Bradley Fighting Vehicle that currently carries foot troops into battle? Probably not for a long, long time. That’s my assessment based on an exclusive…