From drone red tape to an aviation shake up: 5 Army stories from 2024
In 2024, the US Army moved out on plans to better team up soldiers and machines on the battlefield, while facing some policy and technology challenges.
US grants $920M loan to Romania to buy US-made weapons
Romania becomes the second country to receive money under a new authority granted to the State Department.
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
From more drones to smaller command posts, Army’s 3rd ID tests out new tactics
“We had battalions and squads with UAS that had not had them in that volume or at those echelons before. We endeavored to make contact with unmanned systems first,” said Col. Jim Armstrong, the commander of 1st ABCT, 3rd ID.
From artillery to IVAS: New starts and program pivots included in Army’s 2025 budget request
The service wants to begin a new Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon System prototyping initiative, to slow down PrSM Inc 2 production and to launch IVAS Next.
Not just 155mm: Army says it needs supplemental funds to shore up combat vehicle fleets
The service has sent hundreds of ground combat vehicles to Ukraine since February 2022, and Maj. Gen. Glenn Dean warned that “sustainment challenges” abound without additional dollars.
American Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine. Will they shift the balance?
Ukraine has said it will use the US-made tanks sparingly, and analysts told Breaking Defense they're unlikely to make an immediate strategic impact — unless there's a breakthrough.
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
‘No easy answers’: Biden admin juggling pathways to send Taiwan weapons, but no line skipping
“We have concluded that we're not able to change the production priorities [for Taiwan]. That would be an easy answer but unfortunately there are no easy answers,” senior State Department official Mira Resnick told Breaking Defense.
America’s next tank: Army greenlights more aggressive M1 Abrams upgrade
The Army plans to "to design a more survivable, lighter tank that will be more effective on the battlefield at initial fielding, and more easy to upgrade in the future," the service announced tonight.
As Abrams tanks get ready for Ukraine, telemaintenance lessons could apply to Pacific
“If it requires contractors or back support in person, even if it's government, that's less desirable because you have their lives to worry about,” said Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante.
From petroleum pipes to pest problems, what a US Army 2-star learned from Talisman Sabre 23
After the exercise, the Army plans to leave logistic support equipment, like tanker trucks, inside Australia instead of loading it back onto the Army Prepositioned Stock 3 ships.
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine’s M1 Abrams tanks could come from US stockpiles, official says
The Biden administration may change course and use presidential drawdown authority to provide tanks to Ukraine, suggested Stanley Brown, the principal deputy assistant secretary for the bureau of political-military affairs.
Germany finally OKs Leopard tanks for Ukraine
The announcement comes amid reports that the US is close to saying Abrams are Kyiv-bound as well.
Biden OKs sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine
“We're going to keep all options on the table,” Pentagon press secretary said when asked if M1 Abrams tanks could also be bound for Kyiv in the near future.
Army Spartan Brigade preparing to put newest combat vehicles through their paces
“[We’re] trying to to mirror what it would be like to deploy into an austere environment, from fort-to-port, and then generate combat power on a foreign soil.”